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Log Lifting Success!
O.k., so I’m sitting here in the shop, no kidding, and I have two chainsaws torn apart, I’m dirty, and I’m thinking, “sawdust (and my personal favorite, wood shavings) is clean dirt. Everything else is just dirt”. And I’m dirty. … Continue reading
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Log Lifting Arch
Well, have I been having a lot of fun over the last few weeks here at the ol’ Bronze Oak Leaf Shop. I dusted off the welder, invited up a friend, and turned out a well-made and extremely useful tool. … Continue reading
SQUIRREL! (and other shiny distractions)
O.k., I had to lead with this pic because I’m super happy with this project. It is, however, the squirrel that led me to look away from what I was doing at the time. Let me explain; I had a … Continue reading
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Tagged babbitt, bandsaw, famous 27, Roubo, sidney, workbench
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Bronze Oak Leaf Down!
I know I haven’t blogged in a while, but have I got a story for you. After a sudden, inexplicable, and super-scary health issue, I’ve been given at least a month off work. I know; what’s the problem with that? … Continue reading
The “Iron Oak Leaf”?
Well, how do I begin? This is not sawdust. No matter how much I try, I just can’t get away from the “greasemonkey” side of The Bronze Oak Leaf. And even when the work is fun, I still get dirty. … Continue reading
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Shop Stools
Okay- dude; I can’t make this stuff up. Another great day in the shop, sitting on my second prototype; and this is the one I think I’ll keep. A brief history of my way of building: I’ve never reproduced anything … Continue reading
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Shop Tour II
These are the kinds of days I live for. It’s a beautiful, white, and chilly day, and here I am, nestled in my own little wooded corner of the hills of southwestern Pennsylvania, where a man’s handshake is as good … Continue reading
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Wasting Wood
Perish the thought. We don’t waste anything here at the Bronze Oak Leaf. This was a fun little project I conceived when I saw this plank come off the top of a red oak log I was having sawed. … Continue reading
Woodworking?
WHY I LOVE WOODWORKING By: Sam Rametta Why I love woodworking: It’s clean. The End. This is one of the “Sundry Other Avocations” you’ve heard tell about. This has been an ongoing project for awhile. Actually, it was an ongoing project, … Continue reading
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Fool’s Gold. . .
…and color me foolish. Okay, these pics are a little out of order. I actually built the box, then dug out the soft maple from the lean-to a couple days later. I saw something like this box in a magazine, … Continue reading
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