Alan Dewey
alandewey@rocketmail.com
West Asheville NC
Miniature chess set of 32 pieces, all of which will fit on either an American dime or an English 5 pence piece! Also, box with push fit lid. Chess set and box turned in European boxwood (Buxus sempervirens), the traditional wood used for...
Alan Dewey
alandewey@rocketmail.com
West Asheville NC
The venerable old English St George chess style turned in American woods: mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) and black walnut (Juglans nigra). Knight features "cut a'slape" design as an alternative to the more familiar carved...
Full chess set (32 pieces) and fitted box. European boxwood. American dime for scale: the whole set will fit on the dime!
Alan Dewey, CHESSSPY
West Asheville NC
Hard maple, cherry, and black walnut.
Milissa Ellison Dewey, FLOOTSIE
(inside-out turning, stem and design)
Alan Dewey, CHESSSPY
(top and bottom caps, candle cup)
My postman finished reading my latest issue of Shopnotes (Vol 21 Iss 121) and dropped it off at the house today.:wsmile:
I opened it up to the 'Tips for your Shop' section and right away saw the great tip from Alan (Alan in Little Washington).
Great idea, simple and inexpensive Alan...
Well our buddy Alan Schaffter did it again. He submitted the top tip in the Dec/Jan issue of Wood Magazine. Alan has finally invented a wood stretcher.
Congrats...
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Saw this thread by Alan in Little Washington on another forum. Thought everyone here might find it interesting.
http://www.woodworkslive.com/index.php/topic,11625.0.html
George
Alan has a tip on radiusing raised panels in latest issue of FWW. I could see this readily adapted to using a horizontal raised panel bit in horizontal router table. Thanks for the idea Alan!
This made me think of Alans adjustable height table. This one apparently walks when you push it!
http://www.wouterscheublin.com/projects/walking-table/
There's a nice story about Alan's second-story shop in the current (Dec/Jan 2011) issue of American Woodworker magazine. Also a picture of him getting ready to jump out of the hoist door on the second floor (just kidding, I think). If you've never seen Alan's shop, put in on your bucket list of...
Guys (particularly Alan in LW, McRabbet) -
I am rearranging the shop and need to do some DC plumbing. I currently use the 6" SDR35 pipe from Lowes 'cause I can't find anyone in the whole of Tidewater that carries 2729:BangHead::BangHead:. Do you guys know of a NC supplier - preferably in...
won the Top Tip in this months American Woodworker. I expect him to be sporting his blue shirt at our next event!
Congratulations, Alan :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap