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Minggu, 05 Juni 2016

Mere Minutes Almost square

Posted by arzem on 11.04 with No comments so far
Really amazing seeing the bids on yesterdays project. 29 bids and up to about $180 so far. Dont forget, the entire winning bid goes to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Bid here!
Thank you all!
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Jumat, 03 Juni 2016

Mere Minutes following up on the cabinet

Posted by arzem on 23.14 with No comments so far
First Mere Minutes of the year. Answering a few questions about this weeks cabinet project. And some other odds and ends..
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Senin, 02 Mei 2016

Busy young woodworker Mere Minutes

Posted by arzem on 14.22 with No comments so far
Shout out to nine-year-old Seth Robinson in Virginia who is quite the prolific woodworker. Cool looking shop. Love the tree house!
*****
Mere Minutes
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Selasa, 26 April 2016

Halloween Special! Woodworking for Mere Zombies

Posted by arzem on 01.34 with No comments so far
An all-new, brainless DIY show! Took a break from making a woodworking project this week, unless you count a head protection box for the undead.
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Selasa, 15 Maret 2016

A really big Mere Mortal nutcracker

Posted by arzem on 16.42 with No comments so far
John in Hadley has been working on this soldier for a while and recently finished it. Quite an ambitious project, and hes already considering another one for 2013!Not only that, notice the logo on the hat...a Mere Mortal nutcracker! Thanks John. This is inspiring!
Heres how John describes the build:
The lumber was old rough cut 2x3s from a demo along with a few other scraps. All the 2x3s were cut to 28 inches to start, with a total of 42 pieces. Each arm and leg was 5 pieces glued up, squared and spun on the lathe. I used Titebond 3 and gave it several days to cure since it had to hold up on the lathe at 1000 rpm.
Snipe on the planer was a big issue and left many of the glue joints open. I decided to call it rustic and live with it, but did worry a bit when spinning that right leg since an entire joint was open. The chest and head glue-ups were both done as semi circles, each piece cut at 36 degrees, then run through the planer to get them flat again. 
 On final glue up, I added lumber to the chest for width. I used an electric hand planer to shape them and then a side arm grinder to finish. The chest is capped on top, however the bottom piece is permanently attached to the the top of the legs. There are eye hooks on the the top of each leg and chain that goes up to an eye bolt that goes through the top of the hat. I used a horseshoe washer so that I can thread the bolt with nut already on it to assemble. 
The hair came from the dollar store as did the plume. I need to redo the hair next year as blonde doesnt quite work. For paint I bought Behr exterior paint samples in black, white, yellow, red, blue and hunter green and a tiny bottle of Folkart outdoor Inca gold acrylic.
Like most all of my projects, it does have a hidden bottle wrench, but I decided against making it a functional nutcracker since it could be somewhat dangerous for the size (although I did consider how nice a clamp it would make - you can never have too many clamps.) And finally, I decided to hijack a logo since this fellow is a proud member of the army of Mere Mortals.
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Sabtu, 05 Maret 2016

On money boxes and corporate tattoos Mere Minutes

Posted by arzem on 00.44 with No comments so far
Looking for Super Bowl themed project ideas. Let me know if you have any. Ill need to get started Monday! Also, are you making anything for Valentines Day? For those of you who participate, its right around the corner!
Mentioned in this video:
Drunken Woodworkers channel. Check out his new weekly woodworking roundup show!
Heres the viral money box.
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The hardest part of making this video? Getting that paint off my garage door.