There may be more than one way to build a bird house but for me this is the only way. Let me start with how these birds houses came to be. My granddaughter, Elizabeth, was in need of a new guitar so she could jam with her dad, Michael. The story goes like this, [...]
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Lizzy and I build a Bird House
September 26th, 2009 
TBDKeith 
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Tags: birdhouse, hannah montana elecrtic guitar, how to build a birdhouse 
4 Comments »Balsa Wood
September 20th, 2009 TBDKeith Balsa wood is the softest wood, easy to cut and shape with the simplest of hand tools. My first memories of Balsa wood are of the light airplanes with rubber band driven propellers, that we used to buy for a quarter back when I was a kid. Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochroma_pyramidale Balsa (Ochroma pyramidale, synonym O. lagopus) [...]
2009 Wood Expo Wrap-up
September 17th, 2009 TBDKeith After weeks of preparation, in just two short days, the annual woodworking show in Charlotte, MI, is over. Hosted by L.L. Johnson’s Lumber/ The Work Bench. www.theworkbench.com. The three huge tents that housed the tool displays and several demonstrations have been taken down and stored away for another year. If you missed this show then [...]
The Hardest Wood Known To Man?
September 17th, 2009 TBDKeith The answer Lignum vitae: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lignum_vitae It was used for the shaft bearings on the WWII submarine USS Pampanito (SS-383) were made of this wood.[2] The after main shaft strut bearings for USS Nautilus SSN-571; the world’s first nuclear powered submarine were composed of this wood. It was also used for medical [...]
Wood Expo 2009
September 9th, 2009 TBDKeith I have been getting ready for the 2009 Wood Expo in Charlotte, mi. It’s a two day event that is hosted by L.L. Johnson’s Lumber. www.theworkbench.com This year it is being held on Sept. 11th and 12th. It’s two days packed full of free demonstrations from tool manufactures to Scott Phillips of The American Woodshop. [...]
Woodworking Clubs
September 1st, 2009 TBDKeith With so many woodworking forums out there on the web, why should you join a local woodworking club? First, let me say that I am not in any way against forums. On the contrary, I belong to several which I visit almost every day and try to make a contribution whenever I can. As I [...]
