tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24309891349667680042024-03-13T05:03:42.040-05:00BenchcraftedFr. John Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16519809196699037726noreply@blogger.comBlogger592125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-59253728166034429112019-06-14T12:01:00.002-05:002019-06-14T20:31:39.572-05:00Now Available: The New Crisscross 14<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In the works for a few years now, today we launch our new <a href="https://www.benchcrafted.com/crisscross">Crisscross 14.</a><br />
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The Crisscross 14 was developed to expand on the versatility of our Crisscross Solo and Retro. With arms that are 14" long, the Crisscross 14 occupies 5" less vertical space than the Solo or Retro and requires only a 7/8" wide mortise. It functions nearly identically to our full size Crisscross, and mounts to your bench exactly like the Crisscross Solo.<br />
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Made entirely from steel and delivered with a lightly oiled finish, the Crisscross 14 was developed to fit in benches that are shorter than 30" tall, leaving more room for positioning your leg vise hardware. It works flawlessly with our Glide or Classic Leg Vise.<br />
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The Crisscross 14 is also ideal for use in the Moravian style workbench popularized by Will Myers. It will fit into the bench as designed by Myers without any modification to the plans.<br />
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For those wishing to mount a leg vise to an adjustable height workbench (such as a Noden Adjust-a-bench) the Crisscross 14 is a perfect fit, and allows the bench to be lowered as intended.<br />
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The Crisscross 14 is $79, and is also available with any of our leg vises and Benchmaker packages.<br />
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We're particularly pleased that with the release of the Crisscross 14 we can now offer our Classic Leg Vise with the 14 for only $289.<br />
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Order the new Crisscross 14 <a href="https://www.benchcrafted.com/crisscross">here</a>. They are in stock and ready to ship.<br />
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Jameel Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083855284894791544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-91023853130864019742019-04-26T11:46:00.000-05:002019-04-26T11:46:08.461-05:00Coming soon: Crisscross 14<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mJJbrsJjFqE/XMMyy-1rvZI/AAAAAAABiGE/9wr0o1pJcwgnYwQugnQjoq-EmxGjhxHQQCK4BGAYYCw/s1600/explode.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mJJbrsJjFqE/XMMyy-1rvZI/AAAAAAABiGE/9wr0o1pJcwgnYwQugnQjoq-EmxGjhxHQQCK4BGAYYCw/s640/explode.jpg" width="640" /></a><div>
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We're putting the finishing touches on our newest product: The Benchcrafted Crisscross 14. </div>
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This has been on our drawing board for many years, but it was a request from our Chicago showroom (aka, <a href="https://www.furnituremaking.com/">Jeff Miller Handcrafted Furniture</a>) to make it possible to install a Classic Leg Vise into a Noden Adjust-a-bench. We worked up a prototype and Jeff has been using it to great success for several months now. It wasn't long after that that we also sent one off to our friend Will Myers to test in his Moravian bench. Turns out the Crisscross 14 plugs right into this bench without modification. Shorter benches will also benefit from the 14, since its a full 5" shorter than the Crisscross. The mechanism occupies just 14 1/2" of vertical space in a 7/8" wide mortise. Very compact. Performance is nearly identical to the Crisscross, in fact, the average user would not notice a difference. But for us, who live and breathe our vises on a daily basis, there is a slight amount of feel that differentiates the two mechanisms. In use, that is, when you're actually just making stuff, there is no functional difference. </div>
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We don't have pricing quite nailed down yet. But even though the Crisscross 14 is made entirely from steel (not the less costly cast iron) the price will be a bit less than our standard Crisscross Solo. </div>
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The Crisscross 14 will work flawlessly with our Glide and Classic Leg Vise, and will be offered along with both those vises instead of a Crisscross, if you need the extra space. We'll always default to recommending our Crisscross Solo or Retro, but if space is a concern, the 14 will deliver. </div>
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Jameel Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083855284894791544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-72521634789148682012019-04-12T19:25:00.002-05:002019-04-13T19:18:09.555-05:00New Item: Black Wrinkle Knobs<br />
Our new vintage style black wrinkle aluminum knobs are now available as an accessory for your Benchcrafted vises. You can update any Glide or Tail Vise produced since mid-2012, your shoulder bolts and spacer washers will fit right up (shoulder bolts or spacer washers are not available separately) $16 ea. Purchase on our <a href="https://www.benchcrafted.com/glide">Glide </a>or <a href="https://www.benchcrafted.com/tailvise">Tail Vise</a> pages.<br />
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Jameel Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083855284894791544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-8340386915713912422019-03-15T11:30:00.003-05:002019-03-15T11:30:56.558-05:00New Stock Item: Miter Jack Kits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Jameel Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083855284894791544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-11996985571367483812019-03-01T12:22:00.001-06:002019-03-01T12:22:15.993-06:00ALERT! FORP 3 Registration tonight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Reminder: Registration for FORP 3 opens at 7pm cst tonight!<br />
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Here's where to register: https://www.benchcrafted.com/forp3<br />
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If you've done some "practice clicks" on the button, you should clear your browser's cache before tonight just to be safe.Jameel Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083855284894791544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-6818982282835202872019-02-26T15:50:00.000-06:002019-02-26T15:50:11.541-06:00FORP III Registration Info<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Registration for the French Oak Roubo Project III will open this Friday at 7pm Central Standard Time.<br />
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To register, <a href="https://www.benchcrafted.com/forp3">click here</a> to be taken to the registration page at Benchcrafted.com. The button to register will be active at 7pm Friday.<br />
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We have room for 20 participants. At past events, all available spots filled within just a few minutes. We suggest readiness at 7pm to ensure you get in. If you don't, you should send us an email at <a href="mailto:info@benchcrafted.com">info@benchcrafted.com</a> and request to be put on the waitlist. There is always a good possibility of cancellations due to unforeseen circumstances, so it's prudent to get on the list.<br />
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If you have questions before registration, please comment below, or send us an email <a href="mailto:info@benchcrafted.com">info@benchcrafted.com</a><br />
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<br />Jameel Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083855284894791544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-23355681717878748212019-02-18T16:05:00.002-06:002019-02-26T10:10:19.047-06:00The French Oak Roubo Project III<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After four years of catching our breath, and pining (oaking?) for another week building the sweetest benches with great people and amazing French oak from the Jefferson Administration, we're excited to announce The French Oak Roubo Project III!<br />
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If you're new to the "FORP", <a href="https://benchcrafted.blogspot.com/search/label/French%20Oak%20Roubo">click through here</a> to read up on our previous coverage of the first two FORPs. Once you have a look at that, come back here for all the nitty gritty.<br />
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Once again Bo Childs has unearthed another lost cache of massive white oak in France and shipped it across the Atlantic to his shop in Barnesville, GA. Most of the thinner timbers Bo sources goes for high end flooring, but after discovering what is perhaps the last of the really thick, really wide Jeffersonian Quercus Alba in the northern region near Normandy, Bo has decided that this wood should be made into legacy benches by enthusiastic woodworkers.<br />
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In fact, these timbers are so massive and suited to Roubo-style bench making that every bench at FORP III will feature a one-piece, monolithic slab top, unlike at past FORPs, where getting a one-piece top was simply a luck of the draw. Now everyone will go home with the best top possible.<br />
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Every FORP participant will be supplied with a Benchcrafted Classic Leg Vise with Crisscross Solo, Benchcrafted Planing Stop, and a pair of Crucible Tool Holdfasts to install into their bench during the project. Tail vises or wagon vises (even our products) will not be part of this build. If a participant wishes to add a tail vise once they get back home, that is of course their choice. But no accommodation for these vises will be made or considered during the build.<br />
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Each bench will feature a one-piece top of massive French oak, 6" nominal thickness (they usually finish out around 5-1/2") 20"-24" wide, and between 7' and 9' long. These variable dimesnions are necessary to yield tops that don't needlessly waste this precious material. Final top width and length will be determined on site at the time of the build. Participants will choose only their bench height.<br />
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Each participant will be supplied with all the materials needed to build the bench as illustrated in Roubo's Plate 11, with hardware noted above.<br />
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<b>The Venue</b><br />
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Wyatt Childs is nestled in the countryside near rural Barnesville, GA and as a full-time millwork and cabinet shop specializing in working with these amazing timbers, the equipment and layout that Childs' offers is unequaled for this event. We'll have access to a vintage Oliver Straitoplane which mills the tops flat and to thickness in just one or two passes. Make no mistake, this is a hand-tool bench, but we'll be using a tonnage of heavy iron to get the job done in five short days so we can focus on the fun part of cutting joints. The massive lumber warehouse full of super wide European and N. American flitches (they are for sale) plus Bo's open-air displays of anvils, wrought-iron gates, granite watering troughs and the antique showroom will make you think you walked into Roubo's personal supply house. The shop we'll be using is a brick structure with high ceilings trimmed in yellow pine. The old-world vibe at Wyatt Child's is very real.<br />
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<b>The Enthusiasts</b><br />
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Just who you'd expect. Abrahams, Brese, Childs, Fitzpatrick, Hoffman, Miller, Myers, Nelson, Schwarz, Williams, and perhaps some others of note.<br />
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<b>The Date</b><br />
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October 14-18, 2019<br />
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Oct 13, Sunday evening :<br />
Schwarz's Educational Sausage Fest and tapping of the proverbial keg at Wyatt Childs.<br />
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Monday-Thursday<br />
We build from 8am to 6ish, or until we drop. Thursday evening at the shop: BBQ and open house for friends, family and alumni.<br />
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Friday: everybody stops after lunch to clean up and load up/crate up your benches and tools. No exceptions.<br />
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<b>The Food</b><br />
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A delicious, hearty, catered lunch that will leave you full and satisfied. Jenny, a local professional chef has delivered our lunches since FORP I and they are always excellent.<br />
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<b>The Details</b><br />
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Price: $5195 for everything listed above. We have room for 20 participants. Skill level required: if you're a rank amateur, this event is probably not for you. If you've got basic woodworking skills, there will be plenty of expert help and advice among the enthusiasts. We will instruct you. Tool lists will be provided to participants after registration.<br />
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What's not included: Transportation, lodging, or freighting of your bench should you wish to ship it home. Wyatt Childs will assist with getting your bench on a pallet and arranging pickup via freight carrier.<br />
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Early next week we'll post the day and time when registration will open.<br />
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If you have any questions, feel free to comment below, or fire off an email to us at info@benchcrafted.com.<br />
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<br />Jameel Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083855284894791544noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-18536313897904199302019-02-14T09:40:00.001-06:002019-03-07T10:43:35.736-06:00Our New Knobs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As of this posting, all our Glide and Tail Vises, both M and C series are now shipping with our new, aluminum knobs. Vises are no longer supplied with Dymondwood (M series) or infused beech (C series) The knobs are coated with a vintage-style finish seen on camera bodies, drafting equipment, electronics, and classic tools. The satin, black-wrinkle coating gives a great tactile feel that is superior in use to our previous knobs, which had a slick finish. A different aesthetic for sure, but one that fits with our ethos and product line. In the event a customer has damaged or misplaced a knob, please contact us directly for replacement options.<br />
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To read a more in-depth post about this, <a href="https://benchcrafted.blogspot.com/2019/01/about-our-pricing-in-2019-and-our-vise.html">click here</a>.<br />
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<br />Jameel Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083855284894791544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-5179040818673616542019-01-22T09:24:00.000-06:002019-01-22T09:24:36.393-06:00About Our Pricing in 2019, and our Vise Knobs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you've followed our work for any amount of time you've known that we don't like to sit still. Although there's something to be said for keeping things static, the "traditional workholding" philosophy, we are also of the mindset that improvements should always be sought after, unless they veer too far from the path of tradition.<br />
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From the very outset we designed our vises not to a price point, but to a standard of design and function first, then we looked hard at how to make these things relatively affordable. There was a whiff of this in the air when we debuted our M series handwheels, and when we went to double lead screws and added two knobs to the Glide Leg Vise. We kept things under control by offering our C series vises, with simpler materials and finish, but equal function. Due to a number of circumstances beyond our control, we've come to another crossroads and decisions must be made.<br />
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Metal prices have gone up. Labor prices have gone up. And being Iowa boys, down to earth midwest types, we've held off on raising our prices for (yes, we had to look it up) 7 years. Every few months our costs go up. The price of materials changes. Labor prices increase. What do we do? We eat it, and have been for 7 years. We try to make small, innocent changes that don't affect our product in order to keep from jacking the price up.<br />
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In hindsight, what was done with a pure intent turns out to be a pretty bad way of doing business. Hopefully we can learn our lesson and gradually increase prices, when necessary, instead of making big increases less frequently. Over the course of 2019, you will see some of our prices go up. Some might not. We don't sit at desks like bean counters and carry our costs to the third decimal point. Believe it or not, we start with "what's a fair price" before we even look at our costs. It's how we'd treat a family friend, and it's how we view every customer.<br />
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Somewhat related to the topic of pricing is the material we make our vise knobs from. That's about to change. In fact, if you've placed an order recently, you will likely be getting vises with our new knobs. Because we can't just make changes without a rational explanation (more "Iowa boys" coming through) here goes.<br />
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In the beginning we turned our own knobs in house (the person writing this is the "we") from cocobolo. I could only keep up for so long, and the cocobolo started irritating my body. We hired a professional turner to take over the work. Then cocobolo got really expensive and the government started controlling it, which made it even more expensive. So we moved to Dymondwood. Good stuff, looks like rosewood. Then the Dymondwood factory burned to the ground and they never rebuilt. We've been using NOS Dymondwood ever since. We've now run out, and for a brief period we used some knock-off Dymondwood from China. It was decent, but we had no idea what it was made from, and what kind of dust we were breathing when making them. Then we added infused beech. Also, good stuff, but sourcing wood, drying it, milling it, infusing it, then turning it ended up being another inventory headache. Then some uncontrollable parameters changed and the price of the knobs doubled. We had absorbed the increases for years, but this was one we couldn't. The cost on a Glide, with three knobs, would have increased more than anyone, especially us, would stomach.<br />
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So here's where we're going. From here on out all our Glide M and Glide C knobs will be made from aluminum. Yeah, sounds pretty awful right? We thought so too. Until we started really thinking about it. Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the world. We have no problem sourcing it. It's ready to use. Those are all compelling manufacturing reasons. But how will it feel in the hand? That's what really matters, right? Anodizing? Makes for pretty colors, and is durable, but its fairly cold and harsh. Powdercoat? Perhaps too plastic-y to the touch. On the only contact point between the vise and the human body, we wanted better.<br />
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Then it hit us as we were handling our cameras. Satin black wrinkle coating. Bingo. For decades this finish has been used on everything from the cameras that went to the moon, classic sports car interiors, tool handles, stereos and electronics. It has a tactile feel, its warm, and it looks great with our handwheels. Plus, its an economical choice that will allow us to keep our prices from getting out of hand. If you're into classic industrial design as we are, we think you'll love our new knobs. Are they a departure from the classic wood we've always used? Obviously, but we don't think they are any less, just different. And lets' face it, there's a lot of opportunity for exhibiting some exotic wood on a bench build. This way our vises will match any choice of wood you like for the rest of your bench.<br />
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2008 marked the year of our first vise product, the Benchcrafted Tail Vise. To commemorate the event we designed a special pair of handwheels based on our Glide M and Tail Vise M series and are now offering them as a limited edition of just a few sets of benchmaker packages.<br />
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To order your package, head over to the Glide or Tail Vise page on the Benchcrafted website (you can buy the Anniversary package from either page) then click the "BUY" link in the navigation bar (Specs F.A.Q. Buy) to be taken to the bottom of the page. Click <a href="https://www.benchcrafted.com/glide#anniversary">here </a>for a direct link to the section on the Glide page. The package comes stock with a Crisscross Solo. If you'd like a Crisscross Retro instead, you can add that to your order once the Anniversary package is in your cart.<br />
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You can follow the link above to see the Anniversary section. Note that the "Add to cart" isn't active. On Jan. 2 at 1pm CST it will become active, at which time you can place your order. You'll want to refresh your browser at that time to have the best chance of getting a package.<br />
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Jameel Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083855284894791544noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-10205681942110421652018-10-29T09:17:00.001-05:002018-10-29T18:56:16.932-05:00Our shopping cart software broke!<br />
We apologize for any inconvenience, but we just realized our shopping cart software was down over the weekend. So if you couldn't order, please drop us an <a href="mailto:info@benchcrafted.com">email</a> and we'll get your order in manually.<br />
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Jameel Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083855284894791544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-3123754858442678442018-10-24T11:17:00.001-05:002018-10-24T11:19:48.438-05:00Fall Updates - New Stuff!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've got another batch of Classic Workbenches in the works. But they are selling fast. We will have a couple in stock in the next week or two. If you'd like to reserve one (or two!), drop us a line at info@benchcrafted.com<br />
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These benches are made to exacting standards by our collaborators at Amana Furniture. They are built to the highest standards possible. We also offer white glove delivery, so the first time you touch your bench will be to use it in your shop.<br />
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We are also working on a new bench design, basically a shorter version of the Classic at 60" long, intended for smaller spaces like apartments or urban dwellings where space is at a premium and where you may need to share space with less practical things, like a bed or desk. Heck, this could double as a desk by adding a Swing Away Seat! The bench won't cost much less than our Classic, fair warning, since there isn't any less joinery and the man hours needed to produce the bench are pretty much the same as our 84" Classic. Price will reflect the reduced amount of material. This isn't a bench designed for smaller budgets, just smaller spaces. Please don't write us asking for more details. Everything we know right now is written right here.<br />
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We've married up our Tail Vise with the Classic Leg Vise and produced offspring we're calling (big surprise) the Classic Tail Vise. The two tail vises will share all their internal components, the only difference will be the type of handle that operates the vise. The Classic will use an all-new hub in the same style as the Classic, with spring plunger and v-groove handle for balancing and quick adjustment. The handle portion will be much shorter than the Classic Leg Vise however, since the Tail Vise is not a high-torque device, and the shorter handle is more ergonomic in this capacity. For the first time you'll be able to build a bench with traditional-style leg and tail vise, with their black parkerized finish and vintage look, but with Benchcrafted precision and sweet sweet function. What's not to love? We're pushing hard to have the first run of these ready to ship in time for Christmas, but no promises. If we miss that, keep an eye out for these shortly after the first of the year. Pricing will be in the general neighborhood of the Benchcrafted Tail Vise.<br />
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We're nearly to the end of production on this very limited run of Glide M and Tail Vise M 10th Anniversary design vises. Looks like late November before they are ready to go on sale. We have very few of these, so if you're interested in a set (they will only be available as a pair, Glide and Tail Vise together) we urge you to keep abreast of our Instagram feed. @benchcrafted. We'll also post here when they are ready. To keep it fair, we'll announce the time when they'll be posted for sale in advance, so you can be at the ready when the page launches. We're using some expensive red metals and unique woods and processes to produce these, aside from the new "X" spoke design, so be prepared for these to cost more than our standard offerings. That's all we know for now.<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3;"><span style="font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Join us on August 18 at the Amana Furniture </span><span style="font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">and Clock Shop in Amana, IA where we'll be demonstrating our Classic Workbench (which you can also buy and take with you) and our other tools in the new Amana Timber and Tools space at the Amana Furniture </span><span style="font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">and Clock</span><span style="font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> Shop. This is a soft opening featuring spectacular locally harvested Amana timbers from Tim Krauss of Amana Forestry</span><span style="font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #f3f3f3; font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Right now, the space is filling up with lots of live edge spalted maple slabs, oak, walnut, cedar and sycamore. Pics below were just as they were moving in a few weeks ago. Tim and his crew are doing some amazing things with their spalting technique, be sure to check out the spalted sycamore, it looks like marble.</span></div>
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Jameel Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083855284894791544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-86300786559404892232018-06-04T12:05:00.000-05:002018-06-04T12:06:40.815-05:00Not Woodworking: Gameboy Zero<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's about time we talk about some retro gaming here. At Benchcrafted we appreciate a lot of the older ways of doing .. just about everything, and that includes video games! Nothing beats the look and feel of the classics and there's no better way to revive that than with a Gameboy running on a Raspberry Pi.<br />
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This type of build is known as a 'Gameboy Zero' because of its use of the Raspberry Pi Zero, a computer less than half the size of a credit card. You can run a full Linux operating system on this thing, but they are very popular as retro console emulating devices.<br />
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Along with the Raspberry Pi, we'll be using Kite's Super AIO (all-in-one) board. It's perfectly designed to fit inside an original Gameboy case to allow button input, display driver, speaker plus headphone amp, and much more. It ties the whole build together and makes for a much cleaner result, opposed to the alternative of incorporating multiple boards and tying them all together yourself. We don't want this thing to look like Ian Holm at the end of <i>Alien</i> on the inside.<br />
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The first step in the process is to solder the RPi to the AIO board. In order to do so, the RPi must be trimmed. I used a small Japanese saw, but a dremel would get the job done just as well. PCBs like this are mostly made of fiberglass sandwiched between a thin layer of copper so they're pretty easy to cut through. This notch allows the RPi to rest in a convenient spot while allowing the relocated SD card slot on the AIO to line up perfectly with the slot on the Game Boy case that was original used for the display's contrast wheel, something we'll no longer need with our new backlit LCD. </div>
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The first points to solder are for the USB port where the RPi gets power and the SD card port so it can be relocated. I first dabbed on a little solder to each of the pads on the RPi, then lined them up with the corresponding holes on the AIO board. By sticking the pointed tip of my iron through the holes in the AIO, I'm able to heat the solder on the RPi pads. The solder naturally wants to flow onto a heat conducting surface which, in this case, is the rings of copper around the holes in the AIO, linking the two boards. After adding a little more solder to each hole for a domed finish, we can move on to soldering the first four of the forty GPIO (general purpose input/output) pins that allow the AIO board to communicate with the RPi for audio, video, and button input. </div>
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Both the RPi and AIO board have through holes for the GPIO pins so in order to solder them together kapton tape is first placed over the holes on the AIO. Unlike electrical tape, kapton tape can take very high temps so it's great for applications where it may be exposed to hot solder. </div>
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When the GPIO pins are placed in the holes in the RPi, they are stopped by the kapton tape on the other side making it very easy to solder. </div>
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After the GPIO pins are soldered on the RPi side, the whole assembly can be flipped over and soldered from the other side. At this point it's a good idea to boot up and test our work before we go any further. By plugging our power cord and micro-SD card into the AIO board, we can confirm that all our solder points made a good connection. </div>
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Loaded onto the SD card is Kite's custom image of RetroPie. RetroPie is a Linux based operating system designed for Raspberry Pi that offers an easy to use interface for displaying and running all your game roms with its included emulators that'll run anything from Atari 2600 games all the way through to Playstation Portable and everything in between. Our image is set to test mode so we can check that everything is working properly and sure enough we get all green lights, besides WIFI (which we don't have on this unit) or the rest of the GPIO pins. </div>
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With all of the pins soldered, we can now plug in the display included with the Super AIO kit. This is a 320x240 resolution display, plenty for the low resolution of the retro games we'll be playing. The ribbon cable from the display gets plugged into the front of the AIO, just in time for another test. </div>
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In the video above I have the daughter board that also comes with the AIO kit plugged in. It mounts in the case to give you volume control, a full size USB port, power switch, and a mode button (for controlling screen brightness and other basic functions). I also have a small speaker plugged in to test audio. Everything seems to work perfectly so we can move on to mounting the screen.<br />
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With the display window cut, I also took this time to drill the holes for the two extra face buttons. The AIO board has through holes so you can easily mark where you need to drill to line up with the button pads on the board. I used a step drill bit to drill the two holes. A step drill bit is great for plastic because it doesn't pull like a twist bit and won't mar up the surface like a forstner might. You can also use the next step after you've achieved your diameter to get a bit of a chamfer. After drilling the holes I wanted to see if I could give them a bit of a fillet with the dremel but I just ended up making it worse. Without close inspection though they look pretty good! </div>
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<span style="color: #black;">You'll notice the bracket has brass inserts in each of the posts. These small, knurled nuts get inserted to the pre-existing holes in the bracket by applying some pressure from a hot soldering iron. Once inserted, they aren't going anywhere. </span></div>
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I held the screen in place inside the bracket with some double-sided tape. Since the two parts of the case are held together primarily by this bracket, I wanted to be sure the bracket itself wouldn't come loose so on top of a little hot glue in the corners, I also used some ABS plastic filament for 3D printing to "weld" the bracket to the case using a soldering iron. That should hold better than any glue. </div>
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It's now time to place our brand new, glass lens from Hand Held Legend. This lens fits great in the pre-existing recess of the case while perfectly framing the larger LCD screen. It's also clearer than the original, plastic lens and will be less prone to scratching. The pre-applied adhesive makes it easy to install, as long as you take your time to remove every speck of dust from the LCD beforehand.<br />
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Despite my best efforts - and I'm very particular about this sort of thing - I couldn't eradicate every tiny molecule of contaminate. After placing the lens I found a piece of dust and a small piece of plastic shaving from the case roaming inside that are now sandwiched in there for eternity. It's mostly only noticeable in bright light, but it'll haunt me forever.<br />
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Perhaps the trickiest part of a Game Boy Zero build is figuring out how to mount the rear buttons. These buttons are necessary if you want to play a lot of SNES, Genesis, or Game Boy Advance games, just to name a few. Many other builds I've seen online use a lot of hot glue to hold small tactile button switches in place but I wanted to do something cleaner with the same squishy button feel of the face buttons. I decided to design a bracket that would not only hold the rear buttons in place but at the same time offer a structure for the power switch, mode button, and cartridge slot to mount on.<br />
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I started by drilling the holes for the buttons in a location that didn't interfere with anything else inside while still being ergonomic in use. I designed the bracket around those new holes and the existing structure of the case.<br />
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After designing in Fusion 360 and printing, we have a final product that works perfectly! That is, after three failed parts that didn't quite fit, but that's inevitable when you're designing for 3D printing because of expanding and contracting plastic that never comes out with the exact specs you designed it for.<br />
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I cut down a piece of perfboard to mount the squishy type micro switches that will be actuated by the Game Boy buttons mounted inside the bracket. </div>
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To mount the PCB for the buttons I inserted more brass inserts into the bracket and sanded down the surface for a flush finish. </div>
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You can see here how the rear buttons will pop out the back of the case as well as how a standard Game Boy cartridge slots onto the tongue in the back of the bracket. Obviously the system can't actually read the cartridge, but I figured if I had the extra space I might as well allow the insertion of real cartridges for a more authentic look. </div>
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Here's the bracket inserted into the case with the mode and power switch inserted. They're held in place with just a little hot glue but the bracket itself offers the actual support so they won't go anywhere. It's all held in the case via the four screw holes on the face of the bracket that line up with four existing screw posts that were originally used for a bracket that held the cartridge in. </div>
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It's finally time to join both the front and back. Once everything is plugged in you can see that it's actually fairly tidy, thanks to Kite's Super AIO board. The whole thing is held together with six screws: four in the front display bracket via our brass inserts and two towards the bottom into existing posts that line up with holes in the battery bay. </div>
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This was a really fun project to undertake as someone who has very basic knowledge of electronics and only ametuer soldering skills. The best part is figuring out problems on your own, such as the rear bracket. </div>
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There are easier and cheaper ways to emulate and play these old consoles on the go. Any Android phone can do it with very little effort, but even if you use a proper controller with a smartphone you're still introducing a lot of lag and lose any semblance of that classic feel. </div>
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If you're interested in building one of your own, a really good resource is <a href="https://www.sudomod.com/">Sudomod.com</a>. They have guides, a marketplace for sellers to offer their Game Boy Zero parts and components, and extensive forums. It's also where you can find Kite's Super AIO boards. Kite only produces these in limited batches so you'll have to wait until he puts pre-orders up if you want to get yourself one. His latest iteration uses the new Raspberry Pi Compute Module which, instead of all the soldering we had to do on our Raspberry Pi Zero model, is as simple as plugging in a stick of RAM.<br />
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Here is my finished bench and I am very happy with it! I’m pretty new at this and don’t own a power jointer or planer - so - I had plenty of hand planing to complete this. At the end of the day, I’m thankful because I am very comfortable with four squaring large pieces as well as flattening a large top with only hand tools. I used 2 x 12 SYP construction lumber. I tried to end up with primarily rift sawn lumber to avoid the large “cathedral grain” flat sawn boards and no knots. I did pretty well with this except for the sliding deadman. That was my last part and I was out of lumber...LOL</div>
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My first project on my bench was the gap stop. Oh what a blessing it is to use such a fine bench. I didn’t even know what I was missing.</div>
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Thanks John and Jameel - I appreciate your products. I hope to make many fine pieces of furniture for my family and friends. And also make plenty of memories next to my new bench. Love it!!!!</div>
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$2600 gets you one of the finest benches available anywhere, outfitted with our Classic Leg Vise, Crucible Holdfast and Planing Stop. </div>
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Made to fine furniture standards from rock maple and delivered in the white, so you can apply the finish of your choice (many craftsmen prefer no finish, thus "in the white".)</div>
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We're happy to add another brick and mortar store to our list of Mag-Blok dealers. They should have stock within a week or so.<br />
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<a href="https://www.aiandomknives.com/">AI & OM</a> not only have a fantastic selection of kitchen knives but lots of other edged tools also. They also host sharpening classes. So if you are anywhere near Vancouver stop in and check them out.<br />
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Just a friendly reminder, since this is a rather new product, that we now have complete <a href="https://www.benchcrafted.com/classicbench">Classic Workbenches </a>in stock and ready to ship. Barring any serious supply delays, we now have Classics "on the shelf" at all times. So there is, theoretically, no lead time.<br />
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We'll keep this brief, since it benefits no one to rant, especially this time of year when we should be more focused on counting our blessings and giving to others in need. Nevertheless, we feel the need to say something. Being mutts ourselves, and the progeny of a diverse mix of immigrants, we can't be xenophobes without also being hypocrites. We make no bones about our outlook. We are thrilled to have anyone, from any culture purchase and enjoy our products. In the past few decades, Asia in general, and particularly China have developed a bad rap for ripping off products. But there are guilty parties on every side. </div>
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Anyone who knows us, knows how deep we are into what we do. We don't simply make products to make a dollar. We make stuff we want in our own shop, stuff that works sweetly, then make "extras" for all our fellow woodworking enthusiasts. That's our "business model" in one sentence. So when someone takes your idea and turns it into a strictly commercial enterprise, made solely for the purpose of making money, it leaves an extremely bad taste in our mouths. Those who say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery miss the point that flattery by definition is insincere praise used to further one's own interests. </div>
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To the people at the China-based Riverside Tree Woodworking Club and those at "T. Deer" you seem to have the skills and means, we encourage you to develop your own products and designs to add value and diversity to the woodworking world. </div>
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FARLEY AND LOETSCHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY. Once the largest mill working plant in the world! Dubuque, Iowa.<br />
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Farley and Loetscher began humbly on January 1, 1875 when Christian LOETSCHER, a twenty-five-year-old Swiss immigrant, opened a mill working business.<br />
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One of many expansions of the company occurred in 1882 at a cost of between $25,000 and $30,000. The saw mill was removed and that part of the business abandoned. The plans called for the buildings to extend from 8th to 7th streets. The warehouse would be on 7th street and join the business office which was to be moved to the corner of 7th street and an alley. At that time, the company's business had grown to such a degree that local lumberyards could not supply enough lumber. The problem was solved when Farley & Loetscher contracted for one million board feet of lumber from sites in Wisconsin.<br />
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Loetscher pioneered the use of west coast white pine lumber in 1900 as the company branched out to markets around St. Louis, Missouri; Chicago, Illinois; Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Des Moines, Iowa. In 1903 capitalization of the company was increased to $400,000 through the sale of bonds. Farley & Loetscher then invested a small amount in McCloud River Lumber Company of California. This company was then contracted for an annual production of ten million board feet of ponderosa lumber.<br />
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Experimentation was being done by the millwork companies at this time. As the pine forests of Michigan were depleted, some millworks along the Mississippi experimented with spruce. This was discontinued when large millworks introduced ponderosa pine which was not rot resistant and needed treating. After being kiln dried, it was seasoned. Southern pine was rejected because of its high moisture content.<br />
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In 1905 the company announced the construction of a solid block of buildings in Dubuque. The firm asked the city council to vacate the alley running through the block bounded by Jackson, Washington, Seventh and Eighth streets. It also asked for the right to lay track and switch to the right of the proposed new building. Business was slowing by 1908 and Farley & Loetscher only kept the California sawmill crews busy for seven or eight months. Once the lumbermen who owned the trees in California opened their own mills, the Farley & Loetscher mills were sold with most of the employees returning to Dubuque.<br />
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In 1910 records indicated that the company annually produced 500,000 windows and 300,000 doors. In addition the company manufactured frames, mouldings, blinds, stairwork and interior finish. Between 1,200 and 1,500 carloads of lumber were used annually. The company owned and operated its own electric light company and maintained a crew of electricians to care for it and the telephone systems used in the plant. Nothing went to waste. Wooden shavings were advertised for those interested in horse bedding. <br />
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The company in 1930 was an employer of between eight hundred and nine hundred people. The seven company buildings covered five city blocks. Each of the buildings, except for three warehouses, were connected by bridges that crossed over the streets.<br />
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One of the structures was the largest building in Dubuque until the development of the JOHN DEERE DUBUQUE WORKS. In 1904 Christian Loetscher attended the St. Louis Exposition and bought forty huge timbers, each 13 by 11 inches and up to sixty feet in length, when the exhibition buildings were being dismantled. These were shipped back to Dubuque and used in the construction of a building described as "the largest lumber shed in the world." Thirty-two timbers were placed around the perimeter of the cupola while eight were spaced at intervals along the center of the building. In 1930 this building easily stored 6 million feet of lumber. <br />
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A plastics division was added to the company's line in the early 1930s. This produced laminated plastics for decorative and industrial uses and once occupied three acres of floor space. (23) A newspaper article of 1930 especially praised a new product "Formica" which resisted heat, cold and water.<br />
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In 1942 the company qualified for an "Honor Flag." Issued by the Treasury Department, the flag was issued on the basis of a company's employees participating in buying United States War Savings Bonds. More than 1,100 employees were purchasing bonds through payroll deduction according to Dubuque County War Bond Committee representatives.<br />
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The end of WORLD WAR II meant that the production of doors, windows, and other supplies that had gone to the military simply shifted to civilian use. There was no need to replace equipment or retrain employees. The only problem was the need in 1944 to hire four hundred more employees due to the demand for products. In addition to new homes, surveys nationwide indicated that 34% of homeowners were planning renovations. FARLITE, a plastic sold to the government for use in signal corps radio equipment and table tops, would be provided for civilian use.<br />
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Farley & Loetscher products include the main staircase of the DUBUQUE COUNTY COURTHOUSE; display cases for the ROSHEK DEPARTMENT STORE; millwork for the U. S. Navy torpedo boat Ericsson and Revenue Cutter Windom; the interior of the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C.; and the outer doors of the main chambers of the Supreme Court Building in Washington, D. C. <br />
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In addition to being the first millwork in the city to utilize ponderosa pine and recycle byproducts including sawdust, Farley & Loetscher was the first factory in the city to have electric lighting and the first to be equipped with an automatic sprinkling system. Around 1903, the company was the first in the city to install a telephone switchboard.</div>
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More info at: <a href="http://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=FARLEY_AND_LOETSCHER_MANUFACTURING_COMPANY">Encyclopedia Dubuque</a> and a new book on the company released just this year: <a href="http://farloe.com/">WOOD- The History of the Farley & Loetscher Manufacturing Company, Once the Largest Millwork Company in the World, Authored by Carole Loetscher</a></div>
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This is our first run of a planned several set series of vintage themed stickers. Some of you may recognize at least one of these from a set of cards we issued years ago as a promotion for one of the wood shows we exhibited at. We had mostly forgotten about those neat cards were it not for seeing a set at our brother from another mother's house, Narayan Nayar.<br />
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So here they are, the first set of three. These are reprints from 19th and early 20th century cigarette cards, once included with a pack of cigs to stiffen the pack and provide a little amusement. We had considered including a stick of pink gum too but alas no one does those anymore.<br />
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These should be ready to ship on our website Thursday morning. Price will be $6.00 for all three. Get a set, stick em' on your tool chest or anywhere you want to add some character. 2"x4".</div>
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Well, long in the tooth is an understatement here lately.</div>
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Judging, not so much by our friends and patrons, from whom we still get the occasional kudos for our website, but by the mellifluous and subtly patronizing emails we receive in the dozens per week from all those <i>fans</i> from far away lands that so generously offer their expertise, time and energy, <i>for a small fee of course</i>, to pointing out how beautiful and effective our website is while at the same time, in the kindest manner, how crappy, how antiquated, how 1999 it is. Like Lloyd Christmas we're tired of our website eking it's way through life, we want to see it flourish and grow.</div>
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So we've been working on the new site for the last year. All of the text has been pored over, some of it rewritten by our resident wordsmith. Some of the principle photography, <i>no idea what that means but it sounds good</i>, has been re-shot, and the entire look and structure of the site has been properly coded. We used real code this time finagled by a real person who has put in a lot of time bolstered and fueled by uncountable Jack's pepperoni pizzas.<br />
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The site now looks all grown up but we hope, not too flash. The links all work, we think, the days of telling customers "you're looking at a cached version.....no no, add an l on the end of htm......you can't get to that page from there, that link is wrong, go to this website then hit crtl f5 and it will take you to another website that holds the older version which will redirect you to one of our vendors, their site has the correct link back to our website......" We have a proper cart, something we introduced earlier this year but is now even better, and an account login if you choose. We've added a static header that remains in it's proper place without some kind of incremental shift in the wrong direction every time you click on a link because the previous Webmaster was way closer to a Dungeon Master than a real coder (actually most previous DMs are probably pretty good webmasters,......not this one he's way closer to the attributes of a Barbarian than a magic user, hits points high, intelligence points not so much). The home page has one of those fancy rotating carousel image things that's mostly annoying but we've kept it toned down a bit. We've added an <i>About </i>page that still doesn't say much but should satisfy anyone who still thinks we're a family of hicks making an odd vise here or there while sitting on the divan watching our stories and suckin' on ribs....hey wait a minute.....<br />
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So thanks to the crew at Benchcrafted that allowed me to finally upgrade to Windows 10 for fear that ditching Windows 7 would have rendered my copy of Dreamweaver 4 inoperable, the most shocking bit being that the copyright on the splash screen is 1997-2000!. So yes, I guess we have been coding like it's 1999. I hope I never again have to code a single line or think about cascading somebody's style sheet, or render a layer and convert it to a table.<br />
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Now if the robot overlords could just do our bookwork.....<br />
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And in the vein of getting current........just like Signor Roberto we would like to say "the rent stay lika before!" but unfortunately it can't. We only really raised prices 1 time in 10 years! There have been a couple small adjustments in those years but the current M series Tail Vise is only $10 more than it was 6 years ago or more, and that was an off the shelf handwheel not the current custom cast unit. The Glide M is only $100 more than it was 6 years ago, again with an off the shelf wheel........but it now includes a Crisscross which is $100 so it hasn't actually risen in price at all, and that after adding a custom wheel and 3x knobs. Mag-bloks have only gone up $3 & $5 respectively.......ever! So expect some increases in the next few weeks across the board mostly. We had wanted to get the increases in before we launched the new site but it will just have to happen in spurts sometime between now and January. Don't get too worrisome though, the increases for the most part will be small.<br />
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Launch should be Friday Dec. 1.<br />
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Next up: the blog is getting a face lift too, but that won't happen for a few more days yet.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-45390534329583965422017-11-07T08:26:00.000-06:002017-12-07T14:34:53.608-06:00Still time for the Ultimate Xmas gift: Benchcrafted Classic Workbench<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have for sale a freshly-built-to-spec example of our Classic Workbench. Made entirely of hard rock maple, it's outfitted with our Classic Leg Vise w/Crisscross, Planing Stop and one Hand-forged Holdfast, For full specs and photos, see our <a href="https://benchcrafted.com/classicbench.htm">Classic Workbench Plans page</a>. This bench is built exactly to the specs listed.<br />
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The bench is in the white, that is, we didn't apply any finish to any of the surfaces. You can either leave it that way or apply a finish of your choice (we hope you leave the top unfinished, or at most one coat of oil.) The bench is completely assembled and ready to use. <br />
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The Benchcrafted Classic Workbench is constructed entirely with in-compression-for-eternity drawbored mortise and tenon. It's as solid as humans can make it, short of growing a tree in the shape of a bench. The bench is built to the highest standards of traditional German craftsmanship in the utopian village of Amana Iowa. Our collaboration with the craftsmen in Amana, along with our experience in traditional workholding has yielded a workbench that is truly heirloom quality, but offered at what we think is a very reasonable price. There are other bench makers out there who are offering stunning museum-quality, marquetry-encrusted benches with our hardware and designs (Frank Strazza and Mark Hicks among others.) We consider our flagship Split-Top Roubo as nearing the pinnacle of bench design (if there is such a thing) but we wanted to offer an essential bench built to high standards--an approachable but bulletproof tool for passionate enthusiasts that are perhaps just getting into the craft. Our principle bench maker has been building furniture at the Amana Furniture Shop for nearly 50 years. Needless to say, 150 years of woodworking tradition in Amana directly back to 19th century Germany speaks for itself. Many of the Amana craftsmen are multi-generational woodworkers.<br />
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The bench is available for pickup in eastern Iowa (contact us for details) or white glove delivery, in which the bench is wrapped in moving blankets, transported in a moving van used for furniture delivery only, then unloaded at your address and brought inside by the delivery techs. It costs a bit more to ship this way, but less than you might imagine.<br />
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Price is $2600. Delivery fees extra. Delivery typically takes about 2 weeks.<br />
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If you're opening a school, community shop, woodworking club or refitting an existing facility with worn out or poor quality benches, please contact us, we can supply you. <br />
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To purchase this bench, send us an email with your contact info to: info@benchcrafted.com</div>
Jameel Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083855284894791544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-59164827204212704152017-10-30T15:26:00.002-05:002017-12-07T15:20:17.964-06:00Video: Hi Vise Build<br />
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Watch Guy Dunlap build our Hi Vise in this excellent video from our friends at Highland Woodworking.<br />
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Hi Vises are in stock and ready to ship.Jameel Abrahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083855284894791544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2430989134966768004.post-72522176791296884722017-08-22T10:19:00.002-05:002017-08-22T10:19:19.045-05:00Handworks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Just a short compilation video from Handworks 2017<br />
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