Ralph has long wanted to share his experience and information with other woodworkers in a more substantial and permanent way - and now he can through his own books!
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Create an heirloom-quality gift that kids - and kids at heart - will play with for decades.
Using common lumber and basic woodworking tools, Ralph walks you through how to make all parts for this log cabin-style building set, and including two simple indexing jigs that allow you to quickly, accurately and safely cut all the notches.
Read MoreBased on a popular children's building set we all grew up with, this design is easily adapted to building birdhouses and feeders.
Because the birdhouse and bird feeder are likely to be used outdoors, these plans have been designed to use dimensional cedar readily available at any home center. Cedar is a great choice for these projects because it is naturally insect and weather resistant. The building set's design allows for making the feeder and birdhouse shown, or any layout you can create with the logs.
Read MoreSand Shading: Mastering the "Hot Sand" Method for Shading Inlays is Ralph's exploration of this ancient technique. Many antique woodworking books mention hot sand, but none actually describe the technique. Ralph takes you along as he explores how to get the best results using heated sand to scorch veneers to provide depth and shading.
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