Frew Schmidt
@frew.bsky.social
Recovering software engineer. Cutting wood. Find me here: https://foolishwood.substack.com and https://frew.co; maybe also follow @frew.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy ?
Bottom half getting close to complete. All hand tools. bsky.app/profile/frew...
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Bottom half getting close to complete. All hand tools. bsky.app/profile/frew...
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frew (@frew@mastodon.social)
@msbellows@c.im Start with some shape you want to trace. Create a "ticking" stick that has a clear pattern that you can index on. You can see mine earlier in the thread, it has three big notches and...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Yeah I just mostly want to stay within the beaten path of LTS Ubuntu.
August 5, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Yeah I just mostly want to stay within the beaten path of LTS Ubuntu.
Yeah I think the main change I’m making not shown, in line with this suggestion, is a dedicated in/out mail area and a recycling bin I’ll make sure I have space for
June 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Yeah I think the main change I’m making not shown, in line with this suggestion, is a dedicated in/out mail area and a recycling bin I’ll make sure I have space for
I made progress since this post. Sorry for forgetting about you blue sky! #woodworking
January 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
I made progress since this post. Sorry for forgetting about you blue sky! #woodworking
Didn’t quite wrap this today, but the rest is usually pretty quick work. #woodworking
January 7, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Didn’t quite wrap this today, but the rest is usually pretty quick work. #woodworking
Back from vacation and wrapped up third drawer. Tomorrow I’ll do the last drawer. #woodworking
January 6, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Back from vacation and wrapped up third drawer. Tomorrow I’ll do the last drawer. #woodworking
Yeah just have to make sure the tails are wide enough to fit the blade. The first drawer face I made I didn’t use the router plane and accidentally broke through and totally ruined the whole piece. Much less risk with a router plane haha
December 21, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Yeah just have to make sure the tails are wide enough to fit the blade. The first drawer face I made I didn’t use the router plane and accidentally broke through and totally ruined the whole piece. Much less risk with a router plane haha
Yeah I saw it! The trick I’ve been using is a router plane to get them to depth
December 21, 2024 at 4:09 PM
Yeah I saw it! The trick I’ve been using is a router plane to get them to depth
1st drawer took 3 days to do because I was learning to do half blinds & in the process destroyed a drawer front. This drawer took just 1 day. I hoped it would take half that but maybe tomorrow it will and I’ll wrap up the other 2 drawers, but I doubt it. I have other choring to do. #woodworking
December 20, 2024 at 6:34 AM
1st drawer took 3 days to do because I was learning to do half blinds & in the process destroyed a drawer front. This drawer took just 1 day. I hoped it would take half that but maybe tomorrow it will and I’ll wrap up the other 2 drawers, but I doubt it. I have other choring to do. #woodworking
First time I’ve done a half lap dovetail. Very tricky. Will try to do the rest (7) tomorrow but it’s slow work so might have to resume another day. #woodworking
December 15, 2024 at 3:05 AM
First time I’ve done a half lap dovetail. Very tricky. Will try to do the rest (7) tomorrow but it’s slow work so might have to resume another day. #woodworking