Wood 'n' Soul

The local WoodCraft Store asked me to teach a class on Domino - I said ok. Here's the description.

Joinery with the Festool Domino
Instructor: Clint Holeman
Sunday, October 21, 10:30am - 4:30pm
Skill Level: Beginner to Advanced
Class Size: 2 - 10
Tools Required:
“This is one incredible tool! It really changes with way you build.” The Mortise and
Tenon joint is one of the oldest and strongest joints in woodworking. The Festool
Domino makes the floating tenon so simple that anyone can produce this joinery
technique. It is way more than “just another biscuit joiner”. Join Clint, a local craftsman
and early convert to the Domino revolution, and learn the ins-and-outs of this
extraordinary tool and some of the innovative applications that users have developed.
Class Tuition: $65

I'm going to go over the basics in the morning, then go into some of the more "fun" applications - drawers and such in the afternoon. I'm looking forward to having a great time!

Number 1 son is into martial arts. He had a competition today and he did the best he's ever done --- and he won 1st place in his division. His Sensei was very pleased with his performance. He brought much glory to himself and honor to his family.



We thought for a while that he would just float home, but he came down, and surprisingly, fit into the car... though I'm not sure who was more excited, Mom and Dad or him.

It’s been a while!!

I’ve been working pretty much 7 days a week and pretty longs ones as well. It’s all been good though. I finished the doors and drawers and have been working on the kitchen cabinets like a beaver! After working like that, I've been remiss on getting blog posts - my apologies to my readers!!

Here are some pix I took a few days ago. I’ll have some more recent ones early next week.

These are the wall units - the large one on top is a one piece corner unit - it was supposed to be a blind corner, but this works so much better!

These are the short wall units [15"] that go over the refrigerator and the stove.


And these are the doors for all of the units above.

These cabinets are the wall units and they are quite strong. Unlike the ones from the big box stores - these are made locally [by me] and have 100% wood - no particle board or MDF on these babies. Also, they are Domino’d together - I think they might actually take a small nuclear hit and keep on working.

I need to go and do some work tonight - more early next week!

Candid camera catches Clint in the act! Now the corkat is out of the mortise bag. :)