DGM Woodworks

Cleaning Day!

Dennis — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:36:20 +0000

The only thing I hate worse than watching glue dry is watching clear finish dry. I have post office box banks and lazy susans sitting all around the shop after putting their first clear coat finish on this morning. When this happens, I can’t machine anything that would create dust. Fortunately, I had a shipment [...]

Almost Déjà vu

Dennis — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:31:49 +0000

About 11 years ago, I got side tracked and started making Post Office lock box door banks. I made up about 15 of them, gave one to each one of my kids, a few friends, and set the rest on a shelf in the basement and forgot about them. A few years later, my wife [...]

Too Pretty For Anything Else

Dennis — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 02:00:26 +0000

By looking at my products, one will deduce that I like to mix different woods to make each piece interesting and eye catching. However, every once in a while I get a hold of a piece of wood that beckons to stand on its own without any further help from me. Such is the case [...]

Church Pew Lazy Susans

Dennis — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:57:07 +0000

When I was in Tennessee a few weeks ago, my dad gave me an old church pew that was removed from his church. It was destined for the dump and would be there right now had he not rescued it. This pew was installed in the church in 1964 when they built the new sanctuary. [...]

The Lenoir City Show

Dennis — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:12:46 +0000

I couldn’t ask for a nicer venue than the Lenoir City Festival. I was literally steps from the lake and the view was beautiful. The weather this weekend was slightly overcast to sunny. Saturday was humid, but there was a slight breeze coming across the peninsula that made it bearable. It didn’t start raining until [...]

Going North

Dennis — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 02:32:58 +0000

I’m getting excited because in a couple more days, I will be heading to Tennessee for another show! This is the big Lenoir City Festival that is set up on the banks of Ft Loudon Lake. This show was recommended to me by quite a few artists at other Tennessee shows, so I decided to [...]

This Weekend at Chastain Park

Dennis — Mon, 24 May 2010 04:43:31 +0000

This weekend’s show was my first one this year that was dry both days. Saturday was overcast in the morning, but sunny all afternoon. Sunday was beautiful all day. Chastain Park is a great setting for a show. The show was set up along a tree-lined street in the middle of the park and seemed [...]

Buckhead, Here We Come!

Dennis — Thu, 20 May 2010 05:08:14 +0000

The Buckhead Spring Festival is this weekend!! It would be hard to find a better location in Atlanta to have a show. This is the first year for this show so hopefully we will have a good turnout. The promoter has done a great job with advertising, and since the show is in Chastain Park, [...]

Never Bored

Dennis — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:37:18 +0000

The thing I like about woodworking is the variety of challenges and projects I constantly run into. I don’t think a woodworker ever quits learning something new every day. We agonize over design, proportions, math, and chemistry. We expose ourselves to harmful dust, sharp spinning blades, and hours standing on concrete floors. But, we keep [...]