http://joedusel.com Sharing My Woodworking and My Life Fri, 24 Apr 2009 04:55:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Wha-what? Randi Rhodes is actually going to be part of the company that hosts the likes of Rush Limbaugh, Hannity,  Beck, and a list of right-wing whackos as long as your arm. Even the Wall Street Journal had an article about it.  Well, at least Randi is going to a ... http://joedusel.com/2009/04/23/randi-rhodes-joins-premiere-radio-network-huh/ This is my latest bamboo shoe storage bench, or if you are Japanese, getabako. This time around I made this with vertical solid amber bamboo. I make and sell these shoe benches at our  web site, AikoMei.com.  The vertical solid bamboo is a single ply material, and it is ... http://joedusel.com/2009/04/19/eco-friendly-bamboo-shoe-bench/ I know I can’t be the only one feeling this way, but I miss Randi Rhodes! It’s just not the same without having her on the radio. They put Nancy Skinner on to replace her on the now defunct and defunded Nova M and I was sorely disappointed.  The ... http://joedusel.com/2009/04/16/air-america-bring-back-randi-rhodes/ I use two software tools to generate estimates for my cabinet jobs. I first design the project with the eCabinet Systems cabinet design software. This not only gives me the design drawings, renderings, cut lists and nest diagrams; but it also gives me a very good estimate for all of ... http://joedusel.com/2008/03/29/how-do-i-come-up-with-estimates/ Every now and then I get questions about getting a contractor's license. One of the big things that people want to know is whether to go to a school for this.  These schools charge anywhere from $600 to $1200 for the classes plus the study guides.  It's a bit expensive ... http://joedusel.com/2008/03/19/getting-a-california-contractors-license/ Since this is my first post on this blog about woodworking, I want it to be something that is really important to me. I’ve been working wood since about 1985 starting with a radial arm saw, a drill, a router and a few other basic tools. Back then ... http://joedusel.com/2008/02/20/safety-first/