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		<title>Hand tools only projects</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently decided to dive into the world of hand tools-only woodworking, mostly because the only times I can do any sort of woodworking is early in the morning or late at night, and my wife, my dog and my &#8230; <a href="http://www.julienlecomte.net/blog/2011/11/640/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Julien&#8217;s Guide to Hand-Cutting Through Dovetails</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the age of power tools, why in the world would you want to hand-cut dovetails? Well, first of all, one can hand-cut dovetails that can&#8217;t be made by a router, so there&#8217;s a bragging rights reason for doing it&#8230; &#8230; <a href="http://www.julienlecomte.net/blog/2011/04/589/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An unconventional loading strategy for YUI 3</title>
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		<title>A tenoning jig for the Dewalt DW745 portable table saw</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a basic tenoning jig I made for my Dewalt DW745 portable table saw. It should make cutting tenons a breeze! (Click on the thumbnails below to see a larger version of each photo.)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.julienlecomte.net/blog/2011/03/574/</link>
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		<title>How to make a square hole&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The mortise and tenon joint is one of the most fundamental joinery techniques used in woodworking because it is both simple and strong. It is what separates &#8220;IKEA-style regurgitated termite barf&#8221; from fine furniture. Although there are many variations on &#8230; <a href="http://www.julienlecomte.net/blog/2011/03/566/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>First hand-cut mortise and tenon joint</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here are a few photos of my first hand-cut mortise and tenon joint. There is a lot of room for progress, but for a first trial, I am pretty happy with the result. (Click on the thumbnails below to see &#8230; <a href="http://www.julienlecomte.net/blog/2011/02/548/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>From Dream To Reality (follow up)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[About a year ago, I announced on this blog that I had started designing and building an Albert Highe inspired 16&#8243; F/4 dobsonian telescope. This project has now come to its conclusion as you can see in the photos below. &#8230; <a href="http://www.julienlecomte.net/blog/2010/12/542/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>OR: Dinosaur Point, 11/2/2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Were present: George Feliz, Rogelio Bernal Andreo, Paul Duncan, Peter Natscher, Jim Molinari, Jeff Weiss and myself. The conditions were extremely pleasant: warm (temps in the 50s), dry, no wind. The transparency was good (NELM 6.2 in UMi) and the &#8230; <a href="http://www.julienlecomte.net/blog/2010/11/538/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.julienlecomte.net/blog/2010/11/538/</link>
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		<title>OR: CalStar 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Attendance at this year&#8217;s CalStar was surprisingly low compared to last year. I setup in the &#8220;dark enforced area&#8221;, right next to Mark Johnston whom I must thank for helping me get out of a bad battery situation&#8230; The skies &#8230; <a href="http://www.julienlecomte.net/blog/2010/10/535/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		<link>http://www.julienlecomte.net/blog/2010/10/535/</link>
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		<title>OR: DARC Observatory, 8/14/2010: Prison escapees enjoy dark and steady skies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When I showed up at the entrance of the Hollister BLM access road, off of Little Panoche Rd, around 7pm, I saw Dr. Lee Hoglan, Craig Scull, Peter Nastcher, Tony Hurtado and Mark Johnston fiddling with the gate. Apparently, a &#8230; <a href="http://www.julienlecomte.net/blog/2010/08/530/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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