http://frank-e-t.com The online home of Frank E Truncale. Featuring Carpentry, Pro Audio and Other Passions. Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:53:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This window seat looks like it was built with this Rockridge house at the turn of the last century.   But when you pull open the drawers you find the void free birch ply boxes open effortlessly thanks to 21st century full extenuation, soft close drawer slides.   The upholstery was ... http://frank-e-t.com/window-seat/ I had just bought a load of jewelers saw blades for an inlay project when I realized Gina's Birthday was in a couple of days.  I became inspired to make this sterling silver ebony and maple ring.  Architectural and clitoral, I used some scrap from a lutherie project to fashion ... http://frank-e-t.com/birthday-gift/ [caption id="attachment_1606" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Songs from Frank E screen shot 5 5 11"][/caption] I have started writing songs.  It is a really magical sort of thing.  It was  hard at first to just relax about it.  I would be so uptight about what I was saying, how it would be taken ... http://frank-e-t.com/songs-from-frank-e-t/ 2010 brought me great pleaser to work with the talented Carmen Caruso and her band Odd Owl.  It was lots of fun tracking with the band as well as the intensive mix sessions with Carmen.  The quirky pop tunes are not only contagiously danceable but smart, funny and provocative.   ... http://frank-e-t.com/odd-owl-album-credits/ . From Tucker June 3 2011 ...but just then my tower blew so i was limping along with the laptop and rolling hospital tray, which my caregiver-person-krewe was none too pleased to see again. praise for the monitor thingie: "what is this small table? hey, tucker, you know what? I do not like this thing." - nino "hey what happened ... http://frank-e-t.com/media-boom/ For four years I have been sailing Del Corazon my little Choey Lee offshore 31 ketch. I had always assumed that the machining in the top of the rudder-post lined up with the rudder. In other words, if the tiller lined up mid-ship then the rudder would as well. One ... http://frank-e-t.com/haul-out-adventure-2010/ . Buddha Mind Incredibly expanding, peaceful loving Buddha mind. No boundaries. Unattainable yet ever-present. Do I strive or peel away? Do I grab or just hold my hand so close and open? Settling surely like a speck of dust. I can taste the sourness of my own disappointments melt into a sweet life sustaining calm. I am held in ... http://frank-e-t.com/buddha-mind-and-other-poetry/ cabin-skipper I finally replaced my camera that went missing.  I ended up buying a Lumix LX3.  One of the more outstanding features of this camera is the 24mm f2 lens. During my research for a new camera I got interested in VR technologies.  There are only a few things needed to make ... http://frank-e-t.com/360-x-180-my-reality-virtual/ This piece was meticulously designed and carefully crafted to complement the refined taste of the owner of this turn of the century Berkeley/Albany bungalow. Hand rubbed oil finish provides a rich, dynamic luster to the certified sustainably harvested cherry. Here you can see a detail of the joinery where the two pieces ... http://frank-e-t.com/fireplace-mantel-and-bookshelves/ This projects started with the post on the left.  Just a little something architectural to hide the utilities on the side of the house. Then the scope of the work expanded to a low fence and a concrete pad to house and hide the trash and recycling. Finally the beefy low ... http://frank-e-t.com/functional-minimalism/