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Well, start with a plank #2: More work for the saws
Resaw #3 results...Tablesaw seems to have a wider kerf than the D8….not a biggie..Resaw #4 was about the same….just an inch less to saw through…. The next day ( Saturday) Resaw #5… Was for that...
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How to build an Irish harp (cláirseach) #2: Soundbox
The soundbox frame is essentially composed of 5 pieces. If you want to be fancy you can also apply two semicircular boards to the bottom like I did here (prepare for crappy schematic) the two “sides”...
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Well, start with a plank #3: Sunday's Funnies
Parts for the 4 sides have been milled down a bit.. A back and the 2 ends….was trying to line up to where the grain match up… I saved one of the resaw scraps…decided to try it out as the floor of the...
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NIght Stands a Plenty #1: Roughing up
So I needed to make two night stands based on a simple request and needed a few for my own use, so I thought I would batch out some. I was not unhappy with the design that the client liked and could...
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Green and yellow tractor - making wheels( Rear)
These are after glue up of the front and rear tires. This is about the rear tires only. Each tire has 2 halves with 2 layers in each half. The first ones I made I used a spline in one layer for...
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Well, start with a plank #4: Tuesday's Troubles
Well, things started out nicely enough, wanted to try to get some more corners done..THAT WAS THE PLAN..Until time to take the first photo…”Memory card is full, ”.....guess no pictures, today? Worked...
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GREEN AND YELLOW TRACTOR FRONT AND REAR TIRES
These are photos of the finished tire and wheel. There is 90 pieces of wood in the tire with the wheel weight. This is the wheel weight being made with the jig. Here I am cutting the tread on the...
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Modern Woodworking Project #15: Simple Projects for Gifts
In this video, I’ll show you how to make a knife block, a towel rack, and a few different wooden tongs. These quick woodworking projects are perfect birthday presents, holiday gifts, housewarming items...
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Custom Ice Pick
I designed and built this custom ice pick for a Pastor. I made a video of the challenges and problems I overcame to complete my first ice pick.
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Well, start with a plank #5: Wednesday's session
Goal was to get Corner #4 done, and a glue up….#4 seemed to want to fight.. 3 tries to get this far….to where I could saw and chisel the waste away….then trace around to lay out the tails.. Bandsaw...
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Well, start with a plank #6: Thursday's time in the shop
Clamps came off….all of them….some will return after a bit…right now, I need to clean things up Flatten the sides and tops and bottom edges…checking and fixing for square… Once that was done, I had...
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Green and yellow tractor rear axle wheel nuts
My axel is a 7/8th in allthread bolt that I took out of an electrical high line structure(Tear down) when I was a lot younger.. My wheel nuts i hand made(a lot of hand work) from the square nuts used...
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House Projects #14: Childhood Souvenirs...
Been lugging around this old Blackboard for many years! My Grandfather worked as a Custodian at our school in my Hometown… Back when Junior High Schools were thought up and and initiated, 7th and 8th...
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Well, start with a plank #7: Friday's work
Involves the lid to this box.. Prototype says I need a rebate all the way around…box is out of the clamps, so.. Set the box upside down onto the lid’s blank…get it centered up..trace around…knife the...
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Workshop operational tips. #39: Glass Jars for those recalcitrant chems.
Boys and Girls, During the C19 Pandemic, I treated myself to a few new Fe$tool tools. This is noting to do with them, though I may do a review later, they dragged me down to the workshop and make me do...
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Building a 1930's Model A Ford #3: The build goes on
Now have head lights and side lights fitted. Running boards and front fenders completed and fitted too. Looks like the hood is going to be a while. In transcribing some measurements I misread ⅜ as ⅛...
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Now to Fix This?
Here’s an old desk that’s broken and has a very worn finish. This was a challenge I took on and filmed the whole process. I hope you enjoy this video. I’d love to hear what you think! Link to...
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Over arm vac hose #1: Completed low cost over arm vac hose
I found a similar design on Pinterest and I could not justify the price of the Festool version so I made my own. I used 1” black iron pipe, 1” pex that I machined as a bushing and 1” emt conduit for...
View ArticleHow to build an Irish harp (cláirseach) #3: Musical interlude
(firs time embedding a video, lets see if it works, link below in case it doesn’t) This is just a short sound sample of how it plays so far. The tune is the first section of a Scottish lament called...
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green and yellow tractor front end grill and radiator
This is the base after it was painted. These are photos of the front end grill assembly. I mounted it in the frame to make sure I was headed the right direction. Trial run on the fit of the top of the...
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