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My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #253: Planning Ahead
I am pleased to report that I am done preparing the two projects to be sent out (Finally!) Yesterday I got over the hurdle of finishing writing the instructions, as well as getting lots of...
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Makers & Woodworkers
My recent www.wwoodshopcowboy.com post on teaching students to saw has been picked up for wider distribution…twice. Wordpress.com made it one of their “freshly pressed” posts, but I’m most happy with...
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Woodworking Accessories Alternatives #5: Mini Cyclone Dust Collection Bucket
Mini Cyclone Dust Collection Bucket Few friends message me and asked me if I can post this project also here in LJs than where I have it, because is easier for them to look at the project, so here it...
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Router Table Extension Wing #5: Time to Zig
As usual, no project ever goes the way I envision it. Even projects that I design 1st tend to take a left turn at some point. And so it is that I have hit that left turn in this project. With the top...
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New Post on the Little Good Pieces Blog: What We Do
There’s a new post on the Little Good Pieces blog: “What We Do”. It’s a simple visual metaphor for woodworking in general. Check it out! http://littlegoodpieces.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/what-we-do/
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Community rule to end woodworking? #1: The warning
Rant warning- this post is mostly to air out my frustration. I live in a deed-restricted community in a Tampa, FL suburb. We have lived here for about 7 years. For those of you unfamiliar with...
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Fear
I trust all is seen as a melding together of blogs. Different pages, different days. Sometimes same projects. I came from the workshop earlier shaking. I admit fear in many things. This was relief. I...
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1956 DeWalt MBF 9" Radial Arm Saw #1: He shoots, he SCORES !
HokieMojo was right: I should have been blogging this, from the get-go. So … playing catch-up … I’ll re-create the series, and simply link to the old ones. And away we go !...
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1956 DeWalt MBF 9" Radial Arm Saw #2: Oh, give (my RAS) a home, where the...
Turning this project into a blog series. Here’s where the DeWalt got its first apartment: http://lumberjocks.com/topics/23954
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1956 DeWalt MBF 9" Radial Arm Saw #3: Parts ... is parts !
The third entry in the blog series. This bring us current. http://lumberjocks.com/topics/24313 Any future entries in this blog series will not simply be links to old threads :-) We now return you to...
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3 1/2' x 8' torsion box #1: Torsion box assembly table
Used 5/8” mdf for grid and 1/2” for skins Cleaned the glue off the sides and flush trimmed the skins. Screwed hard board on top and cut with jigsaw. Trimmed hard board with router. Still need to...
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Heritage Bookcase from Estate Wood #4: The Final Photo Session
Finish was two coats of my own OV Secret Formula (one part Watco Natural, one part Satin polyurethane) followed by Watco Satin Wax applied ambitiously with 000 steel wool. I am pleased with the overall...
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Entertainment Center #3: Paint is on... almost done.
Well, the painter has taken the tape and paper down, and all thats left is to put the nobs and hardware back on, and its done! This project taught me so much, I learned about cutting corners (both...
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Table Saw Tune Up. Yuck!
I just spent the last few hours making adjustments to my table saw. I forgot how tedious that can be, especially when you expect results of .001” or less. I had to make some adjustments to my trunion...
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Shop Projects #3: Shop Evolution...
I’ve got a small shop…Personally, if I had unlimited resources, I would still work in a small area… it’s simply less steps. But it seems like lately my small space has been shrinking… Wood finds and...
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THE JOURNEY INTO RESTORING OLD TOOLS #3: Removing Rust with Citric Acid 1
.... Removing Rust with Citric Acid 1... Remember this is a travel into a new world for me and I will try different methods along the way ..Feel free to smile , luagh ,come with comments and advice´s...
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1934 Chevy Coupe
helluvawreck suggested I post a blog about making one of these projects so I’m going to give it a try. I started off wanting to make the fenders and running boards out of cedar. however once i made...
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toggle clamp #1: clamping your work down
i purchase some toggle clamp and the actual hold down is not good enough so i modified it a little
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Table saw #1: Sliding table saw
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