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Dunlap 103.23622 Drill Press #4: A New Home
Firing this blog series back up since I’m actually going to get time to work on this drill press…FINALLY! This post won’t be long. I decided to make a new cabinet so the drill place has a nice knew...
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Historic Woodworker Videos #51: Elizabeth de Lanux Art Deco Furniture
This is the life story of Elizabeth Eyre de Lanux, an artist in Paris in the 1920s who created unique painting, rugs, and designs for Art Deco furniture as an interior designer. It is my attempt to...
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Chisel Handles, Set of 6 #1: Getting Started
Last month I ordered a set of 6 chisels ranging from 1/8” to 1” with no handles, just 2” tangs. Thought about what wood to use while I was making all of the boxes. Sat down and did a sketch, I wanted...
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Are Keyhole Slots in Lever Caps and Screw Caps upside down ?
Such a simple thing we have all grown to recognise and take for granted . Would the keyhole slot work better the other way up ? The slot was changed to a kidney shape by Stanley to prevent the lever...
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Living in the Woods #1: So I want to build a treehouse in the woods...
As I have mentiuoned before I joined an Army Veterans private forest society. We cna go there to destress, light a fire, build am shelter, do some fishing. I asked my kids what type of shelter we...
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How to setup a drawer joint bit - no trial and error
Sometime, no doubt in a fit of tool euphoria, I ordered a three-faced drawer joint router bit.This bit makes a joint that looks like this:If you like you can make an overlaid drawer front by making the...
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A project for July 2022 #1: Start up
Had a few planks left over from the last project. Of the 5 boards, 2 were rather plain looking….the other 3 have headed for the shop. Lots of “Live Edge” and quite a lot of Spalt going on…The one...
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Build in The Small Workshop #5: Shopsmith accessory shelf and more.....
So Mr. Oldguy2 is cheap and this is my Second Shopsmith I have owned…but the third or fourth accessory shelf I have made. Now I like the company product but not willing to pay some $40 for their board...
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Build in The Small Workshop #6: Shopsmith shelf and more part 2
Well that was not well done to get your interest so here I go. I use a 3/8 dowel on the left to hold the accessory coupler, just easy to find and grap. I color coded the ends on mine. I used Doug...
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A project for July 2022 #2: Cutting day
Not much of a cutting list, yet..decided to cut things down and see just what I have..That ugly board…well, some was just not usable..And was scraped…the usable section…Will get ripped to a width. That...
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Living in the Woods #2: How to build a weathertite roof that also lets smoke...
So. If and when I finish my treehouse platform I was thinking about how to make a roof that is sealed against the tree but also a chimney stack to let smoke out. My thought process so far is to build...
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A project for July 2022 #3: More resaws, and a glue-up
Despite the Dungeon Creek…no less..Runs south to north, towards to floor drain….been a LOT of rain in the area….anyway..had to use the end vise, for the last 3 boards…weren’t long enough for the leg...
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A project for July 2022 #4: Parts is parts
Can’t use the tablesaw, today..Which leaves..A Stanley No. 358 “Cordless” Mitre saw…..Had laid out one of the desk’s sides,,,needed to cut it from a plank…length was with the mitre box…shape?Bandsaw to...
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New Adirondack Chairs..in AZ #7: Assemble the Chair Backs...2 adirondack...
So Shop Time today Yup This was about an hour of layout the 6 boards of the back on my bench. my benchtop is 29 by 54..actually a tabletop a neighbor was ditching, and its on top of an 18 inch by 54...
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New Adirondack Chairs..in AZ #8: Assemble the Chair Backs...2 adirondack...
So Shop Time today Yup This was about an hour of layout the 6 boards of the back on my bench. my benchtop is 29 by 54..actually a tabletop a neighbor was ditching, and its on top of an 18 inch by 54...
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New Adirondack Chairs..in AZ #9: Assemble the backs part 2..check and check
Part 2 of assemble the backs. I like to assemble the boards of the backs as a unit, not what the plans call for. This give me the arch and spacing more to my taste and easy to hold the boards for...
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New Adirondack Chairs..in AZ #10: Drill Press mode in a Really really small...
So this shed shop is 8×16 and The ShopSmith 510 fits many roles here. One comment was what about drill press mode and it was time to drill parallel holes in the two back boards for the back frame....
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A project for July 2022 #5: Board prep, dovetails...
The board for the back of this desk, needs a bit of work..This is the “Before”...and..Just about planed smooth…Then marked an edge…as the board was a bit too wide..We have ways…There IS a knot along...
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Cabinet Refacing #1: The Begining.
Picked up a job, refacing cabinets, with new doors, drawers and drawer fronts, also need to build one 3 drawer cabinet. The customer wants them painted, so I went with Poplar and plywood. The doors are...
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