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New Adirondack Chairs..in AZ #13: Assembully 101 chair frame and my workbench
Hi welcome to a big step in the build. All that precut and premarking made today go fast in the hour of heat by 9:30 am. Today is a dry fit matching parts and checking before i glue with Titebond III....
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Cabinet Refacing #4: Drawer parts and a Case
Well back at it today, had a great time with the grandkids visiting. Manage to get thec1/2” plywood cut down, milled up and glued together for the single 30” base cabinet being added. My panel cutting...
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New Adirondack Chairs..in AZ #14: Tuesday...Chair And Shop Tour Tuesday
First, we glued and screwed the seat frame from yesterday with Titebond III. New to me and its a bit more runny thaAn I expected. I chose the seat boards and arranged as I wanted to hide any knots or...
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Cabinet Refacing #5: Drawers assembled and face frame built
Had a good day in the shop, busy. Cut all the drawer bottoms and started assemble of the drawers, after a little fine tuning. Also took time to predrill holes to mount the drawer faces. All parts laid...
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Better Shop Series #9: Push Sticks, Push Blocks, and Sanding Blocks
Today I’ll show you how to make these push blocks, push sticks, and sanding blocks for your woodshop. I made these push sticks and sanding blocks out of birch plywood and leftover walnut I had sitting...
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Making a wooden scissors lift table #1: Scissors Lift Table
This the approach I took to making my scissor lift table. The plan was to make an adjustable height table no bigger than my moveable table that I have used for years in the shop. That is 24×30. So for...
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New Adirondack Chairs..in AZ #15: Half a chair, do unto another and Shop Tip...
Today is glue and screw the seat boards. I almost messed up with holes marked over the side legs and seat boards not rounded over. Got to check those parts before assembled. Predrilled the holes on...
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Cabinet Refacing #6: Sand, Sand and more Sanding
Spent the day sanding doors, drawer faces, and drawers. First used a ROS on the flat surfaces. Then by hand to ease the edges and corners. And did a little filling in a few areas. All set to start the...
View ArticleChisels sharping
Hi, Based on the recommendation that I received from this wonderful community I got myself a set of Narax chisels. Looks like they are sharp when arrived, I also purchased a honing guide so I can sharp...
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New Adirondack Chairs..in AZ #16: Great morning building more..and more by 9 am.
Up and at em by 7:30.. fans on. So I put together to leg set for chair 2 front leg to side leg with screws. also predrilled the holes for the arm brackets and the holes for the front board. I did not...
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Laundry hamper #26: First side glued up
Not been getting much done, but a little at a time. I finished chopping all the mortises yesterday, and this morning got out the Luban 043 to cut some rabbets. These are to hold a piece of 6mm birch...
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Just a box #1: start
Meant as a way to use up some of the stash of resaw stuff….Some are NOT good box making things.. Others might be more useful as glue up panels..maybe for a Frame & Panel sort of thing… And.. Which...
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i came across a set of plans that a member of our bluegrass group had made. very simple and made from 1 sheet of exterior plywood. if anyone is interested in the plans, please email me and i will email...
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Running a Hard Air Line for Compressor.
I was asked to write up a blog for this project, not a woodworking one though, but it does go with woodworking. From the planning of my shop build a had plans to install a hard air line for the...
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Is there a woodworking plan somewhere on how to make a small levitating table? I want a small one just big enough for a small potted plant.
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Just a box #2: Cutting finger joints, by hand tools
Others can do this via a power tool of some sort….tablesaw + jig….Router table + jigs…..But, you tend to be limited by a couple things…..width of whatever cutter(s) used, and a set spacing from the...
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Just a box #3: 2 glue ups?
Calm before the storm? including a brand new Acid Shop Brush, to moosh the glue into place… Spacers added to the insides, to keep them from bowing in…cauls are supoosed to NOT sit on the fingers…but.....
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Cabinet Refacing #7: Started the painting process
After I sanded everything down, it was time to start painting. I took this last Sunday and ran a hard air line around the shop which included a regulator and a filter. There is a blog on that. I also...
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Dunlap 103.23622 Drill Press #5: Motor cleaning and restoring
Back to the grind with this drill press restore. The first thing I decided to tackle once I got the new cabinet built is the disgusting motor. Really the whole damn thing is disgusting. I don’t think...
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Dunlap 103.23622 Drill Press #6: Painting the cast iron
Not a lot to cover on this entry but I’m trying my best to at least cover all the major steps. For paint prep of cast iron its pretty straight forward. Remove the old paint and clean the snot out of...
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