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Very simple tray - Bandeja muy sencilla
This is my first blog. Dedicated to all who post blogs and learn them well. Thank you for sharing your experiences!Este es mi primer blog. Dedicado a todos los que postean blogs y de los cuales tanto...
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Workshop Development #22: Ripping the rotted masonite off, adding the Hardie...
It’s been a busy weekend. I managed to rip off the old rotting pine and Masonite siding and trim from around my garage doors, and replaced it with products from James Hardie. I also was finally able to...
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52 Weeks #16: Week 16- No catchy title tonight
Evening all, can not really think of a catchy title for tonight. I posted my Happy Easter Project last evening and my daughter just loved them this morning when she found them after we got home from...
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Shop Update #7: A few more steps done...
Today was a bit of an experiment: Will my son sleep through me using my table saw in the garage? And the answer is: no. Not great news on the woodworking front, but not really surprising. Anyhow, I got...
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DESIGNS FOR WOOD STRIPS #4: 90 degrees bend by cut and paste
I have changed the concept on the beveled joint for the rainbow strips. I know it will be difficult to cut and paste (glue) in reality if you are dealing with the 10 mm x 8mm strips of wood. Cutting it...
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Tool gloat: UNISAW! #8: . . . and done!
I finally got the time to go to woodcraft this week and I picked up a piece of 3/4” UHMW poly to be used for a fence face. It sat until today, Easter, when I got the time to work on it. I cut it to...
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In The Beginning #7: Food Safe Finishes
The Below is informational only. It in no way any reflection on anyones political beliefs. It is for those that would like to do their own research into the subject. This is NOT a political forum so...
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First Bandsaw Box #2: Drawers
I’m completed the glue-up of the drawers and hope to figure out what I want for pulls and for the final finish…probably Watco Danish Oil several coats or more….and for pulls….I’m still mulling what I...
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My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #320: Pacing Yourself
I got up just after six this morning, which is just about right. It is good to feel like I am getting back to normal. I think six a.m. is a fine hour to wake up. Not too early whereas you would feel...
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Evolution of a Shop #20: Shooting Board
I’ve got an upcoming project where I’ll need a shooting board, and I’ve always wanted to make one. So while waiting on some finish samples to dry last night, I jammed one out. It’s made from 3/4” and...
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Roubo Cabinet #2: Design Specs
Took measurements; here’s what will work best (all outside dimensions of the cabinet): 33 ¼” W x 13 ¼” H x 20 ¼” D Assuming full ¾” stock for carcase and all dividers, top drawer will be 10” x 2 ¾”...
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The Nehls End Workshop #4: Taking A Direct Hit
Early Monday morning was an abrupt awakening. A bright flash, a loud crack and a house shaking hit. We were struck by lighting. The tallest tree in the neighborhood was struck by lighting and it was...
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Making an ancient bucket MaFe #12: Finale - there is a hole in my bucket!
Finale there is a hole in my bucket! Ta-taaaaaaaa… Plingeling… Swirrrrmmm… oooooopen. Closer. Even closer. Ready, steady - GO!!!UPS!!! If I should pick up water in this bucket, I should be running.Ok...
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Ridgid 14in Bandsaw #1: Parts and Planning
The last time I wrote this, my computer decided it was gonna reboot my computer w/o my consent thereby causing me to lose everything I wrote. From now on, I’ll use my personal blog and link to it here...
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A new dining room set for my wife! #8: Sides again - Time to put on my APRON...
On to the side aprons! After thinking about it for a while I figured that cutting the shoulders would be best since it gives me something to cut to. Somewhere I should cut no further, and the material...
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Restoring a Walker Turner BN730 Band Saw #6: Finally done
Well it is finally done, I have it all together and was able to make some saw dust. Other than assembling it all, I crowned the tires (the blade tracks beautifully) and used Bob Vaughn’s article to...
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Bootstrapping a living-room workbench #2: Overthinking the design
I’ve been playing in SketchUp, trying to design the ultimate-workbench-from-a-kitchen-coutertop.This is more or less an arbitrary challenge, because I could probably glue a second countertop over the...
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Double Video: New Table & Dog VS Groundhog
Here are some pics/video of my new table. This table is used for practicing my chiropractic techniques on unlucky passer-bys :) More importantly, here is a video of my dog standing off against a...
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Restoring a 1957 a Dewalt Radial Arm Saw #3: Finishing up the wiring ,The...
I bought a new switch, and put an extension on it, to make it easier to flip on and off, (the extension is the barrel of a Bic pen, cut shorter, slipped on and epoxied to the toggle switch, with green...
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My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #323: Concerned About My Friends
I spent the last hour or so trying to find out news about my dear friend Leldon from Cullman, Alabama. Yesterday Cullman was hit with a vicious tornado that wiped out most of downtown. The pictures are...
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