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03-03-2015 10:16 PM
by jciccare
My goal was a level floor supported by 2×4 joists. But the concrete floor’s compound slope steepens even more toward the highest (northwest) corner. If I started the joist frame in that corner, the finish floor would start 4.25”...
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03-03-2015 08:57 PM
by Friedel1
The idea came from a neighbor. He had an old “bird feeder” very rot and yet functional. I offered him this bird box rebuild. I then built many of them:-)First of beech. Ha! Evil mistake! Well, at that point I knew even less about wood properties, ...
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03-03-2015 05:35 PM
by ToddJB
I recently just participated in the Dovetail Layout Tool Swap where I made a few items for LJ AgentTwitch. On the marking gauge I had made a couple of thumb screws and a few people were asking about them, so this blog will show how they were const...
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03-03-2015 05:28 PM
by jbschutz
A while back I noted I had missed my 3 year anniversary as a LJ-er. This a little more important…..Barbie and I are celebrating our 50th wedding anniversary on March 6th, on Kauai, at our favorite B and B, near Poipu Beach. We arrived at the...
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03-03-2015 05:23 PM
by Bill Schonfelder
Been busy struggling to hang onto my job. I hope any of you who have been following me understand. It is a very scary situation for us in the Oil and Gas industry on the manufacturing side of things. I am not sure when I will be able to contrib...
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03-03-2015 05:05 PM
by jciccare
I’ve always been a DIY-er on a modest scale, tackling home repairs and small projects within the limits of my ability. No workshop other than sawhorses and a WorkMate, and basic tools to match—a no-frills circular saw, Sawzall, handhe...
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03-03-2015 04:25 PM
by Dutchy
The pieces become smaller. Her are the pictures from the roof lights.
First put some dowels with CA glue in a piece of padouk:
After sawing:
After sanding the crude form:
Turning on the lathe. This with the greatest caution I turned wi...
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03-03-2015 02:18 PM
by jerrells
Hello woodworkers
I have a question. I have turned a lot of my attention to creating furniture for 18 inch dolls, like American Girl. I have the book by Dennis Simmons, “Making Furniture and Dollhouses … ” and it seems to be t...
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03-03-2015 01:45 PM
by Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
It's sunny outside and looks to be a beautiful day. I can see the tops of the trees along the riverbank swaying in the breeze though, so I am certain that although it looks warm outside, it is a bit deceiving. As we work our way into March, I ...
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03-03-2015 12:40 PM
by Dutchy
A lot of picture,s Making the rear wheel rims.
Standard you use an axle peg for mounting a wheel on the axle. On the picture below you can see this on the left side. This time I made a long dowel and with a press fit it is glued in the wheel. ...
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03-03-2015 08:06 AM
by madts
I have always wanted to make a wood plane. A friend of mine, a picker, got me some blades not too long ago. I also had a block of Walnut wanting to be cut up.
Next on to the body parts and the sides.
Now I can start laying out the geometry...
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03-03-2015 06:38 AM
by SvenPHX
Mostly pics, it’s pretty self explanatory:
My pieces are long so it has to be tall:
And it’s dead nuts 90 degrees to my table saw top:
I am thinking of adding a foot on the opposite side (to the blade) ...
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03-03-2015 02:58 AM
by ic3ss
Since I began woodworking almost five years ago and slowly building my shop, one of the things that has proven difficult for me to prioritize was buying clamps. We all know the old saying “You can’t have enough clamps”. And while...
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03-03-2015 01:01 AM
by Randy Sharp
Visit my website at www.sawdustinn.com or on Facebook!
It took 10 hours to resaw the 1 1/4″ thick slabs into three thinner panels and then plane them to the finished 1/4″ thickness. In total, I cut 21 panels that will become inserts for the si...
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03-02-2015 11:19 PM
by LaneBros
I built myself a new lumber rack this week to try and get some of my lumber off the floor and make some room to move in my shop. i basically used Marc Spagnuolo’s design and just altered his plans to fit my needs.
Here is a link to my blo...
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03-02-2015 10:03 PM
by Dave Rutan
My neighbor has had this shed since before we moved in 20 years ago. In the loft I can see these lengths of wood. I have no idea what kind of wood it is, but I’ve never seen then use even one board.
Over the years, the father has...
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03-02-2015 09:02 PM
by Dave Rutan
Andrea is located in Mexico, but is originally from Croatia. He works with limited tools on his projects, but he has a good imagination and his videos are pretty well produced. Definitely worth a watch. A few of his videos are available in Spa...
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03-02-2015 07:37 PM
by George_SA
One of my preferences in woodworking is wooden toys. I have a special interest in trucks and the model of the Old Time Farm Truck by Ron Fritz, Creeksidewoodshop.com on the Google Sketchup 3D warehouse drew my attention.
His model was in imperi...
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03-02-2015 06:01 PM
by Rugman01
Well I have bugun to start my collection of fine hand tools. I recently spent 3 weeks trying to get the Stanley Bailey set of old hand planes. I wanted to get them all rusted on purpose, so I would gain the knowledge that was going to bw necassry ...
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03-02-2015 05:59 PM
by Bob506
I am designing a drum sander much like the ones I have viewed here with a couple twists.
First thing I am wondering is how would a drum made of pvc pipe with end plates and 3 to 5 internal discs hold up? I will experiment with this since I have...
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03-02-2015 05:51 PM
by Iwud4u
Here are pictures of the build.Making the frames and covering them with 3/8” bender board.
Tapering the frame support cleats.
Assembling the frame structure.
Applying the bender board to both sides.
Inserting dowe...
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03-02-2015 05:02 PM
by johnstoneb
Yesterday and a little bit this morning was spent jointing and fitting the front, back and drawer dividers. I now have a complete carcase.
Drawer dividers in and fit.
Front and back installed and fit.
I need more practice on ...
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03-02-2015 03:42 PM
by Gary Rogowski
Expectations. We all have them when we walk into the shop. Ah yes, I have come to spend a pleasant relaxing day at the bench undisturbed, unperturbed.
Then you begin work.
Things can go wrong. Jigs don’t work, parts mis-align as the glue hol...
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03-02-2015 02:11 PM
by handsawgeek
From the first day I joined LumberJocks, I have seen tons of posts showing really neat wood toys and other projects that members have lovingly made for their grandkids.
Being blessed with a couple of my own, I can say that I’m proud to be part ...
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03-02-2015 01:54 PM
by Bermuda_Les
So this Sunday we needed to trim all the boards to 6” wide. Having picked up the table saw on Saturday from the workshop (in the pouring rain) and somehow managing to fit it in the back of the car, we took it to the house. Sunday was a rela...
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03-02-2015 01:27 PM
by Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
It is snowing out. I woke up to another 2 inches of fresh snow over the 3 feet we already have on the ground. We went for a walk last night and it was cold out, but there was no wind and it was truly beautiful. The roads were clear and you could e...
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03-02-2015 12:22 PM
by Cory
I was able to get a few more things completed on my outfeed table:
I cut out the handle area on the dividers, which makes it much easier to grab them. I also glued a small block on the back so the bins don’t slide all the way to the rear...
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03-02-2015 10:31 AM
by JonoMcHugh
Once the tree had been halved, it was time to get it loaded and transported back to the shed where it can begin the drying process….all 18 months of it!!
Being a big lug of wood, it wasn’t going to be as easy as lifting it onto the ...
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03-02-2015 06:16 AM
by robscastle
Today I busted open the pack, consulted my drawings for the concept, selected some timber of a suitable size for the chest frame and ran the lengths through the thicknesser to clean them up and get some consistant thicknesses
The timber came up...
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03-02-2015 06:06 AM
by robscastle
A friend of mine asked me to make him a tool makers Chest.
He sent me a few photos and in the intrim I accepted the task.
A few months later about Dec 2014 he delivered a bundle of timber for the task.We spoke about it and I said that I wou...
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03-03-2015 11:03 PM
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03-02-2015 11:19 PM
by LaneBros
I built myself a new lumber rack this week to try and get some of my lumber off the floor and make some room to move in my shop. i basically used Marc Spagnuolo’s design and just altered his plans to fit my needs.
Here is a link to my blo...
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03-02-2015 09:02 PM
by Dave Rutan
Andrea is located in Mexico, but is originally from Croatia. He works with limited tools on his projects, but he has a good imagination and his videos are pretty well produced. Definitely worth a watch. A few of his videos are available in Spa...
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03-01-2015 09:11 PM
by BenhamDesign
I saved the design and building of the handles for last. Mainly, because I had no Idea what I was going to do for a handle. All I knew, was I wanted it to be made from wood. I searched through all my design books, and all over the web looking for ...
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03-01-2015 01:38 PM
by StumpyNubs
This week is full of tips, plus a big Woodworking in America announcement, and a Worksharp3000 giveaway- the first of several- so even if you didn’t win this week, enter to win the next one we’re giving away two weeks from today!
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02-28-2015 03:59 PM
by ScottM1
Here is a quick tip that you can use to make the bottom inset on the decks of your cabinets adjust automatically.Here is the link be sure to check it out and let me know what you think.http://youtu.be/BL-d8EaNvCQ
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02-28-2015 01:01 PM
by Canadian Woodworks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q1lboLLjAQ
In this video I’m making lumber from some Canadian Black Walnut logs on a 1992 wood-mizer LT-40HD. I’m flitch sawing the logs keeping the live edge on. Which is not only good for table top...
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02-28-2015 10:44 AM
by Guy Dunlap
In this video, I have a nice piece of figured walnut, and resaw it to make book matched drawer fronts. These pieces get laminated to another piece of walnut. I also make a small frame for the hutch to rest on the top, and make the top. And of cour...
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02-27-2015 09:29 PM
by Paul Pomerleau
Scroll saw baskets are a bit easier to make than scroll saw bowls.Today I am making a 9 sided pattern out of birch.These make great gifts and are very popular.
You can watch my video here.
Enjoy.
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02-27-2015 12:58 PM
by GlassImpressions
I filmed the build on my YouTube Channel. Please check it out! http://youtu.be/5zscvb5stwc
I was commissioned to build this frame and thought I would take you guys along for the ride.
The build consists of poplar stock, glass, black vinyl de...
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02-26-2015 05:42 AM
by Todd A. Clippinger
I love talking to other woodworkers and hearing how their journey in the craft started. I recently met Madison Swords, and I just loved his story of how he got started in woodworking, so I had to share it with you.
Madison is a self-taught wood...
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02-25-2015 01:00 PM
by Dave Rutan
I’m pretty sure I first found Alex while looking for shop made clamp videos. In those days he was still a youngster working in a very small side shed along his parents’ house. Despite his then humble surroundings he managed to pu...
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02-24-2015 06:56 PM
by ScottM1
This is my latest video for the octagon column seriesOctagon Column Part 5. Drawing a cutter for the base moldingIn this video I will show you how you can make a cutter that is the same profile of a base molding that is in eCabinets moldings libra...
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02-22-2015 08:47 PM
by A Slice of Wood Workshop
Create your own key rack so you never lose those keys again. If you don’t have a forge to heat up your metal hooks, you can use a propane torch.
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02-22-2015 07:03 PM
by mikema
This video was made for get woodworking week. While that officially ends today, I thought I would make this my first video post here on Lumberjocks.com. Plans for this project are available for this project on my blog here: http://sawdustnewbie...
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02-22-2015 05:03 PM
by AlexHarris
Making a simple set of expanding desk draw dividers, to fit the size of almost any draw, out of reclaimed plywood and pine. Check out the video to see how these were made!
Free plans available for this project on my website: Go to site
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