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7 hours ago
by RexInMinn
I’m planning to build two wooden boxes (five sides) to replace milk crates in a brick & board style shelf unit for my old books that I keep in my basement library. These boxes need to be strong enough to support considerable weight. Glui...
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7 hours ago
by MrGoodCat
I wanted to start documenting this project. I spent this afternoon slicing pine logs into 2” thick discs. The discs measure 11” diameter with bark. My plan is to make a 60” x 12” buffet table. I’ll have to cut the dis...
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8 hours ago
by Zeiler
I don’t really know how to make a 32 tooth gear out of wood. My robotics teacher advised me to try drawing it in auto-CAD, printing it, and then using the band saw to make more precise cuts. I will try this on Monday.
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8 hours ago
by Zeiler
I am building a scale model of a catapult in wood shop. the integrity of the frame is crucial for the catapult to work properly and I am pretty confident it will hold.
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9 hours ago
by cbfodalo
Hitachi 12CMS on DWX723 stand with extra wide supports; This saw and stand combo is working well for me. I use the stock material supports and stops as well as the wider support / stops. Works really well when working with 20’ stock, I use...
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10 hours ago
by Shawn Sealer
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Sharping a saw for the first time
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11 hours ago
by TerryDowning
Previously I completed the glue up.
After the glue cured, I removed the clamps and got started cleaning everything up.
I trimmed off the excess material on the pins using my 60 1/2 LA Block Plane which worked great.
I did notice a small c...
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12 hours ago
by dbhost
I did an out of the box review, and comparison test between the Drill Master, and the General EZ Pocket hole jig.
Like always I have it posted to my Blogger site.”
Generally speaking, the General does the job, but is a little harder g...
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14 hours ago
by yuridichesky
This blog entry is further in the past than the previous one, sharp-sighted will notice that leg vise is not ready yet here. I believe it’s not a big deal, so here we go…...At the very beginning of the project I wanted to build some k...
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14 hours ago
by Michael Anthony Zelonis
First cuts into the Sawcliffe Green man….let me extol the wonders of my new found favorite wood, Alaskan yellow cedar! I am already addicted to it’s texture. It has more resistance to the tool than basswood as it is somewhat more dense...
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16 hours ago
by stefang
This build is taking a lot longer to finish than it was supposed to. I had figured to be finished with it at the end of January, but I ran into some aches and pains, so I haven’t been in the shop as much as I would have liked. I have been w...
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17 hours ago
by Fr. Thomas Bailey, OSB
Growing up in a family of six on a First Sergeant’s pay, meant that my parent’s provided my brothers and I with what we needed but there wasn’t much left over for extras. My father actually learned to refinish antiques because busted-up old – wha...
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20 hours ago
by TraylorPark
So in my previous post I walked us to the point of how it came to be that I wanted to build furniture. I mentioned that I thought I was handy so I figured I’d give some background on how that idea was planted in my head (and kind of confirme...
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23 hours ago
by Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
We finally got our site updated yesterday. I say that with just a touch of exasperation because it seems like getting to this point took much, much longer than it should.
It hasn’t been because I wasn’t working – as a matter ...
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1 day ago
by robscastle
Once the boxes were finally assembled the jig came out again this time the mystery four holes in jig and red circles were used to finish off the assembly.
The four holes are inbuilt carry handles and the red circles a predrill locators for the ...
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1 day ago
by robscastle
Once the glue up of the panels had been allowed to dry overnight it was time to lay everything out and ensure every thing fits up OK.
Prior to assembly squareness was checked again and minor sawing to size undertaken.The finger joints neede...
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1 day ago
by LyallAndSons
I guess if you have read my blog so far, you’ve figured out when it comes to my stories, I’m about half full of…well, you get the idea. My point is, some of these are just ramblings written in hope someone is entertained. I do pl...
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1 day ago
by robscastle
Upon cutting all the profiles and dry assembling everything it was now time to fit the panel inserts.
From the split stock I prepared there was quite a bit of additional work required getting them all to 6mm thickness.
The thicknesser was in...
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1 day ago
by LyallAndSons
Who would have EVER thought…one of our LumberJock brethren has wronged me! You know,since I made 8 or so posts here and we’re all so tight, know each other so well…I mean, I’d even have helped him move if called upon! Why ...
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1 day ago
by moment
....................Surreal? Real? To those of you who are too closely following my blerg , you can see substantial finality in mymodifications to this $ 15 find from CL . Did some cutting and rearrangement as you cansee on the bottom; got ri...
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1 day ago
by robscastle
After preparing all the materials I then found that I had too many different widths and not enough of the one size, so I resawed the three 88mm width on their own to match the 9x I had at 83mm
Although I was as mean as possible with the thickne...
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1 day ago
by Rick M.
There was a lot of interest in this part so I’m adding another blog entry.
In the past I’ve used guitar string: burns nicely but abrades the line so it isn’t very dark; bailing wire: gets too hot and scorches the wood around t...
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1 day ago
by robscastle
I was trying to tidy up again as our house is getting lots of clutter, mainly from me bringing home stray pieces of timber I find.
I thought I had better look very closely at my stash of recycled timbers.
I had heaps so I pulled out about 28...
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1 day ago
by Patricelejeune
Here is the new installment on our videos on Hide Glue.
Many have asked us how they could save there Hot Hide Glue when they are not using it. Not like Old Brown Glue, Hot Hide Glue will rot in days if not cooked or frozen. It is not advised to...
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1 day ago
by Steve Magdinec
This week, I completed the sketching and carving out of my top piece. I decided to go with carving deer antlers into the center of the piece. I am very pleased at how it looks, and I’m glad I took my time on the bandsaw. Since the antlers ma...
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1 day ago
by poospleasures
I hope this blog is read and shown to as many Army veterans as you can who were stationed at Fort Knox during the 1940,s through the time the wooden barracks were in use. What a memorable time this was. As a kid in the late 50’s I sold newsp...
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1 day ago
by Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
I am off to a late start this morning so I will keep this short. It wasn’t that I slept in or anything like that, but I was going through my mail and reading and surfing the web and learning new things. I do that every morning before I come...
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2 days ago
by Monte Pittman
I will be the first to admit that I have been a little down the last couple months. I knew what I needed to do to get back up and running, but it has been lacking in heart some. I compare it to when I lost my dad. He was my best friend. It took a ...
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2 days ago
by BobWemm
Hi People,I have been asked to do this but I have never done anything like it before so I hope that you will bare with me.
I have been playing with pens for just on 13 months now, but that was never the intention when I got my lathe. I was a BO...
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2 days ago
by Drew - Rock-n H Woodshop
Finally, I have the game posted. This is a Monsters Inc. theme game board for corn hole or corn toss. This was a fun build and I am quite pleased with how it turned out. I hope you like and please leave me comments. Plans available by email re...
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10 hours ago
by Shawn Sealer
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Sharping a saw for the first time
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1 day ago
by Patricelejeune
Here is the new installment on our videos on Hide Glue.
Many have asked us how they could save there Hot Hide Glue when they are not using it. Not like Old Brown Glue, Hot Hide Glue will rot in days if not cooked or frozen. It is not advised to...
454 views |
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1 day ago
by Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
I am off to a late start this morning so I will keep this short. It wasn’t that I slept in or anything like that, but I was going through my mail and reading and surfing the web and learning new things. I do that every morning before I come...
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2 days ago
by Drew - Rock-n H Woodshop
Finally, I have the game posted. This is a Monsters Inc. theme game board for corn hole or corn toss. This was a fun build and I am quite pleased with how it turned out. I hope you like and please leave me comments. Plans available by email re...
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2 days ago
by CoolToolShed
Here is a little video on the Walnut Curtain Rod Holders I made a few weeks back! If interested in building these yourself, there are plans on my website Cool Tool Shed under the “Project & Videos” tab!
Curtain Rod Holders - #002
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4 days ago
by GarageWoodworks
Cross between a Bernoulli Spiral Clamp and a bench hook.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P67hyO2cAfo
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4 days ago
by cpine
I make some benches to be used with our kitchen table.A fun project that is not all that difficult. The benches turned out very sturdy and look great! Please watch and comment. Would love to hear what you all think. Thank you!
http://youtu.be/n...
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5 days ago
by iamcliff
Sometimes I just want to make something. I get the woodworking bug so bad I just gotta do something and it doesn’t matter what.
Am I alone in this?
Luckily, I’ve been able to do a few woodworking things lately. I made lumber ra...
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5 days ago
by Guy Dunlap
After dry fitting the case together, I start making the frame and panel solid maple back. All the measurements are taken directly off the case.
http://youtu.be/RqQ4jotRhic
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6 days ago
by JWags
We built a triple bunk bed from aspen logs. The grandkids absolutely love it. The finished project is in the video. The last pictures are of a coat rack I made with the left over log.
You can go here for the video: http://youtu.be/-GjQ0wCP588
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6 days ago
by revieck
http://youtu.be/BAV7kck-tvk In this video, I repair a foot stool for cheap!
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6 days ago
by JSB
This one is pretty self explanatory. A hold down jig that can be used for countless items. Joint one edge of pallet wood. Hold down hard to hold items to make angled cuts. Or anything else you can think of. There is a 3” x 3” grid of h...
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8 days ago
by JordsWoodShop
For the first project of 2014 on JordsWoodShop we will be making a simple yet beautiful dining room table with matching bench seats.
In this video we make a solid base for our massive table top.
Email your project photos to: “viewersco...
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10 days ago
by rkoorman
Hello fellow woodworkers,
I love quilted maple and nothing is more fun than putting some finish on it….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaIzinaIhDs
Thanks for watching
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10 days ago
by CAMERONGAGNON.com
Step 1- find a giant elm
FOUND ONE!
I believe it to be a piece of this one. I’m working on confirming it.
http://www.canada.com/story_print.html?id=ed5f1cca-2ff3-4a5c-a572-e59f074d0bca&sponsor
step 2 – find a giant ...
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