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Bridal chest #4: The top edge and skirt

2 hours ago by Craftsman on the lake

More progress on my daughters bridal chest. Not too much left to do. A rabbeted lip covers the interface between cedar and maple at the top edge...One of the paper templates made to cut the curves in the skirt boards..The skirt boards cut, glue...

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Muskoka Arts & Crafts show - Bracebridge July 18,19,20

3 hours ago by Canadian Woodworks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD0HAUSWuOo This past weekend was the Muskoka Arts & Craft Show in Bracebridge, Ontario. I was honoured to receive the award BEST IN SHOW! I’d like to thank every one involved.

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Chess pieces and board #10: Chess board finished

3 hours ago by Luke

Check out the finished product here. Thanks for following along.

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Walker Turner DP101 Drill Press

3 hours ago by jlabos

I have been thinking about adding a bench top drill press to my work shop as my next piece of equipment. I started keeping a look out on Craigslist but then I remembered seeing a very old bench top drill press in my wife’s grandmothers basem...

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All you woodturners out there - watch THIS!

4 hours ago by KnotCurser

I was watching “How do they do it” today and saw the article on the Russian Nesting Dolls. FANTASTIC! The two biggest reasons: 1) The workers are all women! They can out-turn most of us guys and not break a sweat – of c...

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Wheelchair Woodworking #21: Gustav Stickley No 708 it's not

6 hours ago by Jamie Speirs

Well the visit is over and it is time to go back to work.It seems quieter in the shop.No not noise, smile quiet and no aroma of the pipe tobaccoWe could sit in the shop or beside the pond and jist hae a guidall blether.Talking about things that bu...

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A Strategy for Woodworking #13: A Neatness and Precision

13 hours ago by Gary Rogowski

In Pete Dexter’s book Deadwood, Wild Bill Hickok’s partner, Charley Utter, is thinking to himself, “He liked having a drawer, it was a neatness you could see just sliding it open.” Making drawers requires a precision and calm missing from some ...

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How to mortise a long rail.

15 hours ago by Julian

I am in the process of building another side gate for the house. I had two rails that were 55” long.Too long to fit in the mortising jig which I normally clamp to the workbench. I needed to raise the mortising jig approximately...

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My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #1371: More Progress and New Plaques

17 hours ago by Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)

Another busy weekend has come and gone. The speed that time passes continues to amaze me. I must be busy.It is cool here this morning, with just a bit of rain. After the past few days which were rather warm and sticky, I am happy for the change. A...

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Building the Ultimate Garage Woodshop #7: Help from Todd Clippinger

1 day ago by Blake

So, lots of progress. Where did we leave off? Something like this… (its getting better in terms of organization) Finally it was time to call in the big guns. Todd Clippinger has been begging me for some woodworking lessons ever since ...

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The Oval box shop

1 day ago by Cantputjamontoast

A few pics from Hancock Shaker Village in Ma. !https://s3.amazonaws.com/lumberjocks.com/n9efsha.jpg!

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Live Edge Cherry Coffee Table from the Beginning #5: Finishing off the bark, Marking the Cut

1 day ago by CharlesA

I don’t usually sand with 60 grit, but I went through disc after disk getting the last of the bark off the sides and getting it rough sanded. I’ve left a tiny bit of the inner layer of bark here and there because it is quite difficult...

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Why buy it when you can make it! #9: First turning project - Cherry Pepper Mill [Part 2]

1 day ago by paxorion

I picked up some Arm-R-Seal on Friday during the Woodcraft anniversary sale and I am definitely a believer in the product’s quality. For starters, it is so easy to use, and levels itself off very nicely. I have finished four coats so far, ...

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My First YouTube video, Highlights of my OSB Rocker Build

1 day ago by luv2learn

This is my first attempt at making a YouTube video. It is highlights of my OSB rocker build that I posted earlier this year. Here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2nLBM5R2ZE I have been wanting to learn how to make and post videos ...

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Live Edge Cherry Coffee Table from the Beginning #4: Thinking through the Full Blind Miter Jig

1 day ago by CharlesA

For the waterfall leg, I’m using Full Blind Multiple Splined joinery as described by Tage Frid. I discovered this method by asking a question in a forum post here on LJ. Thanks to Woodendeavor and Randy-ATX for directing me this way. I ...

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Day 208 #1: Burning Fallen Limb

1 day ago by WildWoodMan

The original photograph was in color, I then inverted/ heat map with Picasa 3.But I like this version!I acquired two branches of “green” (Populus tremuloides) with natural twist. (photos to come)I also acquired another “club...

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ScrollSaw Forum #2: Trade and Craft Shows Current Sales

1 day ago by jerrells

I saw a post on FaceBook about not receiving good returns from craft shows, and ETSY, in the current economy. The last show I attended, as a vendor, was last fall. In my opinion I did very well. I thought I would post an open question about in ...

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Bent Form Guitar Stand #3: Putting the main pieces together

1 day ago by Matt Nudi

Got just a little more work done today. Got this piece glued up and it will be sitting for a day or two. After that I will be drilling out two holes and plugging them with dowels and then doing the work to get the main support attached and pinned....

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Simple shelving for garage or shop storage. Pocket hole frame.

1 day ago by Schimmel

This is a quick shelf/storage rack I made using pocket holes. Easy, cheap and fast. http://youtu.be/6YYkFniu9RU?list=UUcU4UqLCEkn2ZqJk4pyqR0A

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Workbench #3: Frame lumber is milled to size

1 day ago by Matt

I made a lot of saw dust today. What did you do?? LOL!!

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Live Edge Cherry Coffee Table from the Beginning #3: Removing the Bark

1 day ago by CharlesA

I left the bark on the piece for my coffee table, but thought if it ever became a problem, I’d take it off. My understanding is that the bark is safe to keep on if the slab has been kiln dried. Air dried bark will have bugs. Since this is...

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Ribbons in Cutting Boards

1 day ago by prospector45

Several years ago I saw this ribbon design at segmenting.biz/inlayexample. I started by selecting the body of the design. In this case, padauk, yellow heart, aand hickory for three boards. Then I laminated the “ribbons” Then I cut 2&#...

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My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #1370: Progress on the "Nevermore" Scroll Saw Project

1 day ago by Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)

I made good progress on my scrolled version of the "Nevermore" plaque although it did not come without its challenges. It was nothing that I couldn't overcome, but it took some real thought to sort some of the process out in my mind ...

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How to Make a Caducues #3: Rod of Asclepius

1 day ago by WildWoodMan

How to make Rod of AsclepiusStep 1A – See step (#1, #2)a) you can get a idea of where to put the “Snake” on the Staffthe longer the Staff the longer the “Snake” if you likeIf you like or 2 Snakes, but if you put two &...

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How to Make a Caducues #2: How to make the "Snake"

1 day ago by WildWoodMan

How to make the Snake />Step 2) find your self a piece of wood that looks like a “Snake” lol, a) if you can not find one, then find a piece of “green” wood/ vineb) you can strip the bark or not, but it maybe a little string...

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How to Make a Caducues #1: The Stage #1

2 days ago by WildWoodMan

How to make a Caduceus:Step 1) find your self a Staff/ any species of wood, like the one in the photograph, does not have to be strait2) You can carve anything/ or not if you wish on the staff3) You can stain/ not, poly/ not, paint/ not if yo...

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Workbench #2: Purchased my base material tonight (and my table saw is better than I hoped)

2 days ago by Matt

Well, tonight I went to the big orange store and picked up the lumber for my bench base: (8) 2×10x10’ “premium” construction lumber. It took a while picking through the pile to find something approaching reasonable. My pla...

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Left overs #1: pieces of wood projects left over

2 days ago by WildWoodMan

Wha Dont know what to do with those left over, well turn them into new project, this one happen to be left over from Project Maple, I maybe able to acquire 2 pens out of this left over, or maybe just one unknown till I get the feel of whats ins...

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Designing the Thien Baffle in Sketchup

2 days ago by Sk1pp3r

I am just posting my journey for my upgrades to the Harbor Freight Dust collector I got. I have been using it stock except for the wynn filter cartridge and have been happy with it so far, however I have been getting some leaks and will smell the...

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Filling the guts of your Dutch tool chest #7: Spacer and Drawers

2 days ago by Brad

The last few items are optional and aren’t nearly as difficult to position and dimension. Top-section Fixture: pencil holder/spacerThe plane divider lattice for the jointer includes a large gap in front of it. So to fill this space, and to keep...

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Muskoka Arts & Crafts show - Bracebridge July 18,19,20

3 hours ago by Canadian Woodworks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD0HAUSWuOo This past weekend was the Muskoka Arts & Craft Show in Bracebridge, Ontario. I was honoured to receive the award BEST IN SHOW! I’d like to thank every one involved.

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All you woodturners out there - watch THIS!

4 hours ago by KnotCurser

I was watching “How do they do it” today and saw the article on the Russian Nesting Dolls. FANTASTIC! The two biggest reasons: 1) The workers are all women! They can out-turn most of us guys and not break a sweat – of c...

246 views | 2 comments | Watch this video »

Simple shelving for garage or shop storage. Pocket hole frame.

1 day ago by Schimmel

This is a quick shelf/storage rack I made using pocket holes. Easy, cheap and fast. http://youtu.be/6YYkFniu9RU?list=UUcU4UqLCEkn2ZqJk4pyqR0A

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Tapping Handle for Moxon vise

4 days ago by August McCormick Lehman III

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Traditional Woodworking Tours #9: Elia Bizzarri's Windsor Chair Workshop Tour

6 days ago by WoodAndShop

In my above video I share my recent tour of Elia Bizzari’s traditional Windsor chair workshop in Hillsboro, North Carolina. I found Elia to not only be warm & welcoming, but incredibly hilarious. We had some great laughs together in his wo...

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How to Make a Wooden Straight Edge for Woodworking

7 days ago by WoodAndShop

In the above video I show a simple tutorial on how to make a wooden straight edge for traditional woodworking. A straight edge is an essential measuring tool used when flattening & straightening your boards, and a perfect beginner’s ...

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Weekend Project - Cherry Wall Cabinet #2: Day Two

8 days ago by Guy Dunlap

In this video of the series, I fit the shelves and then I can start making the door for the cabinet. I unfortunately made a mistake which set me back from finishing the cabinet within the time frame that I set for myself. Still I made some good pr...

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Building a sandpaper cabinet.

8 days ago by revieck

Building a sandpaper cabinet to store all my sanding products. http://youtu.be/7Lcru-W7rGc

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Twin Pipe Vise

8 days ago by A Slice of Wood Workshop

I’m tired of seeing all these moxon vises and not making my own. They are pretty expensive. I really need something to act as a front vise on my bench. This takes care of that problem and it also raises any cutting that i’ll be doing b...

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Demystifying Door Construction

8 days ago by Todd A. Clippinger

Constructing passage doors can seem intimidating. In this video I share with you how I built a custom door and demystify the process of door construction. One of the ideas that I really want to impress on everybody is this: Don’t be intimidated...

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For the Sailors and Boat Lovers #5: I'm Ba-aaack. Part one: The Desolation Sound leg

11 days ago by shipwright

The trip to Desolation Sound actually took only eighteen days, due largely to good weather and some scheduling requirements but was an amazing success. Most nights were spent at peaceful anchorages and most days were spent sailing although the mot...

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Making a baking board

11 days ago by Andrew Betschman

In this project video I show you how to make a baking board.

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Shop Update #2: What is up: 07-2014

11 days ago by iamcliff

It’s been a month since my last shop update. In this video, I show some of the things I’ve been working on, including: Rockler heavy duty quick release front visePencil holderPottery Barn toscana bench imitationPlaner mobile baseGre...

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Paul Frankl dressing table part 2 #2: Paul Frankl Dressing table.

11 days ago by andyboy

Wow!! This is proving to test my patience and teaching me a few skills along the way. Curves are always a challenge for me. I’ve made a few mistakes but have been able to fix them so far.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZpxKFnPPNQ&featur...

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Making a dove tail router jig

12 days ago by Andrew Betschman

In this video I made a custom jig for my router. Also there a a few tips a long the way. Thanks for watching.

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