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3 hours ago
by bandit571
Almost got this box about sized up. Some tweaking at the corners, maybe. Time to add a bottom? Needs a groove made in the sides of the box, so
A Plough plane to cut some 1/4” by 1/4” grooves. Plane just MIGHT be a tad older...
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7 hours ago
by GarageWoodworks
Get your Easter baskets! The GarageWoodworks first annual Easter egg hunt is now open.
Good luck.
http://garagewoodworks.com/garage_blog/?p=730
When you find an egg, click on it, and then keep looking until you’ve found all five. If yo...
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8 hours ago
by cpine
New video: Making this herb planter. Special Shout Out to RedBeard for the inspiration for this project!
http://youtu.be/qIYLKFIXJL0
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9 hours ago
by GodofBiscuits
I bought my Craftsman table saw about 6 years ago now and it’s been a good saw as long as you took extra special care to ensure the horrid fence it came with was straight each and every time you moved it. The fence system that came in these ...
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9 hours ago
by Steve Kreins
Disclaimer: If you are offended by my references to my Christian Faith, PLEASE DO NOT READ ANY OF MY POSTS. THANK YOU.
I have a brand new Work Shop being built for me. I’ll tell you about it in a minute, but first…....
I figured...
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11 hours ago
by Nate Meadows
Ok, so turns out taking care of a sick wife, her taking care of me having a torn up body and brain and the two of us taking care of two kids takes more balancing than I thought.:) My ability to adapt has obviously been slowed since I was in the mi...
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12 hours ago
by thamar
I’ve decided to embark on a journey to try to build my version of a Les Paul style guitar. I am anticipating that most of the time on this project will be spent making various jigs and just trying to figure out the best construction seque...
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14 hours ago
by BigYin
Hnefatafl Board is made from English Oak engineered floor boards. The strips dividing the squares are made from Iroku as are the end grain black dots.The frame is English walnut. And the pieces are english oak, unknown redish hardwood, King is un...
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16 hours ago
by Mainiac Matt
Sorted boards to get the straightest ones, then hit them with a wire brush to get the dirt off of them.
Jointer-jointer-planer-table saw
Flat face – square and flat edge – parallel and flat opposite face – parallel square a...
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17 hours ago
by Blackie_
Here the logs are on the trailer, 5 logs total measuring from 4’, 3’x6”, 2’9”, 3’3” and 3’2” but now I have a problem, getting them to the mill is not the problem as they’re already loa...
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1 day ago
by guitchess
While perusing old episodes of The Woodwright’s Shop, I was inspired. This tool chest design seemed to me to be as useful today as it was in days past. As this episode and this chest have been talked about at great length, I will not go in...
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1 day ago
by Mark
I started with the same scenario as the rear legs, ¼” piece of Walnut sandwiched between 2 layers of dressed Cherry. I had previously ripped the pieces to 1 ¾” wide.
Ripped to final width of just a bit over 1 ½ sq. I left it just a tad over so ...
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1 day ago
by GarageWoodworks
I painstakingly hid Easter eggs all over my website (excluding the forum and Blog). They are not visible yet, but they will appear sometime tomorrow evening. If you find all of the eggs you will be prompted to enter your name and e-mail address....
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1 day ago
by cajunpen
I recently acquired a few pieces of Corian. I want to glue up some Peppermill blanks, but not sure what glue to use. Any suggestions?
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1 day ago
by Cruiszr
I have read the different reviews on track saw by different mfg. and opted to buy the Makita back when it was on sale at HD before Christmas. I read the manual and inspected the saw and track but never put it to any test until this week working on...
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1 day ago
by Serradura
Well yes, my twin brother got a painted egg… I had to wait until the middle of the night…I guess you’ve never seen a rabbit painting an egg on a pole lathe, but now we know they do!
We just want to wish everybody:Boa Páscoa, N...
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1 day ago
by Zeiler
one tension rod is in working order and the other one just needs to be tethered and it needs glued
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1 day ago
by Sheila Landry (scrollgirl)
It has now been over twenty years since I first began scroll sawing. (I know! I don’t really FEEL like I am THAT OLD!) Even as I sat here to write that number down, I had to count a couple of times to make sure my number was correct. It se...
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1 day ago
by Farrout
After I retired and started spending more time in my little shop, I realized there were a lot of ‘blank’ spots in my tool set.A few bits missing from an index, the 9/16” socket missing from the ratchet set, etc.I’ve spent t...
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1 day ago
by Hoosierwoodcraft
This video focuses on the early life-story of Wharton Esherick, the future designer, and his personal discovery that a woodcut will create a simple and bold image that is worth a thousand words If you would like to see it, please go to https://...
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2 days ago
by Fr. Thomas Bailey, OSB
Please Consider Checking Out My Website: MonkWerks.org
This year is my 10th anniversary of priestly ordination, or at least it will be on June 11. Before I was ordained I spent 4 years studying at Saint Meinrad School of Theology and living w...
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2 days ago
by sandhill
A few weeks ago I posted a project I had built that I am sure everyone has seen in the woodworking magazines as well as a few books and in the post I had shown my third book rack and yes I am tired of making this exact project but I cant stop. I l...
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2 days ago
by JoeyG
I figured I would let my friends here now that I am in the process of clearing out all the angelfish and fish tanks and getting back to the shop. Since our youngest son as been born the fish have just become a real burden. Unlike the shop, I can...
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2 days ago
by iamcliff
I’ve wanted a vise for quite some time. I was finally able to get one with some money I received for Christmas. I went with the Rockler quick-release front vise. I wanted the Veritas one, but there were other things I needed as well, so I...
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2 days ago
by palaswood
I have been dragging home interesting logs I come across in the woods from time to time over this past year, and I have amassed a sizeable little pile (ok not little at all!). Thing is, without a huge bandsaw or a chainsaw mill, processing th...
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2 days ago
by grizzman
This is the day i’ve been waiting for , about three months ago i felled a black walnut and a red cedar tree, it took my sawyer a bit longer to get to it , but he did, and i’ve got a stash of walnut that will last me into the millenium,...
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2 days ago
by derosa
Between losing part of a job, a toddler, a at the time 8 month old and having to move twice life has been too hectic to be on here. Not to mention the 7 months it took to get DSL, 4 of the 5 telephone poles that surround our house has service goin...
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2 days ago
by Blackie_
The story continues into this past couple weeks of 4/2014
12 years later, I am now deep into my woodworking and the Mesquite was on it’s last leg, wasn’t providing the shade it used to aside the thorns falling to the ground and the ...
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2 days ago
by Canadian Woodworks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4pGVH2uJ00 Walk through my shop with me while I show you some pieces of a pair of rocking chairs that are being built during my 10 day build your own rocking chair course.
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2 days ago
by Blackie_
This story starts around the time I purchased the house back in 1996 with this house in the back yard came a Mesquite tree, I had not yet got into woodworking during this period and the Mesquite was in it’s prime full of brilliant green colo...
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8 hours ago
by cpine
New video: Making this herb planter. Special Shout Out to RedBeard for the inspiration for this project!
http://youtu.be/qIYLKFIXJL0
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1 day ago
by Serradura
Well yes, my twin brother got a painted egg… I had to wait until the middle of the night…I guess you’ve never seen a rabbit painting an egg on a pole lathe, but now we know they do!
We just want to wish everybody:Boa Páscoa, N...
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1 day ago
by Hoosierwoodcraft
This video focuses on the early life-story of Wharton Esherick, the future designer, and his personal discovery that a woodcut will create a simple and bold image that is worth a thousand words If you would like to see it, please go to https://...
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2 days ago
by Canadian Woodworks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4pGVH2uJ00 Walk through my shop with me while I show you some pieces of a pair of rocking chairs that are being built during my 10 day build your own rocking chair course.
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3 days ago
by Daris
Here is a Wooden Crate that I made recently. It turned out great. Check out my video below and I have a more detailed entry over at my other site on woodlogger.com
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3 days ago
by OregonBurls
This is what we have been waiting for. I finally get to announce the show that I will be in. Yahoo! Everyone watch and let me know what you think! Filthy Riches linkWe premier this Sunday at 10pm eastern time. Thanks all!
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4 days ago
by WoodAndShop
Step 10 is one of my favorite steps, because you get to see the true beauty reveal itself in the wood, and the grain patterns shine forth! I’ll admit it, I’m not one of those woodworkers who love complex finish recipes, but I love making it as ...
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4 days ago
by WoodAndShop
Every project has different requirements for assembling, gluing, and clamping, but these videos can help with some basic tips. It’s important to have plenty of clamps so you don’t miss clamping a vital area of a project.
9.1 Fastening
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4 days ago
by WoodAndShop
People called “Joiners” cut joints in wood, in order to get the wood to fit (and stay) together. There are many, many different joints for many different applications. I’ll keep adding joinery videos below (I’m starting with the more basic join...
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4 days ago
by WoodAndShop
Before you can accurately cut joints to fit your wood together, you need to learn to accurately measure and layout your work pieces. My below videos will help you understand the different marking, measuring, & layout tools. They’ll also sh...
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4 days ago
by WoodAndShop
In order for wood joints to fit together properly and for edges to glue together tightly your boards need to be perfectly square, straight, and smooth. Although this process isn’t as quick as “milling” boards through power tools, it doesn’t tak...
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4 days ago
by WoodAndShop
You can definitely find plans for furniture and projects that other woodworkers have built, but I personally love the creative bliss that comes from designing my own projects. I also love looking at furniture in antique stores and on Pinterest ...
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4 days ago
by WoodAndShop
Step number 4 gets into actually using your new or old traditional woodworking hand tools to create something! But just like a bike a car, or a sword, these tools will work properly and get you where you want to go (e.g. building something beau...
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4 days ago
by WoodAndShop
My wife loves to say, “hun, I think you love restoring hand tools almost as much as woodworking!” I think she’s right. There’s something magical about taking an antique (and very well built) woodworking hand tool and bringing it back to working...
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4 days ago
by WoodAndShop
I’ve always loved planning what I’m going to do with a space, and my first traditional workshop was no exception. I feel very fortunate to have a walkout basement with nice natural light, but my space is very limited to say the least. But that’...
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