| This blog is written by Brad_Nailor | 40 entries so far |
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Sanding Canister Vac Improvements
Lately I have been seeing a lot of work benches fitted with these fancy arm supports for sanding ...
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Whats Your Mineral Oil/Beeswax Formula?
I do a lot of cutting boards and Pizza peels that I like to finish in a mix of mineral oil and be...
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Distractions=Accident
You think sometimes, that when your using certain pieces of machinery that your fairly safe. I me...
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Which flavor should I go with?
I attended two weddings this summer. I gave certificates for custom cutting boards for gifts. I l...
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Another Craiglist Steal...I should be locked up for this one..
OK..like everyone on here, I constantly scour Craigslist for tool deals. Most of my shop is a Cra...
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Design And Build - Memorial Pet Urn #4: Using My New Spline Kerf Cutting Jig
Since I last spoke with you… I did a little preliminary sanding and cleanup of the box, ...
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Design And Build - Memorial Pet Urn #3: Making Some Progress
OK when we last spoke, it was decided that the urn would have Maple sides, and Walnut top, bottom...
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PVC Plumbing Dust Collection Solution
I have an old canister household vacuum that refuses to die, so I use it with allot of my hand he...
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Design And Build - Memorial Pet Urn #2: Decisions, Decisions....Your Opinion Please..
OK…when I last left you with this blog, I was going to make matching urns for the cat and d...
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MDF Spline Cutting Sled #1: The Sketchup Chronicles
I was flipping through a catalog the other day and happened upon a spline cutting sled that this...
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Design And Build - Memorial Pet Urn #1: Working out a Design - Sketchup Renders
Recently, we lost a valued member of our family. Sam was a silver tiger cat, who was born on St. ...
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"Why is This Car Parked in My Shop?" Turning My One Car Garage Into A Shop #4: Wheeled stand for my new planer
My new Steel City Helical head Planer is on the way…unfortunately, I waited too long to pla...
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My Garage WoodShop
Here are some pictures of my shop as it sits currently. I am always monkeying around with it and ...
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"Why is This Car Parked in My Shop?" Turning My One Car Garage Into A Shop #3: New FWW laminated Plywood Work bench
OK..So I am slowly but surely tweaking my garage into a shop..a little at a time. Before I launch...
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"Why is This Car Parked in My Shop?" Turning My One Car Garage Into A Shop #2: Kreg Top Track Production Stop/Chop Saw Outfeed Table/Fence
I recently got a great deal on a Kreg precision measuring kit at wood shop liquidation sale. I wa...
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Another Craigslist Score....Powermatic Drill Press!
Bam! I was lurking in the shadows of Craigslist and what did i see? An older gentleman selling al...
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Another Craigslist Jackpot!
Sometimes Craigslist is a real pain…but sometimes it pays off to be persistent! I was email...
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"Why is This Car Parked in My Shop?" Turning My One Car Garage Into A Shop #1: Moving the Hand Tools In...Installing A French Cleat System
So, I spent all summer building a barn, so I can move all the junk out of my garage, so I can buy...
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Wood Whisperer Out Feed Table #4: Attaching the Shelves, Sub top and Wheels
Now it was time to attach the shelves and sub top. I set up another hillbilly out feed table simi...
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Wood Whisperer Out Feed Table #3: Lets Put This Thing Together!
So, now it’s time to put some parts together. I started with the leg assembly’s first...
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Wood Whisperer Out Feed Table #2: How Do You Build an Out Feed Table, Without an Out Feed Table?
It’s one of those questions..like if a tree falls in the woods, and theres nobody there to ...
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Wood Whisperer Out Feed Table #1: Inspiration, Research, and SketchUp Drawing
Well I have been so focused on getting my new old Unisaw tweaked and settled in it’s new ho...
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Dust collection solution for my Unisaw
My new Unisaws’ dust chute just dumps on the floor..can’t have that! I tried to track...
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My New (Old) Unisaw!
OK…here it is my new saw! For anyone that hasn’t been following along you can see my ...
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New Grizzly G0690 or Used '01 Delta Unisaw? :UPDATE:
I asked everyone to give me their opinion here as to which saw to purchase, a new Griz, or a gent...
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New Grizzly G0690 or Used '01 Delta Unisaw? Opinions wanted!
OK..I was about to order (literally, I was about to order the saw) my Grizzly G0690 when I see a...
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Don K's Mobile Table Saw Stand Sketchup Model
I have been threatening to buy a new table saw for a few months now and as all the planets seem t...
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Grizzly Free Shipping Offer ends Sept. 19th....
Hey all you fellow procrastinators.. I have been waiting to finish my barn building project so...
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Checkerboard End Grain Cutting Board #2: Putting it together
Ok, when I last left you this cutting board was just a Sketchup design. After a trip to the hard ...
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Checkerboard End Grain Cutting Board #1: Skecthup Model....ya, you heard me right...of a cutting board
I know what your thinking…this lunatic made a Sketchup model of a cutting board? Can’...
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Slot Car White Board Project- Sketchup Drawings
Recently, I have been sucked into another hobby to my wifes displeasure! I met up with an old fri...
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Woodwhisperer Poker Chip Tray #4: Sanding, Sanding and more Sanding....did I mention Sanding?
OK, let me apologize right up front…I didn’t take any pictures of the next few operat...
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Woodwhisperer Poker Chip Tray #3: Making progress...and lots of chips!
Ok, after a brief side track, here we go again with the poker chip tray saga.. Where I last le...
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Woodwhisperer Poker Chip Tray #2: Bad blades, lots of strips, and not enough clamps...
So I finally started doing some ripping last week. I got my 40T blade sharpened, and I threw toge...
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Woodwhisperer Poker Chip Tray #1: Working Out the Design & a Trip to the Cutoff Bin
Hey everyone…A while back I built a hold’em poker table for a friend of mine and re...
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Sketchup As A Woodworking Design Tool #3: How to make floor plans in Sketchup
This is a quick little tutorial in response to Blake’s question on how to draw floor plans ...
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Chess, Anyone?
A little game of woodworkers chess ! Todays match, Delta grey verses Powermatic gold! Click on th...
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Sketchup As A Woodworking Design Tool #2: The Virtual Woodshop
Hey everybody! I was just reading and responding to someones forum topic about shop design, and I...
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Sketchup As A Woodworking Design Tool #1: Making Cabinet Doors With The Follow Me Tool
Hello everyone! Since I discovered Sketchup several years ago (I have been Skecthing since releas...
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Fall SketchUp Challenge - Empire State Dining Table
I have always been a big fan of the art deco style and early 20th century skyscrapers so I decide...
