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Notebook(s) Holder(s)

Wood Gas Engineering Automotive tire Machine


This is basically what my current project will look like. Here is is held together by gravity and friction. As I write this, one of the pair is in the final glue-up. It's basically coming out as I imagined it. No real mistakes, but a few second trimmings and re-set ups of my TS.

In case it's not clear, this is a sort of wall mounted holder for a notebook for my daughter. It actually can hold 2 spiral bound notebooks and I'm making a pair of them per her request. What can I say, she's a writer.
 

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Notebook(s) Holder(s)

Wood Gas Engineering Automotive tire Machine


This is basically what my current project will look like. Here is is held together by gravity and friction. As I write this, one of the pair is in the final glue-up. It's basically coming out as I imagined it. No real mistakes, but a few second trimmings and re-set ups of my TS.

In case it's not clear, this is a sort of wall mounted holder for a notebook for my daughter. It actually can hold 2 spiral bound notebooks and I'm making a pair of them per her request. What can I say, she's a writer.
She's a writer, and you're a good dad for making these at her request. Nice work.
 

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1st Real Picture Frame

Wood Metal Machine Font Flooring


Another house project. We've wanted to frame a large piece of my daughter's artwork. The cost of frames is a bit higher than me making one out of an old drawer front found on the curb. I'll be doing the matting as well-a new skill to be acquired!
 

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1st Real Picture Frame

Wood Metal Machine Font Flooring


Another house project. We've wanted to frame a large piece of my daughter's artwork. The cost of frames is a bit higher than me making one out of an old drawer front found on the curb. I'll be doing the matting as well-a new skill to be acquired!
The price is what drove me into making my own as well. Picture frames can be a bit of a challange. You just have to make sure the opposing sides are exactly the same length so a stop block is a must. The matting is what will make the picture/artwork pop. I enjoy doing those. Update with more pics as you go.
 

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Conference Room Table

Plant Wood Road surface Tree Asphalt


I may add a few photos to this as I go along because it's going to be long. The photo above shows the edging being glued to two sides of the plywood after my initial cut to size.

I'm building a nice table for the library/meeting room in our church. The library was painted and enhanced by a few dark cherry bookshelves a few years ago, so I thought I'd replace the two old folding table with something a bit nicer. After This I get to work out a chair design that is nice, simple to make, and semi comfortable.
 

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Conference Room Table

Plant Wood Road surface Tree Asphalt


I may add a few photos to this as I go along because it's going to be long. The photo above shows the edging being glued to two sides of the plywood after my initial cut to size.

I'm building a nice table for the library/meeting room in our church. The library was painted and enhanced by a few dark cherry bookshelves a few years ago, so I thought I'd replace the two old folding table with something a bit nicer. After This I get to work out a chair design that is nice, simple to make, and semi comfortable.
I think I understand what's going on there, clamping boards to the plywood edge, but why the gap at the corner?
 

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Table Taking Shape

Window Wood Rectangle Fixture Composite material


It's starting to look like a table, even if it is upside down. While sanding the bottom edges today I learned some lessons of what NOT to do when I sand the top. I've attached the skirt to the top using homemade cleats(?) with over-sized holes for the screws. I should be starting the base tomorrow.

(I might mention that the picnic table on which this project sits was also one of my creations. It works, but it's a little bit too rustic to be called woodworking, more like DIY.)
 

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Table Taking Shape

Window Wood Rectangle Fixture Composite material


It's starting to look like a table, even if it is upside down. While sanding the bottom edges today I learned some lessons of what NOT to do when I sand the top. I've attached the skirt to the top using homemade cleats(?) with over-sized holes for the screws. I should be starting the base tomorrow.

(I might mention that the picnic table on which this project sits was also one of my creations. It works, but it's a little bit too rustic to be called woodworking, more like DIY.)
Love it. Is it possible to give us a close up of the cleats? I'm trying to figure out if they were glued to either the top or the skirt. How did you attach the larger boards in the middle? Lucky folks at church.
 

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Legs!

Plant Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood


Today I started working on the legs for the table. The picture above will give you an idea of what they will look like. The photos below are two views of the glue up. They are not glued to the table, but will eventually be bolted to the cleats. In these photos I'm using the cleats and the 2×4s sticking out the ends as spacers. I put a bit of duct tape on them to allow a little play. We're getting there.

Plant Wood Outdoor furniture Outdoor bench Tree


Plant Wood Window Gas Composite material
 

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Legs!

Plant Wood Flooring Floor Hardwood


Today I started working on the legs for the table. The picture above will give you an idea of what they will look like. The photos below are two views of the glue up. They are not glued to the table, but will eventually be bolted to the cleats. In these photos I'm using the cleats and the 2×4s sticking out the ends as spacers. I put a bit of duct tape on them to allow a little play. We're getting there.

Plant Wood Outdoor furniture Outdoor bench Tree


Plant Wood Window Gas Composite material
Looking good Dave. Nice and sturdy set of legs.
 

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Still Upside Down

Plant Furniture Wood Outdoor furniture Outdoor bench


Not a thrilling photo today, but I had to get my feet back under me after the weekend. On Friday afternoon our well developed a problem. I had to call a plumber for this one. As plumber calls go, this one wasn't that bad, though prepping for his arrival caused me to clean out a storage area of my shop and put that stuff in my shop proper.

So today I worked on the legs. The only thing I need to do to the base at this point is saw some edging to hide the plywood edges and glue it on. The brace that you see going between the legs will be cut in half as it's too wide. It isn't glued on. It bolts onto the legs, so that the base stays up while the table top is put on.

The way my legs are attached to the top is very secure. I'm happy. Tomorrow I should start staining the base. Then I get to tackle the table top!
 

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Time for sanding

Wood Outdoor furniture Plant Rectangle Composite material


Cabinetry Table Wood Drawer Chest of drawers


Yesterday I cut and applied the molding that covers the edges of the plywood. The molding is of a different wood (pine) and I think the contrast between the main parts and the edges when I stain it will look better than everything being just one shade. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

So today I sanded the legs, the side braces and started sanding the top. The top looks great, so I'm pretty ecstatic about the whole project now. I may yet get to start staining the legs tonight.
 

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Time for sanding

Wood Outdoor furniture Plant Rectangle Composite material


Cabinetry Table Wood Drawer Chest of drawers


Yesterday I cut and applied the molding that covers the edges of the plywood. The molding is of a different wood (pine) and I think the contrast between the main parts and the edges when I stain it will look better than everything being just one shade. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

So today I sanded the legs, the side braces and started sanding the top. The top looks great, so I'm pretty ecstatic about the whole project now. I may yet get to start staining the legs tonight.
Looking pretty good Dave, especially when it's right side up.
 

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Staining the Table

I saved it. Does that count for anything?

I've been having a bit of an adventure staining the table. Aside from not handing it to a professional I know what I did wrong, I tried staining the table.

Does good plywood have a project side and a non-project side? I'm using maple plywood. When I made my cuts, I made it so that the plainer side was facing out. Apparently that was my first mistake.

So, After I got everything cut, glued, screwed, sanded etc. I hesitated before staining. I remembered hearing tales of staining problems and did some research here and on YouTube. Nothing I found comforted me. There was even an article on the internet from one of the woodworking gurus admitting he didn't really know what he was talking about in a book he wrote about wood finishing.

So apparently for staining I shouldn't sand higher than 150 grit(?) and I need to use a wood conditioner before staining. The ONLY one available around here is Minwax.

I started on the legs, because they are less visible. The results were unsatisfactory. Actually I think it looked worse that it would if I had just put the stain on bare wood. I tried sanding the first coat and putting on a second. Didn't help at all.

I stained the table top without the conditioner and it was also uneven, so I came up with a cheat that is working. Tinted polyurethane. The furniture in the room that I'm trying to match has a barely visible grain, so my putting coats of tinted poly on it will actually make it better match the other furniture. I was planning on putting about 47 1/2 coats on the table top anyway.

Strangely though, the underside of the table stained more evenly than the top(!?) What's with that?

This project is going to come out fine and I hope to get it over to the church late next week. Then i get to watch the patina of age develop as it gets used for Sunday school lessons, meetings and everything else.
 
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I'm no finishing expert, and I've never used hardwood plywood, so my ability to help is limited.
When I finish & need to add color, I always use a dye. I've had very little blotching problems, and I always test the dye on cutoffs from the wood in use. Most of the time I just clear coat with Arm R Seal wiping varnish, because the beauty of natural wood is always a winner.
 
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Table Still Going ...

Gesture Petal Art Paint Painting
My statement from the last blog post is still true. The table is saved. I swear the learning curve on this project is straight up. I have had such trouble putting the final finish on the table top, plus the weather, (I'm working outside under a canopy), plus other chores… I still expect to get the table delivered this weekend, although rain is predicted for Saturday!

I kept getting nothing but brush strokes trying to put the final finish on. I sanded, but when I got the brush strokes out, I was back down to the stain in spots. So now I'm doing wipe on poly. It seems to be working OK. Someone send me Joe Lerario!
 

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Table Still Going ...

Gesture Petal Art Paint Painting
My statement from the last blog post is still true. The table is saved. I swear the learning curve on this project is straight up. I have had such trouble putting the final finish on the table top, plus the weather, (I'm working outside under a canopy), plus other chores… I still expect to get the table delivered this weekend, although rain is predicted for Saturday!

I kept getting nothing but brush strokes trying to put the final finish on. I sanded, but when I got the brush strokes out, I was back down to the stain in spots. So now I'm doing wipe on poly. It seems to be working OK. Someone send me Joe Lerario!
Well, you can't go wrong with a "wipe on" finish, they're usually so thin that they flow out like water & create a nice smooth surface.

The ones I've had success with, and have stayed with since i tried them, are Arm R Seal and Minwax antique oil finish.

Good luck on the delivery.
 

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The Table has left the workshop (or) Tables and Tribulations

Table Furniture Chair Shelf Bookcase


I forgot to bring the actual camera with me today, so I took the above image with my phone. Tomorrow I'll post the actual project. This table is actually going to haunt me for a bit. I thought I had fixed all the blemishes last night-CLUE-the word 'night'. In the light of day, inside a building under 3 huge fluorescent lights. I see the flaws. I should be able to fix these in situ (that's actually Latin, I thought it was French!)
 

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The Table has left the workshop (or) Tables and Tribulations

Table Furniture Chair Shelf Bookcase


I forgot to bring the actual camera with me today, so I took the above image with my phone. Tomorrow I'll post the actual project. This table is actually going to haunt me for a bit. I thought I had fixed all the blemishes last night-CLUE-the word 'night'. In the light of day, inside a building under 3 huge fluorescent lights. I see the flaws. I should be able to fix these in situ (that's actually Latin, I thought it was French!)
Sweet, one very nice table. I'm sure the church is glad to get such a nice table. I don't see any blemishes, and the window light is highlighting the top pretty well.
 

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Don't tread on me (anymore)

Stairs Wood Shelving Floor Wood stain


A while ago I found an appropriately sized piece of wood along the road to replace a stair tread on our basement stairs (safety police need not apply). Before I had time to seriously consider if I should just chuck it, or re-use it my daughter spirited it up into her room. The tread has about 5 coats of paint on it and I was weighing if I wanted to strip it or chuck it.

Outdoor bench Furniture Plant Wood Outdoor furniture


Plant Furniture Outdoor bench Wood Outdoor furniture


So she's asked if I could make a little shelf for her room out of it. Of course I will. I think I'll preserve the broken edge, sand it smooth and feature it as if it was a live edge. Not sure though. The tread is inch thick, but I'm not planning on planing it, but who knows.

Currently I'm stripping the piece before the weather gets cold outside.
 

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Don't tread on me (anymore)

Stairs Wood Shelving Floor Wood stain


A while ago I found an appropriately sized piece of wood along the road to replace a stair tread on our basement stairs (safety police need not apply). Before I had time to seriously consider if I should just chuck it, or re-use it my daughter spirited it up into her room. The tread has about 5 coats of paint on it and I was weighing if I wanted to strip it or chuck it.

Outdoor bench Furniture Plant Wood Outdoor furniture


Plant Furniture Outdoor bench Wood Outdoor furniture


So she's asked if I could make a little shelf for her room out of it. Of course I will. I think I'll preserve the broken edge, sand it smooth and feature it as if it was a live edge. Not sure though. The tread is inch thick, but I'm not planning on planing it, but who knows.

Currently I'm stripping the piece before the weather gets cold outside.
Faux live edge. Nice!
 

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So much for the faux live edge.

Rectangle Wood Table Flooring Floor


Well, I know I was considering creating a live edge on the old stair tread, but it didn't work out. As I got to know the piece of wood, I came to realize it would just look like a badly curved edge, as if I couldn't cut straight. So I ripped the board to width (5 in.) and sent it through my planer. I was left with a 3 foot long, 7/8 in. thick board with knots in it. So I centered the shelf (15 in) on the knots and used the rest for supports.
The photo shows the pieces unsanded. I put a roman ogee on the underside of the shelf, a small chamfer on the upper edge, and a cove (made by lowering the ogee bit) on the supports.
 

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George's Cajon

Wood Hardwood Lumber Machine Composite material


Yes, another cajon. If I keep this up, I'll eventually be able to make one without fudging anything. Here it is in glue up. The bits of blue tape are my method of indicating which edges I had to put rabbets in. The tape comes off more easily than sanding pencil marks.

Wood Table Hardwood Lumber Wood stain
 

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George's Cajon

Wood Hardwood Lumber Machine Composite material


Yes, another cajon. If I keep this up, I'll eventually be able to make one without fudging anything. Here it is in glue up. The bits of blue tape are my method of indicating which edges I had to put rabbets in. The tape comes off more easily than sanding pencil marks.

Wood Table Hardwood Lumber Wood stain
Nice to see the wooden clamps getting a work out, Dave! Need some more?
 

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Cajon. Installation of the snare

Wood Wood stain Gas Hardwood Plywood


Since this cajon is all but finished, I thought I'd post something about the snare element that goes into the box. I came up with this myself, but my wife says it's nearly identical to the professionally made cajones she's seen. I guess I just got lucky.

Without the snare, a cajone will sound basically like a base drum-boring. The snare gives it some dynamic and pizazz.

Wood Metal Hardwood Circle Engineering


The snare has to be attached to something and adjusted once installed. My cajones have a fixed snare which cannot be turned off once installed. The photos above and below show the arm I built and where it sits in the box. It's approximately in the center, but that's not what determines the location.

Wood Hardwood Wood stain Plywood Flooring


I bought a 13 inch snare from eBay because it's easier and more convenient than making my wife pick one up from the music store on her way home after work. I can get one at the same price without having to add drivetime to the project.

Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring Gas


Using a wire cutter, I cut the snare strings in half. Despite my best efforts, I never get them exactly in half. This actually creates a nice feature in the drum. The two sides are slightly different pitches, so it adds to the dynamic.

Wood Table Flooring Floor Wood stain


The snares are screwed to the arm so that the strands do not touch it. They are set in about 2 inches from the edge, sort of equally spaced from the edge and each other. Ideally they aim straight up.

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Flooring


I install the arm so that the tips of the snare clear the top of the box by about 1/2 inch. It just looks right to me.

Wood Gas Fixture Hardwood Rectangle


The arm is held in the box and pivots on two screws, one on each side.

Wood Flooring Metal Hardwood Engineering


Building Furniture Table Mirror Wood


In this closeup from the last photo above, you can see how I keep the snare arm from moving. Once the front is installed. I reach in from the back and turn the arm so the snares just kiss the front. I test it for sound. If there is snare, but no after-rattle, I turn the eye-screw right into the wood on the side of the cajon. It's too short to go through the side and shouldn't ever need to be adjusted.

Brown Handle Wood Door Household hardware
 

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Cajon. Installation of the snare

Wood Wood stain Gas Hardwood Plywood


Since this cajon is all but finished, I thought I'd post something about the snare element that goes into the box. I came up with this myself, but my wife says it's nearly identical to the professionally made cajones she's seen. I guess I just got lucky.

Without the snare, a cajone will sound basically like a base drum-boring. The snare gives it some dynamic and pizazz.

Wood Metal Hardwood Circle Engineering


The snare has to be attached to something and adjusted once installed. My cajones have a fixed snare which cannot be turned off once installed. The photos above and below show the arm I built and where it sits in the box. It's approximately in the center, but that's not what determines the location.

Wood Hardwood Wood stain Plywood Flooring


I bought a 13 inch snare from eBay because it's easier and more convenient than making my wife pick one up from the music store on her way home after work. I can get one at the same price without having to add drivetime to the project.

Wood Rectangle Floor Flooring Gas


Using a wire cutter, I cut the snare strings in half. Despite my best efforts, I never get them exactly in half. This actually creates a nice feature in the drum. The two sides are slightly different pitches, so it adds to the dynamic.

Wood Table Flooring Floor Wood stain


The snares are screwed to the arm so that the strands do not touch it. They are set in about 2 inches from the edge, sort of equally spaced from the edge and each other. Ideally they aim straight up.

Wood Rectangle Wood stain Hardwood Flooring


I install the arm so that the tips of the snare clear the top of the box by about 1/2 inch. It just looks right to me.

Wood Gas Fixture Hardwood Rectangle


The arm is held in the box and pivots on two screws, one on each side.

Wood Flooring Metal Hardwood Engineering


Building Furniture Table Mirror Wood


In this closeup from the last photo above, you can see how I keep the snare arm from moving. Once the front is installed. I reach in from the back and turn the arm so the snares just kiss the front. I test it for sound. If there is snare, but no after-rattle, I turn the eye-screw right into the wood on the side of the cajon. It's too short to go through the side and shouldn't ever need to be adjusted.

Brown Handle Wood Door Household hardware
Looking good Dave! You've done a nice job on the pictures and explanation, too.

I used Steve Ramsey's method of an adjustable dowel for the snare, with knobs on the outside to rotate and tighten the dowel. That worked out well for my wife.

I'm looking forward to seeing your completed cajon.

Tim
 

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Brad Point Drill Case

Wood Natural material Hardwood Gas Composite material


At the moment I have a guitar with a reglued bridge on my work table and since the chair is on hold until I buy some wood, I decided to do something small. I've had a new set of seven brad point bits for over a year and they've lived on my drill press table, just scattered about. Today I decided to build a wooden case for them out of scrap wood. The photo is of he glue up. I'll be adding a hinged wooden lid to add to the 'looks-like-a-10-year-old-made-this' charm.
 

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Jesus Cradle

Last year I promised my pastor that I'd make 2 manger cradles for the baby Jesus. Why two? Well, the one we have is a little rickety and our preschool borrows it to rehearse their Christmas program. That gets a little inconvenient when the display is outside.

Here's the first of 2 in glue-up.

Wood Building Engineering Toolroom Machine
 

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Guess What I'm Making Now

Wood Hardwood Varnish Plywood Nickel


Guess what I'm making now. All the parts are shown in the photo. The only hint I'll give is that it's by the request of my wife and it's NOT a shop project. Any Guesses? I should be posting this project tomorrow during our snow event. (Unless of course we lose power.)

EDIT: The dowel has not been cut yet. It's a pointed skewer, also known as a poorboy's 3/16 in. dowel.

EDIT II: It's a tripod mount for an ipod. See the project here: [link]
 

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Guess What I'm Making Now

Wood Hardwood Varnish Plywood Nickel


Guess what I'm making now. All the parts are shown in the photo. The only hint I'll give is that it's by the request of my wife and it's NOT a shop project. Any Guesses? I should be posting this project tomorrow during our snow event. (Unless of course we lose power.)

EDIT: The dowel has not been cut yet. It's a pointed skewer, also known as a poorboy's 3/16 in. dowel.

EDIT II: It's a tripod mount for an ipod. See the project here: [link]
Hard to say what this will be. I don't see a bolt, yet there is a nut. I'm guessing the point on the dowel will provide a low friction pivot point, but none of the remaining parts look to be rotating parts.
Guess I'll just have to wait and see what this is. Tomorrow then …....
 

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Measure Before and After Cutting

Shelf Wood Picture frame Shelving Building


Making a divider insert for my daughter's bookshelf, I measured how big it needed to be and cut the pieces on the TS. I cut interlocking slots on the router table so they would fit together. After I put the pieces together I decided to check it and… DOH! it's an inch too short in the length! No idea* how I managed that because I definitely measured the distance between the blade and the fence.

  • Having just written that I think I know. I think the length was my first cut and I had to improvise a fence. I didn't actually measure it! I forgot the ruler on my table saw is about an inch off because it only reads correct with the fence! Dang!

Well, I had fun cutting up the scrap sheet of fiber board.
 

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Measure Before and After Cutting

Shelf Wood Picture frame Shelving Building


Making a divider insert for my daughter's bookshelf, I measured how big it needed to be and cut the pieces on the TS. I cut interlocking slots on the router table so they would fit together. After I put the pieces together I decided to check it and… DOH! it's an inch too short in the length! No idea* how I managed that because I definitely measured the distance between the blade and the fence.

  • Having just written that I think I know. I think the length was my first cut and I had to improvise a fence. I didn't actually measure it! I forgot the ruler on my table saw is about an inch off because it only reads correct with the fence! Dang!

Well, I had fun cutting up the scrap sheet of fiber board.
I think I can pull this one out of the fire. I need an inch and I wanted to put something on each end for support. I'm going to try kerfing a piece of 3/4 inch for each end. That should add the inch I need.
 

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#100 ·
Saved!

Wood Hardwood Tool Gas Shelf


It was a feature, not a flaw!

I added support ends on the cubby insert and that added a total of 1 inch to the length. The project is saved! Except for the ends the project is made from fiber board which is only finished on one side. I plan on painting it to match the shelf it will live in.
 

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#101 ·
Saved!

Wood Hardwood Tool Gas Shelf


It was a feature, not a flaw!

I added support ends on the cubby insert and that added a total of 1 inch to the length. The project is saved! Except for the ends the project is made from fiber board which is only finished on one side. I plan on painting it to match the shelf it will live in.
Nice recovery from a minor faux pas. That is what is so great about woodworking, it always presents a new challenge to prove how ingenious the woodworker is.
 

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#103 ·
Bird Casket

[Finished project here]

I find myself building a casket for one of our pet birds that passed yesterday. The box itself is straight forward enough, but the stumbling block I had was how to close it. While an ash urn is usually closed from the bottom, a casket closes from the top. It took me some thinking, but I finally figured out that I need to hinge the lid and create a way to fasten it shut without going overboard. I'll be creating my own hinges from wood blocks and a length of brass rod. The closure will be done via a single wood screw on the side.

I debated filming the process, but decided not to go there. I'm taking a few photos as I go which I'll include when I post this as a project.
 
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Those Chairs and my Clamps

Wood Floor Table Shelf Flooring


I decided to start cutting the parts for two of the ten chairs I plan on building to match the conference table I made last year. In the photo above you can see the parts cut out and ready for some milling, sanding and assembling. I'm also filming this process. I cut the 3 inch wide lengths out of a 1×12. As I was ripping, I encountered my first ever 'pinch.' The wood closed around the blade and riving knife to the point where I couldn't even try to push it through. The blade kept spinning, but the wood wouldn't budge. Because I forgot the handy tip about putting in a wedge to expand the kerf, I opted to lower the blade and basically make the cut, little by little like a ever deepening dado.

Wood Wood stain Creative arts Hardwood Varnish


Mainly because it bothered me and I had the hardware to do it, I spent yesterday upgrading all but 4 of my homemade bar clamps with superior movable stops. I just need to upgrade the 4 four-footers and eventually upgrade all the screw heads from 1/4 inch eyebolts to 3/8 inch threaded rod. In the photo above, the bar clamp at the top has the old style movable stop, the ones below it are upgraded and can now even be doubled up on the pegs! More room for clamps!
 

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Chairs and a 2x4 Xylophone Experiment

Wood Loom Floor Flooring Hardwood


[Above] I'm still slowly working on the first two of ten chairs I'll be building. 'll blame the filming for slowing me down. One of the backs has a flaw in it, chip out from my router and I'm trying to fix it with sawdust and glue. three tries so far. he photo shows the two chairs nested one n the other (a feature!) and the two backs. A third back is in the bending clamp. I also now have some data on materials:

From 2 1"x12"x8' I can get the frame parts for 3 chairs.
From 1 24"x48" sheet of 1/2" plywood I can get 3 seat pieces.
From 1 24"x48" sheet of 3/16" plywood I can get strips to make 3 backs.

I'll end up with some small yet useful scraps from this project!

[Below] I have this idea where I may be able to make a toy xylophone from a 2×4. It's an experiment, but I have hopes. So far it's working. I cut some keys out today, cutting an arch from the back, and they do have different tones. You'll hear more about this if the prototype works adequately.

Wood Tool Wood stain Hardwood Gas
 

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Repairing the Gilligig

Wood Insect Arthropod Door Pollinator


The whirligig that I made for my daughter has proved to be a high maintenance toy. It's my fault really, because I thought I could get away with using normal everyday plywood for the wings. Well, they delaminated and ended up not working, looking very funny and then the brass shaft broke. What you see in the photo is actually the wreckage of the third set of wings I've made. This time I'm going to use pressure treated solid lumber for the wings and that should fix that.

PS. Yes, I realize the last post of the current project has not been posted as a finished project. Stuff got in my way, (model railroad show and yard work mainly.) It's hobby, not a schedule.
 

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#107 ·
Repairing the Gilligig

Wood Insect Arthropod Door Pollinator


The whirligig that I made for my daughter has proved to be a high maintenance toy. It's my fault really, because I thought I could get away with using normal everyday plywood for the wings. Well, they delaminated and ended up not working, looking very funny and then the brass shaft broke. What you see in the photo is actually the wreckage of the third set of wings I've made. This time I'm going to use pressure treated solid lumber for the wings and that should fix that.

PS. Yes, I realize the last post of the current project has not been posted as a finished project. Stuff got in my way, (model railroad show and yard work mainly.) It's hobby, not a schedule.
It's a never ending journey. The trick is to enjoy the journey. Have fun, Dave!
 

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In this photo you can see the two things I'm currently working on. On the left, I'm re-habbing my very first whirligig. The paint needs refreshing and I've replaced the bow arm of the fiddler.

On the right there are 4 coasters that fit together like a jigsaw puzzle to become a trivet.

(I'm also painting our old rusty wheelbarrow, but that's outside.)

No big shakes.
 

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