Been putting off a project to install a new front door and I just got two new interior doors for my sons room and my room so now I guess I need to get on it. One of the things that was holding me back was that I needed to figure out an easy way to attach the hinges so I finally made this hinge jig. It use’s a router to route out the area for the hinge. works pretty good and I can also use it for other sized hinges that are smaller and larger.

I do not have a trim bit with the bearing on the shank so I used an insert and had to adjust the jig accordingly and as you can see on my test run, the hinges fit perfectly.

This was made from 1/2” plywood as the base and 3/4” MDF for everything else. It took two days to make and that is just because I wanted the glue to set. Could have been done in a day otherwise.

This is a well needed addition to my wood shop however I was told by my wife that it is not allowed to be in my shop. Nothing fancy here. This is one of two cabinets that I am building to replace the scrap wood cabinet on the wall behind it.

Currently this is in the build mode. The case is made of 3/4” MDF and trimed with some scrap pine. Got the idea out of one of my magazines and added some of my own design to it. I tend to look at something and then set out to create it but it always comes out different with my own ideas.

This was my first attempt at a panel door. No jig or sled was used to create the panels and I guess it shows. I liked the crisp look of the cuts on the face of the MDF so that is why the panels are not cut in the traditional way.

The handles are had made as well. The only hardware that was purchased where the hinges. However I still need to get some latch’s for the doors.

The inside boasts an adjustable shelf and when finished the cabinets will have shelves in the middle connecting them together.

Another scrap wood project. Nothing special here, just a need and some scrap wood laying around. I got tired of having to sort through my pile of sandpaper for the grit I need. Now it is all here ready for me to use. I put a hacksaw blade up on top to allow me to easily cut my large sheets down to size when I needed them.

I needed something to hold some junk that was collecting on my bench and I had some scrap laying around the shop so I put two and two together and made this lazy susan. I suppose I could have finished it up but ….. yea….. ok, got too lazy with this one. I had some magnets that I attached to one side to hold some metal rulers.

This is a simple picture frame. It is flat with a 1/4 round on the inside and an additional bit of stock added to the outside edge to give it a shallow shadow box effect. Made out of scrap 2×4 ripped and sanded to it’s final. The puzzle was done by my wife and she needed something to hold it. 20”x20”

This is just a quick project that was needed for the outside. Nothing special here to know about it. It was made from scrap plywood, hardwood and cedar shingles. Pretty much it was scrap laying around the shop. The top roof section lifts off to give access to fill the seed. The birds love it and as you can see, it is time to refill the feeder.