| This blog is written by WoodenSoldier | 16 entries so far |
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Redwood Table #2: Staining
After some advice from other wise lumberjocks I decided to flatten the top by sanding it with my ...
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Redwood Table #1: Redwood burl slab table- Advice needed
Hey guys,I’m building a kitchen table out of a 3” redwood burl slab and so far itR...
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Building a drum/disc sander #6: Frame work 1
I welded most of the frame up this weekend. I’m a beginner welder so it’s not great,...
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Building a drum/disc sander #5: Table assembly
Still working on the drum sander table. Coming along well, though I’ve broken a few taps a...
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Building a drum/disc sander #4: Gathering materials, making parts, prototyping
The last two weeks I’ve been gathering some of the materials and prototyping some of the pa...
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Building a drum/disc sander #3: It's getting out of hand.
This did start out to be a simple shop made drum sander but it has mutated into something larger ...
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Building a drum/disc sander #2: Prototyping the size
Trying to figure out the size still. I picked up a .5 steel rod at the hardware store and mocked...
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Building a drum/disc sander #1: Designing and demensioning
For months now I have looked at other people’s homemade drum sanders with the intention of ...
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Setting up new shop #6: The tragic tale of why woodworking and alcohol don't mix.
It’s worse than you might think…Not really. I do usually like to enjoy a glass of wi...
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Setting up new shop #5: New House, new shop
So I moved about a month ago into my first home with a real garage. The two car garage is all mi...
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Setting up new shop #4: Lumber storage
Spent a little time today finishing my lumber storage rack. Since I work in a small basement and...
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Setting up new shop #3: Fixing Walls, painting, and organizing.
Still working slowly on getting the shop in shape and determined to do it cheaply since I’m...
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Setting up new shop #2: The dust never ends.
Made some good progress in getting my shop cleaned up and organized. As some of you have pointed...
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Setting up new shop #1: Transforming the dungeon
Haven’t been on the site much lately. In August I moved from Hawaii to the San Francisco a...
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Bandsaw Box #1: What the wife wants, the wife gets.
So I came home from work one day to find the February 2008 copy of Woodworker’s Journal out...
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Local woods!
I’ve been bitching for a while about the price of wood here in Hawaii and then as fate woul...
