1 day ago
by Budman |
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My son, Cody, is an aspiring guitar player… He needs a pedalboard to house all his effects pedals…
If you’re not familiar with these, check out this link…
First of all… he can’t find one EXACTLY set-up the way he wants… So, WHY NOT BUILD ONE???I started it this past weekend… We sketched an idea… Gonna make it a little oversize for expansion… The overall box is 18” x 28” x 10” tall. The majority of the box will unlatch and be removable, leaving the base with the pedals mounted to...
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1 day ago
by CharlieD |
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Called Woodcraft this morning to check on the status of my SawStop Contractor saw since it was due in today. Got the good news that it is in and waiting on my eager little hands to pick it up….... well will take a lot of hands to pick it up. Went home at lunch to change from car to truck, back at work and waiting on last meeting of the day to head to Woodcraft. Not particularly looking forward to assembly since I’m sometimes mechanically challenged and expect it will take somet...
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1 day ago
by beaudex |
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I started woodworking in my early 20s (many year ago). Prior to this the only real exposure to woodworking I had was building remote controlled model aircroft out of balsa. I started by taking a year long rough carpentry course at a local community college. What does this have to do with workbenchs you wonder.. I believe a well designed workbench starts with your experience with workbenches. Thinking back I have had the oppourtunity to use a few workbenches and there are a few things I discov...
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1 day ago
by thetimberkid |
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Last week I was doing my work experiance, I did it at a building and joinery company which are based localy. On the monday i helped rip out a kitchen “That was realy fun :)”. On tuesday I helped re-roof a house in the boiling sun “another great day”. On wednesday we couldn’t do much in the kitchen as a nex floor was being laid, however i was able to put in a door frame, and after we had waited for the doors to arrive it was time to tidy up and go home “unfo...
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1 day ago
by Randy Sharp |
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First things first. I cleaned my pine scrap bin out this weekend. Should finish up with 10 more “cart-o-blocks” this week. Now to find ten children to give them to.
I’ve been wondering if I’m the only one around, or are there more like me? On Friday and Saturday, I had the urge to go to the shop for no apparent reason. I didn’t have any particular purpose in mind, just wanted to sit and be with “my stuff,” kinda like being around family.
Th...
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1 day ago
by kem |
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Wood science goes mainstream! NPR Science Friday featured a segment on the making of baseball bats and why it seems like more bats are breaking these days. They discuss everything from moisture content, grain direction, and beetle invasions. It’s pretty cool hearing about this form of woodworking. Check it out! (You’ll have to click on the play button on the left side to listen.)
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2 days ago
by jstewart |
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I’ve almost finished the garage cabinets. My parents were in town last weekend to witness my daughter’s baptism. So, we took the opportunity to spend some time together in the garage.
We were able to build the remaining three drawers in just a couple of hours. I decided to use pocket hole joinery for these drawers for two reasons. One: I just got a new Kreg Master System, so I wanted to give it a try. Two: I knew pocket hole joinery would be faster than setting up the dado...
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2 days ago
by ben |
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I bought the plans for the Baby Tender II in early May, and finally began actual work. I spent a lot of hours over the long weekend, and frankly, it doesn’t look like I did much. But that’s what happens when almost every step is something new… which is why I am trying to build this thing. Well, that and my “expecting” friends might like it too.
On with the work! The design comes as 2 sheets of 30×48 blueprints, from which I made many actual-size trace...
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2 days ago
by pashley |
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Sketchup, the free CAD tool from Google, was made aware to me by FWW magazine in an article a few weeks back.
I was looking for a way to better plan my projects, and SU (SketchUp) seemed to be the ticket, so I downloaded my free copy.
I had a terrible time making heads or tails of it – and I am a bit of a computer geek. Making things as I wanted them was not easy – if possible. I was frustrated.
But, realizing that this really would help me design and produce better produ...
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2 days ago
by gene |
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In my previous post I expected one question up front and to my great dismay, I did not get it. What does high gas prices have to do with the everyday woodworker? What is the tie-in?, or just what does this have to do with woodworking. Well it looks like I will have to volunteer the reasoning behind my dismay. I, for one, would like to see formed a Common Sense Advisory board to the President of the United States, made up of woodworkers such as yourself from all walks of life. Doctors, Lawye...
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