34 days ago
by Bob #2 |
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While struggling to get the heater purchased and installed I tackled the vinyl siding . It seem to be pretty straight forward . I set up a cutting station and put a plywood blade in my circular saw backward and it cuts pretty easy. You have to be careful to leave a bit of room between each peice for expansion.
Sorry for the addition now but my buddy and his wife just came in from Mexico for a visit. It’s too hot down there right now.
On with the blog:
What I’m using is a ...
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37 days ago
by beaudex |
6 comments »
Finally, the tail vise. Back in the design stages of the bench, I looked at all the various ways people hold wood. I knew at the time where this bench would end up for a good portion of its life so I made decisions based on that. I toyed with a couple of things, a tool trough (I think this is a good idea however only if you can walk all around your bench and not so deep, an inch would suffice), an end vise, the swing out arm vise (I am sure there is another name for this). In the end I settle...
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38 days ago
by teenagewoodworker |
15 comments »
hey everyone,
over the last couple of days i have been able to get a lot done in terms of milling up the lumber and gluing up panels. i chose sycamore for the trash box because it is a hard wood as opposed to the pine that i was going to use before. there was a sale at the lumberyard on sycamore and it was less per bf than a select 1 board of pine. so the purchase made sense. first i got my lumber and let it sit for awhile and then milled it up. the first picture is of a rough board and ...
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38 days ago
by beaudex |
8 comments »
Ok, Lets talk about the bench top. I chose brown maple for the top purely because its was the cheapest wood available. Also you will notice that it is 3/4” think prior to laminating.
I would choose the same lumber again if I were to redo this project. The maple holds up very well and has a nice patina.
I planned the slab to have a final thickness of 3 inches. Why 3 inches? well from the literature I have read 3 inches is generally the ideal thickness for bench dogs. In retrosp...
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41 days ago
by GarageWoodworks |
11 comments »
Aligning a table saw (TS) sled fence to 90 degrees can be a frustrating, hair pulling event. However, if you follow the following tip, it can be a breeze. Sure, there are other methods to align a TS sled fence to 90°, but most require making test cuts with plywood and are less accurate. Aside from being less accurate, the other methods take longer to get an accurate 90°. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather be spending my time making projects than trying to align my tools. ...
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43 days ago
by teenagewoodworker |
10 comments »
well here is my newest commission. it is for a pullout trash can thing. i have a couple of sketchup pictures of the box thing so here they are. the first one is of the box itself. the larger compartment is for the pullout trash can compartment, and the top is for a drawer that will be 4” deep. the whole thing will be made out of either oak of red oak. the costumer hasn’t decided yet.
then here is the drawer. simple enough. 1/2” poplar dovetailed to make up the drawer ...
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46 days ago
by PurpLev |
3 comments »
I got a few questions about the zero-clearance inserts I made for my bosch table saw, so I figured I’d post the procedure here as to how I made those.
The basic Idea is to take the factory inserts and use that as a template for the router. but alas, the factory insert is just too thin at some points to be able to follow it with a trim router bit, so to tackle this issue I made an initial template out of 1/2” plywood. This first template took a bit more patience and care so that...
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47 days ago
by John Fry |
16 comments »
A veneered curly koa, James Krenov style cabinet on a sculpted, curved leg, stand. The doors are bookmatched with a strip of sapwood down the middle. The turned Gaboon ebony handles accent the koa’s colors.
This was a joint project with expert woodworker and friend, Jack Hutchison from Houston TX. and it was built in six days.
But first I want to thank everyone who visited and responded to my last blog;
A very large walnut and walnut burl credenza
I’ve admired Jack’...
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49 days ago
by Woodshopfreak |
5 comments »
I decided to make a sign for my grampa’s shop since we are going down to there house this weekend for 4th of July. I had already made one for my shop but I decided to make another because the first one was really easy and fun. Here is how it goes.
You start out with your stock, whether it is edge joined or solid doesn’t really matter, and you want it to be of sufficient size, large enough to put the words that you want on it
After that it’s time to route a Roman Ogee o...
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49 days ago
by daltxguy |
104 comments »
If you’re a fan of Sketchup for creating woodworking models, then the next obvious step is to use Sketchup to help you create cutlists and layouts. Sketchup plugin Cutlist 4.0 does just that. CutList 4.0 sketchup plugin helps you determine how much of each material you need to produce your design, taking into account nominal sized lumber with allowances for finishing to final size. Then it goes one further and lays out all of the pieces on boards or sheet good sizes of your choosing. Th...
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