| This blog is written by rance | 35 entries so far |
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Wooden Puzzles of your Dreams
I got dragged off to another site today and wasted too much time browsing their wooden puzzles. T...
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Pen Blank Drilling ('Dot Theory' Debunked)
I am on a few wood-related mailing lists that send out their weekly e-letters. I am continually a...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #18: How to design a Gazebo Bird House
A fellow LJ member(Belg1960) was asking about designing an Octagon Birdhouse a while back. He rec...
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Ye Old Vise
A good friend of mine came across this old vise. It was rusted a bit when he got it. We di...
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Arbitrary Scrollsaw Finger joints
Task at hand: Make a top for this cover using thin Luan. I thought finger joints would work to ke...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #17: Illusionist's Heart Pendant
Seeing that many folks seem to be interested in the construction of the Heart Pendant that Dafteh...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #16: X Puzzle
Someone came up with this puzzle a long time ago. I think it was Moses, or maybe Methusula. I fir...
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Pricing your work (the guessing game)
I’ve seen here on LJ from time to time blogs or forum topics discussing how to price your w...
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Stylish Woodworking
After having seen Roger's new billion dollar idea, I had to post my custom, stylish, turner-ware....
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Dumpster Diving #1: Flooring from my regular Sunday dumpster run
First of all, feel free to educate me on the species of wood I have here. Well, I had to be ba...
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DIY Knee kick switch mod
A good friend of mine lets me use his shop. One of the first things that I did was fashion a padd...
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Table Saw setup for Half Lap Joint
When you need to set the height of your TS blade to half the thickness of your workpiece(regardle...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #15: Dovetails ...with Curves
I got my weekly(or is it daily) email from Fine Woodworking(FWW) and they had an advertisement fo...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #14: Clamp for cutting Dovetails
I ran across the ”Workbench clamp for perfect dovetails” article by Michael Pekovich ...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #13: Simple Corner Spline Jig
Here’s my final version that I came up with after doing the over-thought version. I began w...
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Tapering Jig Design (Left or Right?)
I had an occasion to cut a taper in the shop this afternoon and wondered why it really felt akwar...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #12: Sanding Sheet Holder
When I make boxes, I typically tape down a full sheet of 150 grit sandpaper to the Table Saw to l...
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Geometric Shapes #2: Truncated Icosahedron (without the math)
I am again intrigued by another …hedron shape. Is it an Icoso…, a Dodeca…, or a...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #11: A 'Sheet Sled' (for your Truck)
This was spurred from David's thread in searching for a way to haul plywood in a small truck. I c...
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Rance's References
This is an online collection of my own woodworking references(& links), both from LJ as well ...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #10: TS Blade Holder
In pondering the best way to store my table saw blades, I came up with this design. I’m sur...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #9: Question on Wood Rack Installation
I’m installing a wood rack I built and would appreciate any input as to mounting. This is g...
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How To: Bentwood Rings
I started to tag this on to someone else’s project post but thought they might not apprecia...
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Geometric Shapes #1: Geodesic Domes
In some discussions both online and back channel(PM), Moment brought up the question of the angle...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #8: The Inevitible Push Block
Of all of the jigs in the woodshop, the push block or push stick is usually one of the ...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #7: Corner Splines Without a Tablesaw
I’ve seen questions here on LJ asking how to cut accurate splines with weapons other than a...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #6: 3 Legged Workbench
So you’ve built this elaborate workbench, the ‘Workbench of your Dreams’. With ...
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Disposable KerfMaker
Well, yes, the Kerf Maker is a very clever jig. I have a different take on its manufacture. I see...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #5: Rolling Wood Storage Rack
I’ve seen several variations of these rolling wood storage units. Inspired by them, I came ...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #4: File Size (WATCH OUT!)
So many times I see a great SU drawing, but the author totally ignored the idea of file size econ...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #3: Rolling Tool Cart
I got the inspiration for this from Workbench Magazine . I deliberately did not look at their...
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Compound Miter Saw Features
A CMS purchase can be made based on one or more features: Accuracy/portability/cost/cut capacity/...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #2: Workshop Expansion for a Friend
A friend of mine asked if I could help him with a SU drawing for his workshop expansion. He curre...
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Virtual Designs in Sketchup #1: Wall / Portable Tool Rack
I seem to have a lot of SU drawings that I do that may or may not ever be built. Either way, I th...
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My GBOC Entry
Open: Closed: I’ve enjoyed and have been inspired by all the various Grease Boxes and...
