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10-23-2021 04:28 PM
by Thedustydutchman
First dry fit of the vanity im building for my main bathroom. I can’t stand the old cheap one in there so I’m making this one to replace it. Built from my favorite wood antique doug fir and white pine. Like everything else I build ...
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10-23-2021 12:13 PM
by mafe
Router template squareFestool MFS type.
Yet another jig… a template for routing square holes or rabbets, with any router.
Inspired by the Festool MFS, I wanted a simple template, to use with my routers, so I could make a easy fast setu...
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10-23-2021 01:37 AM
by bandit571
The more I looked at that lid…the less I liked it. Even a coat of stain didn’t help all that much..
Giving off “Casket” vibes….did NOT really fit the rebates , either…
In the Dungeon Shop, we try to be &...
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10-22-2021 09:11 PM
by woodshopnerdery
Come winter, I’ll be sharing my garage workshop with two cars. It’ll be here before you know it. So I have to thin out some of the tools and materials that I accumulated over the summer to make it work.
https://youtu.be/As2FHxibiAA
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10-21-2021 09:30 PM
by mafe
Stable / Dutch doors for the workshopand a wonderful visit from a LJ friend.
Another project from the allotment house, this time it was the workshop door, that were screaming my name.
The old doors were worn out, the top half rotten and real...
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10-21-2021 02:44 PM
by KTNC
Restoration: 1979 radial arm saw – Craftsman 113.197751
10/21/2021
I’ve restored 1950s DeWalts, 1960s Craftsman and 1970s Powr Kraft Radial Arm Saws. This is my first 1970s Craftsman. Even amongst the few who actually like radi...
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10-21-2021 12:59 PM
by BobbyF
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I have two of these large ( 68” W X 48” H X 19” D) storage cabinets in my garage in a home that I just purchased. I believe they are Pine?Was ready to give them away, however the wood looks very good. Are they worth anything?
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10-20-2021 01:07 AM
by robscastle
Lucila Hawk’s Profile
In case you cannot read it because its small…Just like Ted!
If you are suffering from a lack of energy, low sex drive, inability to get or maintain an erection or other complications related to prostate ...
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10-19-2021 08:27 PM
by bandit571
Might be easier to do than glue up this box….have to join together 4 sides ( that refuse to stay standing up) with 4 splines ( half fit perfectly, 1 too loose, and 1 too tight) and a plywood bottom panel….
Then a bottle of glue..and...
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10-19-2021 02:08 PM
by MovingChips
The project of making a pen was brought up recently and I realized I hadn’t made one in a while. So I thought I would make a pen I’ve not turned before. The Gatsby pen is a click pen that looks fancy and I’ve never done one.
After getting I dis...
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10-19-2021 11:52 AM
by The_Sal
So I came across an older 90s Jet cabinet table saw (JTAS-10) on CL for $50. The magnetic power switch had been cut and didnt seem to stay on when I tried to test the motor. Components:“Beismeyer style fence with 52 railUp close of plastic b...
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10-18-2021 09:37 PM
by Madmark2
Been trying to get set up to route inlays. Well, there are a lot of little bits to it and I finally got it (mostly) working.
Its not perfect, and I had to rubber mallet it home, but it fits!
Step 1 was to draw the inlay pattern. I tried free...
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10-18-2021 02:07 AM
by TxSurveyor
Bought some new planes. They originally asked $350 and I said no thanks, then they told me to make and offer. I said $150 and they said okay. Don’t know anything about the Dunlap or the Sargent. Seem good though. Pretty excited that the No 4 and t...
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10-18-2021 01:31 AM
by bandit571
To connect those fancy corners, I need to mill the splines…..would be nice IF Stanley had made such a cutter…but, to make something like this..
Just not happening….however…IF I joint an edge first…Get a decent edge...
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10-17-2021 06:51 PM
by CV3
It can be hard to find one source that offers a good variety information on carving when you are getting started. There is a free and good resource for information about woodcarving on the Woodcarvers Illustrated Home page, click on “How To”. It ...
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10-17-2021 06:35 PM
by BB1
A couple of my more recent projects include a small business card holder made from some picture frame cut offs and a banana holder.
Business card holder was from a time when I was between projects and was cleaning up from doing some frames. All...
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10-15-2021 09:21 PM
by mafe
Observatory let’s reach for the stars!
Part two of two.
So this was where we ended last.The observatory is up there, so now it’s all about a lot of finish and details, before it’s a wrap.But it makes me smile each time I walk up to the tiny ...
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10-15-2021 09:21 PM
by woodshopnerdery
I make three brooms for Halloween costumes or decoration from a regular whisk broom. I use a spiral cutting technique on the table saw and Rit Dye to decorate the handle.
Happy Halloween!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbq30V-mLjY
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10-15-2021 11:37 AM
by mafe
Observatory the sky is the limit!
I have passed the famous fifty, but the child in me never left.One thing I never got to build as an architect, was a tower, one thing I dreamed of as a boy was a tower or a tree hut and I loved to lay on my bac...
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10-15-2021 10:45 AM
by apinkingston
I’ve never posted before but have been lurking since 2016.
I recently built three sheds to house the lawn mower, the snow blower, and the bicycles and the miscellaneous that goes with them. That got those things out of the weather and out...
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10-15-2021 08:30 AM
by WoodenWorldDenic
In this video, I will show You how cheap and simple, with the help of a brake cable for a bicycle, and remnants of materials from the workshop, You can make an automatic analog indicator of cut depth for Your table saw, router, or some other machi...
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10-14-2021 05:35 AM
by bandit571
Plank was hauled to the shop. Had a quilt in the clothes washer..was going to wait around on that to get done, then place it into the dryer for a while…1×6 plank was 6’4” long…took up a lot of room in the shop, had to...
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10-13-2021 06:15 PM
by mafe
Pasta drying rackand fresh pasta talk…
Need is the mother of pasta… I mean invention, sorry.But this project came out of need, I were tired of drying my fresh made pasta on a broom stick, the floor mop, sometimes even the clothes drying r...
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10-13-2021 05:10 PM
by bandit571
Been on the Injured Reserve for most of the last 6 weeks….Just NOW getting to where I can move around without either a crutch or a cane. Able to go up and down stairs….IF I take them slowly. There be a Baker’s Cyst in the rig...
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10-12-2021 02:14 PM
by MovingChips
This project is part of my month of Oct Halloween adventures. I thought a mortar & pestle would be a great gift for any potion maker, be it witch or wizard. For this project I found in my pile a 4×4x12 and a 3×3x12 Sapele. The 4×...
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10-11-2021 02:03 PM
by Chrisspray
Does anyone have a manual for the Mikita model 2116 bandsaw?
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10-11-2021 10:07 AM
by Brodan
My son-in-law brought me a gnarly chunk of cedar from their home in Texas, when they visited in July. They had cut down the cedar some time ago. I spotted it while walking their property while visiting them in June, and commented about having a ch...
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10-10-2021 11:18 PM
by Brodan
Had a pretty productive weekend in the shop.
Built a dedicated fence for my incra jig. Runners under the incra base, that run in the t-track provide repeat alignment so switching fences is a breeze. Also the alignment allows me to more easily ...
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10-10-2021 09:58 PM
by ohgeez2
Hello, I was given a Ryobi AH-115 Planer/ Jointer. I think it was built in the 80s. Does anyone have an idea where I could find a copy of the manual or a pdf? I probably need to change the blades or have them sharpened. I know this model Ryobi AH...
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10-10-2021 06:29 PM
by MrRon
As the title suggests, we know of tools, both hand and power that have been used from as far back as the early 1900’s and in cases, still being used. The reason why they are still being used is because they were constructed of the best materials (...
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10-22-2021 09:11 PM
by woodshopnerdery
Come winter, I’ll be sharing my garage workshop with two cars. It’ll be here before you know it. So I have to thin out some of the tools and materials that I accumulated over the summer to make it work.
https://youtu.be/As2FHxibiAA
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10-19-2021 02:08 PM
by MovingChips
The project of making a pen was brought up recently and I realized I hadn’t made one in a while. So I thought I would make a pen I’ve not turned before. The Gatsby pen is a click pen that looks fancy and I’ve never done one.
After getting I dis...
291 views |
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10-15-2021 09:21 PM
by woodshopnerdery
I make three brooms for Halloween costumes or decoration from a regular whisk broom. I use a spiral cutting technique on the table saw and Rit Dye to decorate the handle.
Happy Halloween!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbq30V-mLjY
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10-15-2021 08:30 AM
by WoodenWorldDenic
In this video, I will show You how cheap and simple, with the help of a brake cable for a bicycle, and remnants of materials from the workshop, You can make an automatic analog indicator of cut depth for Your table saw, router, or some other machi...
487 views |
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10-12-2021 02:14 PM
by MovingChips
This project is part of my month of Oct Halloween adventures. I thought a mortar & pestle would be a great gift for any potion maker, be it witch or wizard. For this project I found in my pile a 4×4x12 and a 3×3x12 Sapele. The 4×...
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10-08-2021 10:38 PM
by JimDaddyO
Got the entrance way all tidied up, some painting, and even some work on the shop done. Plus, I got an addition for the shop on sale so I unbox it and put it together.
https://youtu.be/R_tvwQB38WQ
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10-08-2021 09:07 PM
by woodshopnerdery
Woodworking project: Making a broom holder modified from a 1930’s Deltagram Magazine with Harry, Ron, Hermione and Dumbledore.
https://youtu.be/TfIzCmRfkgI
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10-05-2021 08:24 AM
by WoodenWorldDenic
In the second part of the video, you can see how I formed the construction, added the electrical installation, installed the control of raising and lowering the saw blade, as well as tilting the blade at an angle.
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10-01-2021 09:26 PM
by woodshopnerdery
The 4th and final build video. I show more of my staining technique using Rit dye.
https://youtu.be/HFT0IsqnItk
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09-28-2021 02:07 PM
by MovingChips
This project was mainly because I had not done a peppermill before. This was a unique style or type of peppermill I had not seen and seemed simple enough. After opening the box I discovered I did not have the appropriate technical tools to do the ...
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09-25-2021 02:16 AM
by woodshopnerdery
The project continues with Part III. This project finally forced me to begin learning lathe turning. Which means I had to begin learning lathe chisel sharpening.
https://youtu.be/sa2MxEPHAsY
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09-21-2021 02:05 PM
by MovingChips
This project was based strictly on turning a wood I have never heard of. Which seems to be the case with a majority of the wood I turn. This Chechen looked beautiful in the picture and did not disappoint. It reminds me of the Patagonia Rosewood I ...
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09-21-2021 12:06 PM
by WoodenWorldDenic
This is the first part of the video showing the process of making the homemade table saw, step by step.https://youtu.be/8Y6wxGVMENM
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09-17-2021 09:15 PM
by woodshopnerdery
You can watch the video here – https://youtu.be/-0J3sNeC_rQ
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09-17-2021 07:31 PM
by JimDaddyO
Just keeping up to date with what’s going on around here. Always busy but slowly getting projects done. It will soon be snowing so outside work has to get wrapped up. Lots to do over the winter as you will see.
https://youtu.be/5OymYbq...
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