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12-08-2019 08:16 AM
by anthm27
Made the drawers today from 1/2 inch ply. Track saw or a table saw would have been nice, Just had to do it the old way with a straight edge and circular saw.Glued and nailed the drawer carcass together , rounded them over and got them installed in...
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12-08-2019 03:57 AM
by jamsomito
Continued this project today. Getting close to done. Cut the pieces to size, then cut the slot on each. I put a couple stops on my sled that made it really easy to repeat for each of the 30 pieces. Only problem was the pieces were so small I d...
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12-07-2019 02:09 PM
by Tom
Finally getting back to my table project. Work, family, holidays, etc. I think one of my biggest challenges is stepping away from a project and then getting my head back into the process from where I left off.
So with the three rails complete...
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12-07-2019 08:25 AM
by anthm27
My original plan wasn’t to Blog this project, I was going to wait until it was finished. After todays assembly however I am so excited that my leg design concept actually worked quite well.My Original design, just sort of came together.
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12-07-2019 01:35 AM
by hookfoot
. My glue up for the outside pieces are 1/2 in thick. The reason being is so I can get the lip detail on the edges and required thickness for the ears that the cylinders etc need. As you will see I use a lot of tape(any kind, what ever is closest ...
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12-06-2019 02:11 PM
by Hazem
Hello All,
So I splurged on Black Friday and purchased a 24” bandsaw from Grizzly. It arrives in a few hours :-)
What size blade should I get? 1” or 1.25” or 1.5”?
The bandsaw is my primary cutting tool and is used...
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12-06-2019 01:56 AM
by Dimensions
After recently completing my first real workbench, it was time to install the most important accessory, the vises. I found the instructions to be rather confusing so i decided to make a video detailing the process. You can check out that process h...
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12-05-2019 11:35 PM
by Brit
After looking for many years and losing many auctions, I finally won a Norris A5 smoother for a reasonable price. I knew it needed a lot of work, but at least it looked doable. It turned out to be a rollercoaster ride with a number of heart-stoppi...
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12-05-2019 03:59 PM
by oldguy2
Part 2 The end wall of this Shop is 8 feet wide the length is 16 feet. Planning is crucial. Of these photos I am showing already I had too much going into the shop and will have to plan , how I work. But this is week 1. I show ...
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12-05-2019 03:35 PM
by oldguy2
Well lets be invitiing. Its a shed shop or Hals Wood Shop 10 feet from the house, a ranch on a slab. With the double doors open here is a starting inviting view. This is week one of developing the Shop. What are you expecting the Nor...
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12-04-2019 10:18 AM
by mafe
Festool stop flag / fence stops DIYusefull on all T-tracks.
I got tired of moving my fence stop from the table saw to the MFT3 table and was about to order a fence stop the other day. But…, I decided to try and make one my self instead, w...
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12-04-2019 03:26 AM
by robscastle
Well as the title indicates its not good news.
I selected an off cut from the center of the big slab and commenced dissecting it.
Three pieces, two at 150mm and one at just under 200mm
Then sliced the three pieces in halves.
No...
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12-03-2019 08:35 PM
by clagwell
Well, no, it’s not really. I was just afraid that no one would look at a post with a boring title like “Temperature Rise”.
Temperature rise may be boring but it’s important to the life of a motor. In fact, it’s c...
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12-03-2019 05:55 PM
by A Slice of Wood Workshop
I have had this jack plane for a couple months now. It has been sitting there in the dark corner waiting for repairs. The body on this plane was pretty good shape, but the iron was rusty and it had no tote. I have no beech wood or apple wood so I ...
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12-03-2019 01:25 PM
by clagwell
Test DuctMy test duct is a 10’ length of 6” PVC drain pipe (ASTM 2729). This is the type of duct often used for dust collection in home workshops and will most likely be repurposed for that in the future (after I plug all of the holes...
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12-03-2019 03:04 AM
by hungryJ
so this all started a long while back when I built my workbench and didn’t do enough homework. not knowing every commercially available bench accessory is made for a 3/4 dog hole I drilled my bench with 1” holes. since I’m cheap ...
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12-02-2019 09:49 PM
by bandit571
Well, laid out the toys for chopping mortises..
Still had the cleats in place. Used two squares..
And the tenon, to lay out where the mortise would be….
6mm Mortise chisel to dig a hole, tenon to check for fit, and depth…
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12-02-2019 03:49 PM
by PPK
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I’m thankful for wood! And for the great people who are willing to share their experience here in Lumberjocks. Oh, and for Cricket, the moderator!
Well, I got some time over the long weekend to do some mor...
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12-02-2019 08:46 AM
by robscastle
OK today I decided to do some exploratory surgery on the large slab this time.
Now this slab is almost 4m in length so my track saw was too short to fit I resorted to using my truing timber piece in two distinct setup cuts.
Both live edg...
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12-02-2019 03:23 AM
by LeeRoyMan
Nothing that you probably haven’t already seen many times before, but here is my version.
These are for the Blum brand undermount guides.
5/8” Baltic Birch sides with 1/2” Baltic Birch bottoms. (Pre- Finished Material)Fro...
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12-02-2019 01:29 AM
by Holbs
I am trying to move away from my sliding patio door pet entry insert. It has horrible insulating value, drafty, no security (maybe the newer models have sliding glass door locking latches, mine does not).Top 3 things that I need to hit for this t...
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12-01-2019 07:54 PM
by jamsomito
For Christmas last year, I made these amazing “coffee boxes:” https://www.lumberjocks.com/projects/407436
Those were my favorite project to date. But, woah, did I seriously underestimate the time it would take. I vowed to make som...
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12-01-2019 07:12 PM
by BuildItYourself
Hello.How to do something pleasing to the eye in a few hours. I saw something similar while surfing the Internet and decided to create one myself. The clock was made entirely of oak wood and the addition of metal. In the barn I found a piece of me...
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12-01-2019 07:00 PM
by jamsomito
We had our third kid back in February and wow, what a trip. He’s been great, but this has probably been the most difficult year for me that I can remember. Between 4 or 5 sicknesses that seem to last for months, and not just myself but pic...
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12-01-2019 06:47 PM
by bandit571
Top has been glued up….then a day later, the clamps came off….bread board ends were planed and sanded flush…
This is now the underside, due to a chip-out…
Compost happens. No matter what I could do to fix it, it wou...
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12-01-2019 05:01 PM
by JamesWPA
Hello Lumberjocks! Long time lurker, first post. I love this site, and have learned a lot following the different forums and projects.
I had acquired a No.7 Disston 26” handsaw, well used, in ~10 ppi crosscut configuration. The handle was...
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12-01-2019 05:00 PM
by clagwell
As many other people have already done I swapped my 10” HF impeller for a 12” Rikon replacement. Performance is subjectively better but I wanted to know how much improvement I actually got. There were several questions I wanted to answer and I&#...
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12-01-2019 02:22 AM
by sansoo22
I finally decided I wanted a nice shooting board. This isn’t technically my first but its the first one I’ve built that actually had more thought put into it than glue some plywood together and make sure it’s all square. I want...
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11-30-2019 11:53 PM
by JimDaddyO
I got a cool tool and that sent me down the rabbit hole of cleaning, sharpening and getting my auger bits sorted and organised. Finally I won’t have to search for the one I need and hope it works. It will be handy and sharp.
https://www...
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11-30-2019 09:50 PM
by mafe
Box joint / finger joint jigSingle blade table saw.
I finally got to make my self, one of these simple box joint jigs, actually for no other reason, than the fun of it. I was planning to make some boxes on the Festool VS600 I bought a year back...
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12-03-2019 05:55 PM
by A Slice of Wood Workshop
I have had this jack plane for a couple months now. It has been sitting there in the dark corner waiting for repairs. The body on this plane was pretty good shape, but the iron was rusty and it had no tote. I have no beech wood or apple wood so I ...
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12-01-2019 07:12 PM
by BuildItYourself
Hello.How to do something pleasing to the eye in a few hours. I saw something similar while surfing the Internet and decided to create one myself. The clock was made entirely of oak wood and the addition of metal. In the barn I found a piece of me...
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11-30-2019 11:53 PM
by JimDaddyO
I got a cool tool and that sent me down the rabbit hole of cleaning, sharpening and getting my auger bits sorted and organised. Finally I won’t have to search for the one I need and hope it works. It will be handy and sharp.
https://www...
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11-28-2019 02:09 AM
by A Slice of Wood Workshop
Its that time of the year that we are getting animals prepared for the winter weather. Most farm animals can stand the cold weather, but you still want to give them somewhere they can go to get out of wind and cold air. Today I show how easy it is...
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11-27-2019 11:19 PM
by WoodshopTherapy
I reached out to some YouTube subscribers and asked if they are interested in a gift guide. 4 of the 5 responses were yes, they would like a video. I put this together mostly on what I use in my workshop, but also one BIG item on my wish list.
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11-24-2019 09:25 PM
by A Slice of Wood Workshop
I have a few hand planes that do not have irons. This one is missing a wedge and iron, but then again it was only $5. The body itself was in condition with very minimum cracks. I started off by working on the body of the plane. Removing a random s...
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11-21-2019 11:56 PM
by BenhamDesign
This was a fun build that stretched many of my skills. Figuring out all the angles to produce the segmented edge along the top, was a lot of fun. The gilding process for the silver leaf is something I plan on exploring more textures and colors in...
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11-19-2019 04:48 AM
by TreeBones
Been a long road but the yurt adventure has grown over the years. I am now the project coordinator for the Camp Fire Emergency Shelter and Recovery Project. Providing on site emergency construction of yurt shelters. Made with lumber materials saw ...
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11-18-2019 02:58 AM
by A Slice of Wood Workshop
Over the past week I have been working on the Simmonds No 61 hand saw. The blade was in poor shape and the hand was pretty much worthless. I have tried in the past to save handles, but this one had no hope. I decided to go ahead and make a new one...
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11-16-2019 03:19 AM
by A Slice of Wood Workshop
I have many hand saws. Some are nice and shiny and others have an older look to them. Most of the time I get to choose what they look like, and it mainly depends on if there is an etch or not. This time around I had a Simmonds No 61 saw. It is a 7...
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11-14-2019 11:05 PM
by JimDaddyO
Every once in a while a person is allowed an error or two. What to do? Well, you own up to it, realize it’s all part of being human, and fix it. That’s what I had to do while working on a Taylor GS Mini guitar. I only checked the s...
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11-14-2019 05:42 PM
by fatmansat
Hi guys,in the end I managed to build.It was at least a year since I bought Veritas’ carpenter’s vice. I finally did it. My mini workbench.This is the video waltrought:https://youtu.be/6Fodk-yAW7M
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11-14-2019 05:09 AM
by Tomy Hovington
A Gramil is a hand tool use by instruments maker( luthier) to make the binding channel. in the video link you can see how it’s used. I also have a how to video on how to make your own Gramil.https://youtu.be/PBkUpPu_P_E
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11-10-2019 05:56 PM
by A Slice of Wood Workshop
Taking an old Easterly & Co plane and bringing it back to a user state. Check it out here
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11-03-2019 08:11 PM
by woodify
I needed a better stand for my table saw so I build this custom mobile cart.
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