| This blog is written by CartersWhittling | 44 entries so far |
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Electric Banjo Build #1: Intro
Hello. It has been a while since I last had a project build on this site, but I think my next ...
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Sharpening Stone Chest #1: Design & Considerations
Hello. I have been sharpening my tools in the laundry room in my basement for far too long. Ev...
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Tool Chest #9: Filling the Tool Chest and Drawknife Till
Hello. It has been a few months now since I began using my chest and I have made some small ch...
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Tool Chest #8: Tills and Tool Storage
Hello. When I left off the chest was built and ready for the tool storage inside. After giving...
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Tool Chest #7: Hinges, Lock and Paint
Hello. With the lid finished, bottom in place and skirts glued on I can begin installing the h...
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Tool Chest #6: Skirts
Hello. With the shell and lid of the chest complete the next task on the agenda is building th...
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Tool Chest #5: Frame and Panel Lid
Hello. Since my last entry I have made the tongue and groove joints for the bottom, but since ...
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Workbench #18: Thoughts and Changes
Hello. Its been 6 months since I finished my bench and I have spent over 1000 hours on it. Now...
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Tool Chest #4: Dovetailing the Shell
Hello. So at this point the shell parts are all dimensioned and ready for joinery. So I began ...
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Tool Chest #3: Sizing the Shell Parts
Hello. In the last post I left off with the shell sides glued up and flat on one face. Yesterd...
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Tool Chest #2: Starting the Shell
Hello. I happened to have little work today, so I had time to do some work on the tool chest. ...
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Tap and Screw Jig Tutorial #5: Dimensioning the Cutter
Hello. After recieving a few questions about the previous video I realized I may have left out...
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Tap and Screw Jig Tutorial #4: Finishing the Tap
Hello. In the latest video I complete all the work on the Tap my buddy Chris Legendre designed...
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Tap and Screw Jig Tutorial #3: Finishing the Guide Block
Hello. In Part Three of the Tap and Screw Jig Tutorial series I finish the work on the guide b...
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Shop Made Lathe Bed Extension
Hello. I have wanted to have a longer lathe for a while, and I could foresee the need for it i...
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Tap and Screw Jig Tutorial #2: Starting the Tap
Hello. I have finally put out the second installment of the tutorial. I had to break up the vi...
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Tool Chest #1: Design and Materials
Hello. I have decided to start work on my new chest tool. I am not sure when I will get around...
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Chessboard #8: Completion
Hello. About a week ago I finished my chessboard project and gave it to my uncle on Christmas Eve...
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Chessboard #7: Carcase Assembled
Hello. Since my last post I got the carcase glued together. But before I glued the carcase togeth...
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Chessboard #6: Doweling
Hello. After my last post I was ready to start joinery on the main carcase. So I decided to do a ...
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Chessboard #5: Update
Hello. It has been a long time since my last blog post because I had taken time off to build my w...
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Tap and Screw Jig Tutorial #1: Intro/Screw Dimensioning
Hello. This is a new blog series I am doing. The topic is how to make a tap and screw jig for mak...
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Workbench #17: Completion
Hello, this is probably my last workbench blog entry, now that my bench is complete! Like I said ...
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Workbench #16: Base Complete
Hello. At this point in time I have the workbench finished, but this post will be about the base....
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Workbench #15: Base Mortise & Tenons
Hello. I have now finished the mortise and tenons for the base and have them all fit. Here are...
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Workbench #14: Starting The Base
Hello. I am now working on the base for my workbench. I have changed some of the design details s...
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Workbench #13: Tail Vise Is Complete
Hello. I have now finished the tail vise, and today I had acually started work on the base. After...
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Workbench #12: Bench Dogs
Hello. This weekend had I finished up my tailvise and made the bench dogs for my bench. I am curr...
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Workbench #11: Tail Vise Has Begun
Hello. Since my 7th workbench post I got the shoulder vise done and started work on the tailvise....
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Workbench #10: Making Wooden Nuts
Hello. In this video I show you how I make wooden nuts for my bench with a tap my friend Chris Le...
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Workbench #9: Making Wooden Screws
Hello. This is a video showing the process I go through to make wooden screws. I briefly try to e...
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Workbench #8: Progress Video 1
Hello. This is a video I made to show the details and construction of my bench so far. I go over ...
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Workbench #7: Top Almost Done
Hello. I am now almost done the bench top. The tailvise still needs to be made and I need to glue...
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Workbench #6: Dovetailing Endcaps
Hello. Today I’ve been working on endcaps for the shoulder vise. I started by routing the g...
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Workbench #5: Holdfast Holes and Spacer Block
Hello. This morning I took the clamps off the glue up assembly and scraped the glue squeeze-out o...
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Workbench #4: Top Glue Up and Dog Holes
Hello. I have just finished joining and glueing up the two doghole strips and the top slab. Fi...
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Workbench #3: Milling Mostly Done
Hello. This is another update on my bench build. I have had almost two months off working on it b...
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New Bandsaw
Hey lumberjocks. Today I got my new bandsaw. Its a 16” Laguna, with a 2.5 hp motor. I got i...
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Workbench #2: Materials Obtained
Good day. I now have the wood for my new workbench. My friend (who is also building a workbench) ...
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Chessboard #4: Knights
Hey guys. I have finished the knights for my uncle’s set a couple weeks ago now, so the set...
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Workbench #1: Design Plans
Hello. These are the plans I have for a new workbench. I think I have decided that now is the tim...
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Chessboard #3: Walnut Drawer Front and More Pieces
Hello. This is a update to my chessboard build. Its been a long time since my last post here beca...
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Chessboard #2: Drawers and Posts
Today I got off work early and the weather was +10 so I spent some time in the garage. I dovetail...
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Chessboard #1: Design Plan
Hello. I have started a chessboard and set for an uncle and thought I would set up a project buil...
