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I've dabbled a bit over the years building things out of wood but mainly out of necessity. Now I think its becoming a serious addiction. Sawdust fever. Glad I found this site, you guys are showing some great work and great ideas!

-- Lalen, Texas. "If it looks straight, it is straight" Jimmy Diresta

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added blog entry	Projects with Red Oak Flooring leftovers #4: A couple of simple boxes, including my first mitered box with splines.	09-10-2018 12:12 AM

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Projects with Red Oak Flooring leftovers #4: A couple of simple boxes, including my first mitered box with splines.

09-10-2018 12:12 AM by Lalen

Its been a while since I’ve done anything with the red oak flooring but an opportunity arose. Every year my father-in-law’s family has a reunion and it includes a silent auction that raises funds for the meal’s main meat cours...

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Big cabinet for the new home #6: Its done! Wrap up, "Once you go black......"

08-03-2018 04:51 PM by Lalen

Spread over three months, this thing is finally done. Quite the adventure and I learned a lot. Just wanted to share some final in-use pictures and thank those who gave input. One bit of feedback early on led me to the change of the doors from 6...

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Big cabinet for the new home #5: Working on the doors: Need opinion on reinforcements.

07-06-2018 12:13 PM by Lalen

Changed the design back to bigger windows, and boy am I glad. Making 12 doors required 72 parts. Here is a dry fit of one upper and lower door. I used the Glass Panel Door router set from Sommerfeld’s Tools. I found his videos on y...

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Big cabinet for the new home #4: Big stuff is done, DIY bun feet.

06-22-2018 10:38 AM by Lalen

All that remains is doors and drawer fronts! Here is the current status. Sorry its a bit dark, but its a black cabinet and I still need to get some lights added to the new house. I included my 8’ ladder for scale. Total storage capacit...

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Big cabinet for the new home #3: Design change, big dado setup, rabbets and an oops.

05-13-2018 01:55 AM by Lalen

Design change. More difficult but I think this one looks much better. Primarily changed up the door design to go inset with an upper and lower cabinet and with more glass panes. Went from 6 to 12 doors. We still haven’t decided on ...

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Projects with Red Oak Flooring leftovers #4: A couple of simple boxes, including my first mitered box with splines.

Big cabinet for the new home #6: Its done! Wrap up, "Once you go black......"

Big cabinet for the new home #5: Working on the doors: Need opinion on reinforcements.

Big cabinet for the new home #4: Big stuff is done, DIY bun feet.

Big cabinet for the new home #3: Design change, big dado setup, rabbets and an oops.

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