Lance's Blog Archive

• Shop Update #7: DIY Boom Arm - Vacu Press & Split Top Roubo - 01-02-2016 03:23 PM | 4 comments

  Here’s an update what’s been going on in the shop the last 6 months. I’ve mo...

• Building the Shop #32: Shop Additions - A/C, Insulation, LED Lights & Wall Cabinets - 10-11-2015 02:42 AM | 2 comments

  I spent Labor Day Weekend “working” but only the type of working I enjoy! I can...

• Building the Shop #31: Miter Station / Ducting / Air Filtration / A/C & LIGHTS - 09-08-2015 10:29 PM | 11 comments

  I’ve been working on the build of my shop since 2011 when we bought our house, started buyi...

• Projects #14: Festool Domino Mid-Century Modern Clock - 03-08-2015 08:50 PM | 10 comments

  This is my entry into the Festool video contest. I’ve had this idea for a while now, and...

• Projects #13: Miter Saw Station - Take 2!! - 01-02-2015 06:25 AM | 3 comments

  I constructed the plywood framing of my miter saw station and when it was assembled and on rollin...

• Shop Update #6: A YEAR later - Shop & House Furniture - 12-24-2014 06:30 PM | 16 comments

  It’s been over a year since I’ve posted a video of my shop, so I thought I’d sh...

• Finishing our Bookshelf - 09-08-2014 02:34 AM | 10 comments

  Finally got a break in the weather to finish the bookshelf I made back in March for our spare bed...

• Projects #12: FOG Video Contest - Fishing Pole Rack - 12-29-2013 06:04 AM | 7 comments

  Here’s my entry into the Festool Owners Guide video contest running through Jan. 20th. H...

• Projects #11: Adjustable Cabinets with FESTOOL - 12-16-2013 04:56 AM | 7 comments

  I finally finished my shop cabinets, they helped get tools and other accessories off the ground, ...

• Projects #10: Edge Banding with FESTOOL - Assembly Table - 11-17-2013 05:06 PM | 10 comments

  Recently I’ve been working on my assembly table, FINALLY!! This gave me a project to try ou...

• Projects #9: Camping Chuck Box - Part 2 - 11-07-2013 02:54 PM | 2 comments

  Since posting my Camping Chuck Box video last year on YouTube I’ve had numerous people ask ...

• Projects #8: Sister's Garage Shelves - 10-17-2013 03:22 AM | 5 comments

  My sister bought a new house in Austin, and she asked me to build her garage shelves since they d...

• Projects #7: Nephew's Hanging Airplane - 09-20-2013 12:44 PM | 5 comments

  Here’s a short video of my version of a Crate & Barrel hanging airplane my sister asked...

• Projects #6: No Comment #3 - Work Sharp Station - 09-13-2013 12:40 PM | 9 comments

  I had a lot of 1/2” Baltic Birch laying around the shop, so I decided to build Stumby’...

• Projects #5: Fall Shop Clean - Time Lapse - 09-03-2013 03:08 AM | 11 comments

  My wife and I spent Labor Day cleaning, she cleaned the house, and I cleaned my shop!!! Check out...

• Projects #4: No Comment #2 - Camera Slider - 09-02-2013 11:30 PM | 12 comments

  Here’s a quick video how you to make a Camera Slider so you can get different shots with yo...

• Shop Update #5: Living Room Side Table - Part 2 - 06-02-2013 05:22 PM | 2 comments

  A quick update.

• Shop Update #4: Living Room Side Tables / WWII - 05-20-2013 01:48 AM | 7 comments

  Currently I’ve been working on my wife’s side tables for the living for over 2 months...

• Projects #3: Flip Top Cart "Over Built Edition" - 04-18-2013 03:52 AM | 23 comments

  Finally!!!!! Literally 7 months later I finished the video and project. I have so much more respe...

• Building the Shop #30: SawStop - Why'd I wait so long!!!! - 04-12-2013 04:44 AM | 11 comments

  Over the last couple month’s I’ve been planning and preparing for the build of my bed...

• Shop Update #3: Festool Domino XL, William Ng Cross Cut Sled & Bedroom Set - 03-24-2013 01:04 AM | 3 comments

  Enough is ENOUGH, time to get back in the shop! I’m in the planning stages of my next co...

• Building the Shop #29: Dewalt DW735 Planer / Festool Domino XL - 03-17-2013 11:16 PM | 2 comments

  This is a follow up to my previous blog post from last week. I took the HEAVY planer head off the...

• Building the Shop #28: DW735 Planer HELP!!!!!!!! - 03-09-2013 03:44 AM | 8 comments

  Hey guys, Just when the weather starts getting good, I break my Dewalt DW735 Planer. Sadly I&...

• Projects #2: Camping Chuck Box - 02-24-2013 11:24 PM | 15 comments

  Here’s a quick video of my Camping Chuck Box I made this past fall, it helps us keep organi...

• Shop Update #2: Flip Cart, Drum Sander Drawers, Texas Cornhole boards and a shop Heater - 10-07-2012 11:14 PM | 5 comments

  I’ve been extremely busy lately building projects simultaneously which has been a slooooow ...

• Building the Shop #27: Updated Shop Pictures - 09-05-2012 06:09 PM | 1 comment

  Hey guys, I’m back in the swing of things, I’m eager to get the ball rolling on some ...

• Projects #1: Business Card Holder - 09-04-2012 11:41 PM | 5 comments

  I decided to make a business card holder as a gift for my customers since their cards where all o...

• Building the Shop #26: Jet 16-32 BRAND NEW on CL - 08-28-2012 12:29 AM | 5 comments

  Sunday night I found the Jet 16-32 brand new in the original box, never opened for $700. I really...

• Building the Shop #25: I'm BACK!! Another Fall, Winter & Spring of Woodworking in OKC - 08-26-2012 07:48 PM | 7 comments

  Turn down the heat please, let me back in the shop already, it’s almost September. Well ...

• Jewelry Box Armoire #1: First Year Wedding Anniversary gift - 03-21-2012 03:52 AM | 10 comments

  I made this for my GORGEOUS wife for putting up with me for our first year of marriage! Our on...

• Shop Update #1: Numerous Projects - 01-26-2012 07:19 AM | 3 comments

  I’ve been trying to knock out some projects on my list but it seems the list gets pushed as...

• Building the Shop #24: Laguna 14" SUV Band Saw - 01-09-2012 05:35 AM | 21 comments

  My Laguna 14” SUV band saw got delivered on Thursday, my 26th birthday and I’ve been ...

• Building the Shop #23: Video Update - 01-01-2012 08:25 PM | 2 comments

• Building the Shop #22: HF Mobile base, Shop Vac and New Laguna - 12-31-2011 03:13 AM | 1 comment

  After deciding to mount my DC on the wall and run ducting to all my tools i’ve done a compl...

• Building the Shop #21: Mallet made of scraps / Laguna BS Update - 12-19-2011 02:29 AM | 1 comment

  Well my birthday is coming up on the 5th of January and I had planned on buying the Ridgid Oscill...

• Building the Shop #20: Drill Press Table - 12-12-2011 12:47 AM | 5 comments

  My wife was off this weekend so I didn’t spend to much time in the shop and I really didn&#...

• Building the Shop #19: Ridgid R4512 Zero Clearance Insert - 12-07-2011 02:54 AM | 17 comments

  I decided to try my DW618 out tonight and made a ZERO clearance insert for my Ridgid 4512 out of ...

• Building the Shop #18: Christmas gifts arrive!! - 12-06-2011 01:16 AM | 9 comments

  So my wife and I ordered our x-mas gifts the first Sunday after Thanksgiving. We both got our box...

• Building the Shop #17: Wynn filter delayed, 2.5HP TEMPEST Cyclone in the future - 11-28-2011 05:13 AM | 4 comments

  After finalizing the separator and attaching it to a couple machines I notice the lack of suction...

• Building the Shop #16: Thanksgiving Weekend - 11-26-2011 06:03 AM | 9 comments

  So I had a couple days off of work and my parents came up from Dallas to eat turkey with my wife ...

• Thien Baffle Separator #5: Harbor Freight's Wye Inlet !!!! - 11-24-2011 03:46 AM | 24 comments

  Well folks, if you’ve been following my blogs you know I’ve been working on a thein b...

• Thien Baffle Separator #4: Dust Collection 101 - 11-23-2011 03:43 AM | 8 comments

  Well, this is what I’ve been working on the last couple weeks. I’ve spent hours on th...

• Thien Baffle Separator #3: The Glue Up - 11-14-2011 02:19 AM | 8 comments

  Here’s a couple pictures of what I worked on today in the shop, I’m pretty much done ...

• Thien Baffle Separator #2: Cutting Circles - 11-13-2011 01:51 AM | 9 comments

  Started working on the separator for my HF DC today. I started off by making a round circle jib f...

• Building the Shop #15: Video Update - 11-11-2011 05:09 AM | 10 comments

  Finally installed some outlets in my shop.

• Building the Shop #14: Installing Outlets, Finally! - 11-10-2011 07:27 AM | 3 comments

  I bought the house in Fed. and the garage only came with one 110v 15amp outlet in the 3 car garag...

• Thien Baffle Separator #1: Design Stages - 11-04-2011 12:08 AM | 2 comments

  So I have emptied my HF bag a couple times and its a pain in the neck, plus the bag is starting t...

• Building the Shop #13: Small Additions - 10-05-2011 02:07 AM | 7 comments

  I finally got around to cutting the hole for the dowel, now I can put long stock in my vise. ...

• Building the Shop #12: Video Update - 09-07-2011 02:08 AM | 7 comments

  Here’s a little video of my shop growth over the past month. I also talk about the build of...

• INCRA Cabinet #7: Router Table - 09-06-2011 03:10 AM | 3 comments

  So I finally finished the router cabinet today!!! About 50 man hours + later! P.S. I will neve...

• INCRA Cabinet #6: Router Table - 09-05-2011 05:58 AM | 6 comments

  Almost another full day in the shop, took a couple hours to go shopping with the wife, ended up t...

• INCRA Cabinet #5: Router Table - 09-04-2011 04:49 AM | 11 comments

  My INCRA Wheel Kit and Shop Fox 13” full extension drawer slides came in Thursday so I dabb...

• INCRA Cabinet #4: Router Table - 09-01-2011 06:12 AM | 4 comments

  I finished up the face frame yesterday and today, I decided to change from 1” to 1.5”...

• INCRA Cabinet #3: Router Table - 08-29-2011 01:59 AM | 9 comments

  It’s been 2 1/2 days of plugging and unplugging, sweating my A** off in the garage, and me...

• INCRA Cabinet #2: Router Table - 08-28-2011 02:44 AM | 8 comments

  After a day and a half in the 108 degree heat I’ve come to the conclusion I need more tools...

• INCRA Cabinet #1: Router Table - 08-27-2011 05:09 AM | 9 comments

  So, I went down to Moore, OK to pick up the extra bolts and washers that went with the INCRA rout...

• Building the Shop #11: Can't wait ANYMORE! - 08-23-2011 05:51 AM | 4 comments

  Well LJ’s it’s TIME!!!! I’ve been waiting for the heat to go away but I gues...

• Building the Shop #10: INCRA LS Super System on CL - 08-21-2011 07:10 PM | 13 comments

  Hey LJ’s!!! Since I’ve started my shop back in March CL has been really good to me...

• Building the Shop #9: Things to come this Winter - 08-14-2011 07:22 PM | 7 comments

  Hey LJ’s, it’s starting to cool off here in Oklahoma City, well at least this week it...

• Building the Shop #8: DW735 on CL - 08-12-2011 12:38 AM | 10 comments

  As many of you read in my #7 Blog I asked for some feedback on what I should get for my shop next...

• Building the Shop #7: My next toy for the shop!?!?! - 08-08-2011 05:39 AM | 11 comments

  I wanted to get some feedback from Lumberjocker’s on what I should get next, I’m gett...

• Building the Shop #6: INCRA made it to the shop - 08-03-2011 04:09 AM | 2 comments

  Well I picked up the INCRA miter 1000SE today from a guy on CL and the first thing I did when I g...

• Building the Shop #5: Video Update - 08-02-2011 04:50 AM | 19 comments

  Here’s a quick Shop Tour Update of my shop and the progress I’ve done since we bought...

• Building the Shop #4: INCRA Miter found on Craigslist - 07-31-2011 06:42 PM | 5 comments

  So I was doing my normal search on CL in the 3 cities I live closest to like I do almost every ni...

• Building the Shop #3: Update - 07-29-2011 04:09 AM | 8 comments

  I bought the Ridgid 15” Drill press with the intention of keeping in the box for at least 3...

• Building the Shop #2: Ridgid Drill Press on Clearance!! - 07-17-2011 08:27 PM | 11 comments

  I was making a normal trip to HD for a spray pump for my RoundUp I bought at Sam’s the othe...

• Building the Shop #1: The Beginning - 07-13-2011 07:36 AM | 6 comments

  So, my fiance at the time and I bought our first house at the end of Feb. First thing I said when...

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