This blog is written by Lance | 67 entries so far |
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Shop Update #7: DIY Boom Arm - Vacu Press & Split Top Roubo
Here’s an update what’s been going on in the shop the last 6 months. I’ve mo...
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Building the Shop #32: Shop Additions - A/C, Insulation, LED Lights & Wall Cabinets
I spent Labor Day Weekend “working” but only the type of working I enjoy! I can...
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Building the Shop #31: Miter Station / Ducting / Air Filtration / A/C & LIGHTS
I’ve been working on the build of my shop since 2011 when we bought our house, started buyi...
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Projects #14: Festool Domino Mid-Century Modern Clock
This is my entry into the Festool video contest. I’ve had this idea for a while now, and...
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Projects #13: Miter Saw Station - Take 2!!
I constructed the plywood framing of my miter saw station and when it was assembled and on rollin...
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Shop Update #6: A YEAR later - Shop & House Furniture
It’s been over a year since I’ve posted a video of my shop, so I thought I’d sh...
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Finishing our Bookshelf
Finally got a break in the weather to finish the bookshelf I made back in March for our spare bed...
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Projects #12: FOG Video Contest - Fishing Pole Rack
Here’s my entry into the Festool Owners Guide video contest running through Jan. 20th. H...
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Projects #11: Adjustable Cabinets with FESTOOL
I finally finished my shop cabinets, they helped get tools and other accessories off the ground, ...
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Projects #10: Edge Banding with FESTOOL - Assembly Table
Recently I’ve been working on my assembly table, FINALLY!! This gave me a project to try ou...
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Projects #9: Camping Chuck Box - Part 2
Since posting my Camping Chuck Box video last year on YouTube I’ve had numerous people ask ...
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Projects #8: Sister's Garage Shelves
My sister bought a new house in Austin, and she asked me to build her garage shelves since they d...
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Projects #7: Nephew's Hanging Airplane
Here’s a short video of my version of a Crate & Barrel hanging airplane my sister asked...
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Projects #6: No Comment #3 - Work Sharp Station
I had a lot of 1/2” Baltic Birch laying around the shop, so I decided to build Stumby’...
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Projects #5: Fall Shop Clean - Time Lapse
My wife and I spent Labor Day cleaning, she cleaned the house, and I cleaned my shop!!! Check out...
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Projects #4: No Comment #2 - Camera Slider
Here’s a quick video how you to make a Camera Slider so you can get different shots with yo...
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Shop Update #5: Living Room Side Table - Part 2
A quick update.
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Shop Update #4: Living Room Side Tables / WWII
Currently I’ve been working on my wife’s side tables for the living for over 2 months...
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Projects #3: Flip Top Cart "Over Built Edition"
Finally!!!!! Literally 7 months later I finished the video and project. I have so much more respe...
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Building the Shop #30: SawStop - Why'd I wait so long!!!!
Over the last couple month’s I’ve been planning and preparing for the build of my bed...
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Shop Update #3: Festool Domino XL, William Ng Cross Cut Sled & Bedroom Set
Enough is ENOUGH, time to get back in the shop! I’m in the planning stages of my next co...
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Building the Shop #29: Dewalt DW735 Planer / Festool Domino XL
This is a follow up to my previous blog post from last week. I took the HEAVY planer head off the...
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Building the Shop #28: DW735 Planer HELP!!!!!!!!
Hey guys, Just when the weather starts getting good, I break my Dewalt DW735 Planer. Sadly I&...
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Projects #2: Camping Chuck Box
Here’s a quick video of my Camping Chuck Box I made this past fall, it helps us keep organi...
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Shop Update #2: Flip Cart, Drum Sander Drawers, Texas Cornhole boards and a shop Heater
I’ve been extremely busy lately building projects simultaneously which has been a slooooow ...
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Building the Shop #27: Updated Shop Pictures
Hey guys, I’m back in the swing of things, I’m eager to get the ball rolling on some ...
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Projects #1: Business Card Holder
I decided to make a business card holder as a gift for my customers since their cards where all o...
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Building the Shop #26: Jet 16-32 BRAND NEW on CL
Sunday night I found the Jet 16-32 brand new in the original box, never opened for $700. I really...
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Building the Shop #25: I'm BACK!! Another Fall, Winter & Spring of Woodworking in OKC
Turn down the heat please, let me back in the shop already, it’s almost September. Well ...
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Jewelry Box Armoire #1: First Year Wedding Anniversary gift
I made this for my GORGEOUS wife for putting up with me for our first year of marriage! Our on...
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Shop Update #1: Numerous Projects
I’ve been trying to knock out some projects on my list but it seems the list gets pushed as...
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Building the Shop #24: Laguna 14" SUV Band Saw
My Laguna 14” SUV band saw got delivered on Thursday, my 26th birthday and I’ve been ...
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Building the Shop #23: Video Update
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Building the Shop #22: HF Mobile base, Shop Vac and New Laguna
After deciding to mount my DC on the wall and run ducting to all my tools i’ve done a compl...
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Building the Shop #21: Mallet made of scraps / Laguna BS Update
Well my birthday is coming up on the 5th of January and I had planned on buying the Ridgid Oscill...
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Building the Shop #20: Drill Press Table
My wife was off this weekend so I didn’t spend to much time in the shop and I really didn...
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Building the Shop #19: Ridgid R4512 Zero Clearance Insert
I decided to try my DW618 out tonight and made a ZERO clearance insert for my Ridgid 4512 out of ...
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Building the Shop #18: Christmas gifts arrive!!
So my wife and I ordered our x-mas gifts the first Sunday after Thanksgiving. We both got our box...
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Building the Shop #17: Wynn filter delayed, 2.5HP TEMPEST Cyclone in the future
After finalizing the separator and attaching it to a couple machines I notice the lack of suction...
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Building the Shop #16: Thanksgiving Weekend
So I had a couple days off of work and my parents came up from Dallas to eat turkey with my wife ...
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Thien Baffle Separator #5: Harbor Freight's Wye Inlet !!!!
Well folks, if you’ve been following my blogs you know I’ve been working on a thein b...
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Thien Baffle Separator #4: Dust Collection 101
Well, this is what I’ve been working on the last couple weeks. I’ve spent hours on th...
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Thien Baffle Separator #3: The Glue Up
Here’s a couple pictures of what I worked on today in the shop, I’m pretty much done ...
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Thien Baffle Separator #2: Cutting Circles
Started working on the separator for my HF DC today. I started off by making a round circle jib f...
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Building the Shop #15: Video Update
Finally installed some outlets in my shop.
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Building the Shop #14: Installing Outlets, Finally!
I bought the house in Fed. and the garage only came with one 110v 15amp outlet in the 3 car garag...
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Thien Baffle Separator #1: Design Stages
So I have emptied my HF bag a couple times and its a pain in the neck, plus the bag is starting t...
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Building the Shop #13: Small Additions
I finally got around to cutting the hole for the dowel, now I can put long stock in my vise. ...
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Building the Shop #12: Video Update
Here’s a little video of my shop growth over the past month. I also talk about the build of...
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INCRA Cabinet #7: Router Table
So I finally finished the router cabinet today!!! About 50 man hours + later! P.S. I will neve...
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INCRA Cabinet #6: Router Table
Almost another full day in the shop, took a couple hours to go shopping with the wife, ended up t...
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INCRA Cabinet #5: Router Table
My INCRA Wheel Kit and Shop Fox 13” full extension drawer slides came in Thursday so I dabb...
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INCRA Cabinet #4: Router Table
I finished up the face frame yesterday and today, I decided to change from 1” to 1.5”...
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INCRA Cabinet #3: Router Table
It’s been 2 1/2 days of plugging and unplugging, sweating my A** off in the garage, and me...
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INCRA Cabinet #2: Router Table
After a day and a half in the 108 degree heat I’ve come to the conclusion I need more tools...
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INCRA Cabinet #1: Router Table
So, I went down to Moore, OK to pick up the extra bolts and washers that went with the INCRA rout...
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Building the Shop #11: Can't wait ANYMORE!
Well LJ’s it’s TIME!!!! I’ve been waiting for the heat to go away but I gues...
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Building the Shop #10: INCRA LS Super System on CL
Hey LJ’s!!! Since I’ve started my shop back in March CL has been really good to me...
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Building the Shop #9: Things to come this Winter
Hey LJ’s, it’s starting to cool off here in Oklahoma City, well at least this week it...
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Building the Shop #8: DW735 on CL
As many of you read in my #7 Blog I asked for some feedback on what I should get for my shop next...
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Building the Shop #7: My next toy for the shop!?!?!
I wanted to get some feedback from Lumberjocker’s on what I should get next, I’m gett...
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Building the Shop #6: INCRA made it to the shop
Well I picked up the INCRA miter 1000SE today from a guy on CL and the first thing I did when I g...
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Building the Shop #5: Video Update
Here’s a quick Shop Tour Update of my shop and the progress I’ve done since we bought...
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Building the Shop #4: INCRA Miter found on Craigslist
So I was doing my normal search on CL in the 3 cities I live closest to like I do almost every ni...
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Building the Shop #3: Update
I bought the Ridgid 15” Drill press with the intention of keeping in the box for at least 3...
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Building the Shop #2: Ridgid Drill Press on Clearance!!
I was making a normal trip to HD for a spray pump for my RoundUp I bought at Sam’s the othe...
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Building the Shop #1: The Beginning
So, my fiance at the time and I bought our first house at the end of Feb. First thing I said when...