| This blog is written by Madmark2 | 80 entries so far |
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Small Projects #59: Arduino Clock with Temp/Humidity
This is another in a continuing series of weather stations. This one was built around Arduino CPU...
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Small Projects #58: Rick Head Gadget Box
Some of you may have been watching the evolution of my Steampunk boxes: Weather Station #1: ...
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Small Projects #57: Pool Table Rebuild
Neighbor bought a used pool table. The bed and legs are OK, but the tops & sides are particle...
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Small Projects #56: Walnut End Table Done
After the success of the walnut air filter cabinet SWMBO decided she really liked walnut and aske...
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Small Projects #55: My first ever router inlay!
Been trying to get set up to route inlays. Well, there are a lot of little bits to it and I final...
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Small Projects #54: Rick's Steampunk Stereo Weather Science Station
It’s Ricktacular! Light show. Steampunk Rulz! Shop has been on a bit of a hiatus f...
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Small Projects #53: Walnut Air Filter Stand
We have pets and with pets comes pet dander and allergies. We bought a Grizzly G0738 two stage (5...
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Small Projects #52: Steampunk Unity Weather Station Done!
This started out as an offshoot of my humidor project. I buy in pairs and so I had a spare hygrom...
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Small Projects #51: Lacewood Box with Brazilian Rosewood Tray
SWMBO had a friend visiting us in Fla from TGWN (The Great White North) and I made this box. S...
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Small Projects #50: Perfect Mitered Cube Crystal Display Case
SWMBO is a Yankees fan and for Valentines day I got her a Waterford crystal baseball engraved wit...
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Small Projects #49: 5 minute camera stand
Got a WiFi cam that came with a metal bracket that wouldn’t stand on its own. Made this sma...
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Small Projects #48: Jatoba Strong Box Finished!
Friend asked me to build a cash box. Something small enough to fit under a bed but still capable ...
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Small Projects #47: Walnut and Spanish Humidor with Hydrometer & C° gauge
Used to smoke cigars, but after my 3rd MI, 4th stent & pacemaker its mostly a memory. Never s...
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Small Projects #46: Prism Stand
Bought SWMBO a crystal equilateral prism. Its 8” by 1-3/8” on each side. 8” ...
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Small Projects #45: Cat proof screen porch
The screen porch screens have seen better days. They’re at least 15 years old and showing t...
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Small Projects #44: Buffer storage box (in process -- no pics yet but stay tuned)
For those following this blog you know that I make smoking pipes. Toward that end I’ve been...
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Small Projects #43: Kitchen drawer & front replacement
Fall 2019 I replaced the old, black slab, kitchen doors with nicer farmhouse doors with bead boar...
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Small Projects #42: Indoor Car Stereos (two)
Have had this idea about building a home stereo (glorified AM/FM) out of a “one DIN” ...
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Small Projects #41: Crosses -- More Easter Gifts -- Rosewood, Zebrawood, Cherry, Yellowheart, Purpleheart
This was an Easter gift for a nice little old Italian widow I know. It came out so well I had to ...
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Small Projects #40: Easter Shrine
Friend of SWMBO is nice older lady who is quite devout. Thought this would make a nice gift for E...
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Small Projects #39: Zebrawood wall clock with Valentines hearts joints
SWMBO requested a new wall clock, “Honey can’t you make me a clock?” and the an...
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Small Projects #38: PC Router bushing storage box
Just bought a set of Porter-Cable router bushings. These are available from lots of vendors price...
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Small Projects #37: First Fast-Joint Mini - jig storage box.
I got the Fast-Joint Mini jig (review HERE ) in and working the other day and thought what better...
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Old Projects #16: Self Centering Bits Storage Box
Got a set of self centering pilot drills in the other day. They were a good value but just came i...
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Old Projects #15: Bathroom Medicine Chest
One of life’s little peeves is fumbling in the dark for an aspirin or other item at night in the ...
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Small Projects #36: Caliper Storage box
Have a nice 8” digital caliper for 8 or so years. After much use the plastic clamshell case...
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Small Projects #35: Bill Press
SWMBO ask for place to keep monies flat and orderly ahead of bank day. Had a chunk of purpleheart...
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Small Projects #34: Cat Can Corral
The better half asked for a corral for the cat food cans on the kitchen counter. The design was t...
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Old Projects #14: Inlaid Bible Box/Stand Tutorial
I built this for family 20 years ago. I still have the dimensioned cutlist drawing if anyone is i...
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Old Projects #12: Build a Tile Topped End Table Tutorial
I made several variants of this table, all with the same tiles. If you think the oak prototype is...
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Old Projects #11: Folding Game Table
This is a four foot diameter folding top game table. Table in Up Position The top is red oa...
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Old Projects #10: Jatoba Coffee Table
Made several of these Jatoba coffee tables. Bought the cherry legs but made everything else. E...
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Old Projects #9: 8x10 Picture Screen
This is a picture display stand, shelving unit and screen. The top center has a piece of etche...
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Old Projects #8: Varigated Walnut PO Box Bank
I made literally hundreds of PO Box Banks. This was one of the prettiest.
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Old Projects #7: Super Strong Bookcase
This was a bookcase that was to support heavy loads without sagging. The front of the shelves was...
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Old Projects #13: Cross Box Tutorial
Jatoba (Brazillian Cherry) BoxwithBacote (Mexican Rosewood) InlayLast Revision: 1 November 2000 ...
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Old Projects #6: Slant Top Desk
This is a desk I built. The legs are store bought and biscuited into the frame. The trim on to...
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Old Projects #5: Jatoba Hall Table
My ex got it in the divorce. The brass ornaments at the top of the legs cover a botched slot. ...
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Old Projects #4: Golf Ball Collection Display Wall Hanger
Ex-BIL was avid golfer and collected little round balls. Made this for one Christmas. Flocked ...
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Old Projects #3: Chess Table Inlay
Customer gave me this table and asked for an inlaid chessboard. They did the finishing. Chessb...
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Old Projects #2: 800 CD storeage rack
This was back in the day when people actually had physical media. Modestly called “World...
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Old Projects #1: Found CD from old shop in 2000!
Hey everyone! I was going thru some old CDs and found stuff from my old shop. Old Shop I...
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Small Projects #33: Metric Box - It's full of METERS!
Just got a couple of toys for myself as a belated b’day gift. An outlet tester and an induc...
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Small Projects #32: Lexan Lidded Smaller Drawer
Smaller drawers are handy, but they can be dust collectors. Here in Florida there is no end of...
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Small Projects #31: Rolling Printer Stand
Most of the “stands” I create are simple 2X4 & ply creations and this is no excep...
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Small Projects #30: Oak Tablet Case
I made this last summer when I got the new Galaxy Tab. Up to now I hadn’t thought of takin...
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Small Projects #29: Insulating the Garage Door
Just insulated the garage door. Cost me $80 for four 4×8×2” foam panels. Very thinly foil sk...
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Small Projects #28: Dual Bowl Twin Screw II
The prototype being successful I made five more pipes, one with a special dual bowl design. Fi...
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Small Projects #27: Twin Screw Lidded Purpleheart Pipe Design
My head shop customer asked me for some smaller lidded pipes. The pipes suffer from ng the same i...
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Small Projects #26: Purpleheart Leftovers Box
Made the better half a 6×6 purpleheart box the other day out of 1/4” resawn 1×6. ...
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Small Projects #25: Purpleheart Gift Box
Had purpleheart left over from the gun box and made this for the better half.Closed Open
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Small Projects #24: Purpleheart "no leaks" Dugout
My smoke shop client commissioned some “non swivel” dugouts last week. The problem, ...
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Small Projects #23: Purpleheart Gun Box
Been burning thru my purpleheart inventory making pipes. So I just ordered more from Craftsmen Su...
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Small Projects #22: *4* Black Limba Dugouts *4*
For those following this blog you know I have a Smoke Shop for a client. Last time I was there sh...
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Small Projects #21: No Ruler Hexagonal Door Knob Stop
Roscoe, our English bulldog, decided that the spring doorstop was something good to chew on. In f...
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Small Projects #20: Jigsaw Stand
Bought a jigsaw to cut out for a dog bowl five or six years ago. Have only used it once since (in...
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Small Projects #19: Dog Platforms
Have too many dogs running around. We have drafty tile floors throughout and mostly Shih-Tzu̵...
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Small Projects #18: Devlin's First Tool Box
Devlin is a young man that lives nearby that has shown an interest in woodworking. Here is one of...
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Small Projects #17: Glass Pipe Accessory Stand
My customer sells a variety of pipes and smoking accessories and needs various display stands for...
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Small Projects #16: Jatoba stash box
Made this box to hold a pipe, lighter, and sealed stash container out of some scrap 1/4” x ...
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Pipes #2: Eight Purpleheart Pipes
Another week, another batch of pipes. Took 5-1/4” of purpleheart 1×12 and cut 9, 1-1/8...
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Small Projects #15: Model Paint Organizer
To make the wonderbread pipes I needed small volumes of several different colors. A trip to the h...
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Small Projects #14: Child Proof Puzzle Pipe
I had a wild idea hit me the other day, a pipe that won’t light unless you know the secret....
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Small Projects #13: Covered Pipe
In an ongoing effort to come up with new pipe ideas (and because the customer specifically asked)...
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Small Projects #12: Wonderbread Pipe
Trying to get creative with a new prototype pipe: Started with a chunk of 5/4 jatoba, cut squ...
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Small Projects #11: Sofa stops
We have blinds on the front window with a sofa backing onto them. The better half was forever pul...
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Small Projects #10: Lathe practice - Dog bone
Roscoe, our English Bulldog: Has a fondness for chewing. I had recently remade the post caps f...
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Small Projects #9: Purpleheart Burial Flag Box
A veteran friend of mine, Bert, recently passed and I’m making a flag box for his burial fl...
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Small Projects #8: Jatoba and Marble Plant Stand
This is a project I made about 20 years ago. It’s out of jatoba with a “Tito’s ...
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Small Projects #7: Clamp Stand
A clamp rack was about the first thing I put up. Nine months later I’ve got more clamps and...
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Pipes #1: Six new pipes
Been selling pipes to the local head shop. Just cut out six blanks from a foot long chunk of jato...
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Small Projects #6: Dog Feeder
Dogs! We have two sizes, small and bigger. Roscoe is an English bulldog who doesn’t like to...
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Small Projects #5: Tall Dog Gate
While I love dogs, they need to be kept out of the kitchen. The opening to the kitchen is over 4&...
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Small Projects #4: Short Dog Gate
The better half grooms our seven (7!) dogs and this often requires keeping one or more dogs in or...
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Small Projects #3: Cherry Insulin box
As I diabetic I need vials of insulin, needles and alcohol pads to be handy at all times especial...
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Small Projects #2: Small Oak Tool Tray
The better half doesn’t always say anything but I know my leaving small hand tools on her c...
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Small Projects #1: Vape pen stand
As an amputee I have intense phantom pain that only a relief vape can stop. If you lay them on th...
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100 foot cabinet shop #3: Dust collection!? We don't need no steenkin' dust collection!
Was cleaning out the saw and was impressed with how much dust accumulated even with a 4” li...
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100 foot cabinet shop #2: Accuracy, accuracy, accuracy . . .
Wood has three dimensions and the table saw cuts both X (length) and Y (width) The Z (thicknes...
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100 foot cabinet shop #1: Thoughts behind the shop and working standards
Used to have a shop, X got in the divorce. :( Fast forward 15 years & I have 2/3 of 1/2 of a...
