| This blog is written by Mike_D_S | 42 entries so far |
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DIY Cyclone Dust Collector #1: All the main parts together
So I’ve been gathering parts to build a cyclone dust collector for a while and finally get ...
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Drill Press Station - Small Shop Challenge #4: basically wrapped up
I didn’t take many pictures as I just sort of got in the groove over the last few evenings....
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Drill Press Station - Small Shop Challenge #3: A little progress and a delay
Work has been crazy, so I haven’t made as much progress as I’d like. But I have gott...
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Drill Press Station - Small Shop Challenge #2: Main parts cut and top glued and laminated
I went and picked up 3 sheets of 3/4 BB and one sheet of 1/2 BB from the local shop on Friday. T...
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Drill Press Station - Small Shop Challenge #1: Sketching Up
I’ve been using the assembly/outfeed table from my other blog series for a while now and ha...
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Performax/Jet 16-32 plus - Jetmax, PerforJet, PerJetMax,..... frankenstein tool gloat
So I’ve had the Performax 10-20 plus for a while and really liked it, but in the back of my...
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Greene & Greene Magazine Rack - my "own" design #11: Finally done
So I got the top finished and mounted it to the case using Z clips. Here is a pic, but I’...
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Outfeed and assembly table with tool stations - small shop challenge #4: Outfeed table done
I spent most of yesterday finishing up the outfeed table. I started by making up a small align...
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Outfeed and assembly table with tool stations - small shop challenge #3: Outfeed table base framed up
So I built the basic frame today for the outfeed table. I laminated some 2×4s for the outsi...
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Outfeed and assembly table with tool stations - small shop challenge #2: Basic top glued up and laminate installed
I got to the lumber yard on Friday, so I went ahead and picked up a piece of 3/4 BB ply for the t...
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Greene & Greene Magazine Rack - my "own" design #10: Breadboard top assembly and dye, preparing the ebony accents
I was derailed the other day, but I focused yesterday and today on getting the breadboard top for...
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Outfeed and assembly table with tool stations - small shop challenge #1: Concept and design work in sketchup
My shop is essentially about 2/3 of a two car garage and as my project scope grows I’m find...
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Greene & Greene Magazine Rack - my "own" design #9: Double disasters.... and recovery ending with assembled case
I’ve been busy with a few other tasks around the house and the weather has not been coopera...
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Greene & Greene Magazine Rack - my "own" design #8: Doing the finish on the case and shelves, case assembly
So I got busy, but have been doing some work in bits and pieces. The first thing was normally I ...
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DIY Table Saw Router Extension Wing #4: DIY Router Safety Switch
In the process of finishing the setup of the router, I wanted to get a nice router safety switch....
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Greene & Greene Magazine Rack - my "own" design #7: Making the Blacker style leg indents and fitting the center panel dividers.
So yesterday was mostly detail work. I started out by making up a jig to help cut the Blacker st...
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DIY Table Saw Router Extension Wing #3: Finally getting somewhere- lift installed
So it’s been a while, but I finally got my other router table sold and bought the new Jesse...
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Greene & Greene Magazine Rack - my "own" design #6: Joinery 90% done and a quick dry fit to get a quick look
A good day in the shop today, made a lot of progress on the joinery. I knew I needed to cut so...
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Greene & Greene Magazine Rack - my "own" design #5: Stock prep done and joinery started
So I spent most of yersterday morning jointing, planing and cutting. All the stock is now to the...
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Greene & Greene Magazine Rack - my "own" design #4: Stock choice and starting prep - discovered Peruvian Alder
So I went to my local favorite place to get some African Mahogany to start the stock prep for the...
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Greene & Greene Magazine Rack - my "own" design #3: Adding joinery to the Sketchup model
For design purposes where I often draw components and then remove them, I usually take the easy r...
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Greene & Greene Magazine Rack - my "own" design #2: Tweaking the side panels for better flow
So taking the input from the first post, I went back and looked at the piece again. This is wher...
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Greene & Greene Magazine Rack - my "own" design #1: Basic design layout
My wife has some books, magazines and a few other things she uses often and they tend to sit on t...
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Turning project - Mother's day gifts #4: On the final stretch - two done and one in finishing
I finished two of the vases with a few additional coats of poly and then two coats of gloss lacqu...
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Turning project - Mother's day gifts #3: A little delay, but two in finishing, one left to turn
Got busy at work, but I did manage to get the first rosewood vase turned. Then I did quite a bit...
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Turning project - Mother's day gifts #2: Blanks roughed out and first vase turned
So I had picked up a nice piece of maple 4×4x8” and a rosewood block 4×8x8”...
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Turning project - Mother's day gifts #1: Design and guide patterns
I’ve been very much enjoying the lathe I got and seem to find any reason to make a piece of...
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iPhone passive amplifiers
I saw a project posted the other day about a passive amplifier for your cell phone. I liked the ...
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DIY Softbox lights for pictures
I’ve been wanting to take some better pictures of some of my projects, but I just don’...
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Homage to Trifern - attempting the 2 dye 4 vase #6: Final finish and some decent pictures
I finally ended up with 6 coats of Arm-R-Seal Poly in semi-gloss, giving it a light sanding after...
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Homage to Trifern - attempting the 2 dye 4 vase #5: A few coats of finish on now, starting to take some shine
I gave the vase a couple of coats of ArmRSeal wipe on poly to get started on the finish work. Th...
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Homage to Trifern - attempting the 2 dye 4 vase #4: Yellow makes the colors complete
After letting the red coat dry overnight, the vase had a bit of a scarlet overtone and I was star...
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Homage to Trifern - attempting the 2 dye 4 vase #3: Time for red
Sanded back the black semi-aggressively with 150, trying to emphasize the natural blotch and open...
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Homage to Trifern - attempting the 2 dye 4 vase #2: Dyes mixed and first coat on
I picked up some black, red and yellow Transfast dyes and got them mixed last night. I also gave...
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Homage to Trifern - attempting the 2 dye 4 vase #1: The basic turning
So I saw Trifern’s work (check out this) and was just blown away by his finishing technique...
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Aurora Night Stand - Darrell Peart design #2: - making the drawer pull
This is more of an after the fact blog series, but I figured I’d document the last of the w...
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Aurora Night Stand - Darrell Peart design #1: Aurora Night Stand
I really love the Greene and Greene style (and more importantly, so does the LOML). I saw Darrel...
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DIY Table Saw Router Extension Wing #2: More views of the basic table
While it’s only 12 inches wider than the stock wing I took off, it looks like a lot of ...
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DIY Table Saw Router Extension Wing #1: Starting with a solid foundation
I’m starting to really overflow my garage/shop. I’ve started to realize that I n...
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Jake's Chairs #1: Quartet of adirondack style chairs and a couple of side tables
After tearing out the old patio and pouring a nice new slab, we needed somewhere to sit. So ...
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Oak Entry Table
I had some left over stair treads and cut offs from my stair project, so I decided to try my hand...
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My first real 'woodworking' project
A couple or pics of my first real woodworking project. Installed oak treads and risers in my hou...
