How I made #20: Wooden Spectacle Box
Make your own unique wooden spectacle box or sunglasses.
Shop stuff #189: Fancy root veggie bin part 3
Oh my! A lot of work to get very little done. Mistakes are made and not for the last time. Oh well, we work our way through them. This series contains measurements and descriptions and suggestions of alternate methods so you can build this thing yourself. It is a pretty long and detailed series, but I hope I am editing enough to make it entertaining. I think every woodworker will have experienced some errors in their work. I wanted to convey the same situation and not have this series ...
Block plane box #4: Box #2, lid completed
Not working as fast or as long as I used to…but…had the parts all cross cut to size…time to start making box joints Used this 1/4” chisel, to lay out the fingers….then a bandsaw to make a lot of cuts…seems to help when I chop the waste out…. Got these two corners done…then the Boss needed to go to the store…came back and tried the last two corners… When I laid out the fingers for the #3 corner….somehow the part got fli...
How I made #19: Upgrade of the Premium Homemade Router Table - Part Two
In this episode I make an independent air flow, assemble and adjust the Premium Homemade Router Table and test it in making a spectacle box. I apologize to everyone, I forgot to put a link to the video
Block plane box #1: Why a box?
Well….I do have a couple block planes still with their oem boxes…Not sure I’d do something like that one. The other box is a bit ratty… And it will only hold one plane…but…Thought I could resaw the scrap Pine boards in the shop, down to 1/4” thick, and make a few boxes to store some of my block plane “collection” in….have 14 ( last count) but maybe just the better ones will get their own little box… Some of the resaws&#...
Grinding jig #1: Build your own Tormek equivalent SVG-38 jig
I am in the process of creating my own Worksharp sharpener. I have carved wood in the past, and wanted to improve my sharpening system. Presently I am using low, med, high diamond stones. In gathering the parts need for the DIY worksharp parts and in carving the Tormek jig SVG-38 was essential . I could purchase it, but my late dads voice kept bugging me ” ... have you tried it ”. So here I am venturing to the challenge of making my own SVG-38. I started of by designing...
Shop stuff #188: Fancy root veggie bin part 2
Getting the side panels finished up. Also giving suggestions on alternative things you may want to do as I go along. Yup, it’s fancier than need be for its intended purpose, but hey, why not? I’m enjoying the process. https://youtu.be/MBg7jzwOMgU
Small Projects #31: Rolling Printer Stand
Most of the “stands” I create are simple 2X4 & ply creations and this is no exception. However this is one is for our home office and needed to be a little less Spartan. Its the exact height of the computer table – and rolls! The printer is an hp all-in-one with scanner and such. Because of this it needs a minimum 18” height when the scan lid is open. I mad the shelf 20” to give some clearance. The raw 2×4s were planed down to 1-1/4 to remove th...
Wall Hanging Plane Tray
I recently built a wall hanging plane tray to store my hand planes on the wall. It has a bracket at the top and bottom to hold the plane. It simply slides in and drop down to stay in place. And simply lift up and out to remove. It’s made from shutterply backing board and African Rosewood off-cuts. The brackets are lined with suede leather to protect the paint / japanning. The empty slots are for planes that are still in the cupboard waiting to be restored. Stanleys and a Luban o...
A NEW, Improved Saw Til #8: a door for the til, part 2
Not getting as much shoptime, right now…other things keep getting in the way. Needed a top and bottom for the door, once the door was out of the clamps. They needed to go between the side pieces I cut out, earlier. Needed a square cut, and cut to fit Swung this back to 90 degrees. The bottom was just a 1×1…the top was a 1×4. The 1×4 needed a bevel, to match the sides…..we have ways.. Stanley No. 12-004, Made in England…aka No. 4c. made...
