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I recemtly turned a bunch of bowls on my lathe and I was having a lot of vibration problems. My lathe has only 5 speeds. To change speeds, I have to turn the lathe off, set my tool down, wait for it to stop spinning, open up the door, change belt, close door… (In other words it takes a while.)...

Hope Chest I made this chest for my granddaughter Amber. It was one of my first project. I've been told that every project get better.

Someone posted their making a thickness sander and putting hook and loop sandpaper on the drum. That got me to thinking that I'd like to convert my sander to hook and loop. He recommended Woodmaster in Kansas City for the parts. I checked with the supplier where I buy sandpaper and I could get...

A few weeks ago the wife and I purchased a new aluminum cargo trailer. We had a few amenities put on it at the factory; awning, fan, upgraded wheel rims, window, to name a few. Then I brought it home and began to convert it. I started by removing all the interior and insulating it with pink foam...

I offered to build a ten foot dinning room table as a house warming present for my brother in law. We used a technique which cut down on the weight considerably. This technique consisted of using a resin coated honeycomb cardboard, which was one inch tall, for the center core of the table. This...

We did a pair of his and hers bathroom vanities with a beautiful veneer. Called Cinnamon Laurel Burl, it is a great looking wood. We got it from Certainly Woods, out of New York. The designs came from Tommi at K Gallery Art and Design. Her work is a joy to build, due to the great looking...

We renovated a large condominium, which included a library. We made a conference table for the client. As they were good clients, I made this library stairs as a gift for the gentleman. It matched the wood used in the conference table. The woods are Wenge, and White Ash. A beautiful...

Adult Urn made from 1" reclaimed yellow pine. Finished with Tung Oil varnish.

This stands in a small bathroom walk way. Its 8 feet high 1 foot deep and 2 feet wide. When you see it is from about 18 inches away. It was designed by the home owner to match her retro bathroom. The cabinet was built out of poplar and MDF with a white convertion varnish finish. The doors are...

After seeing some amazing transformations of inexpensive gents saws to high quality western dovetail saws here on lumberjocks, I decided to give it a try. After settling on the Gramercy dovetail saw design, I bought an inexpensive Crown 10" Gents saw with 16 PPI and a steel back, two brass...

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