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I've been putting a lot of thought into how to heat my shop the last couple of years. Previously I've used a kerosene salamander (torpedo) heater. However, there were three things I really did not like about this system, the smell, the noise and the open flame. I spent a lot of time researching...

This was a quick project that was all about making it happen as soon as possible, without glitz or glory. The cold weather had already set in. The overnight temps were dropping below freezing and a couple of small rooms get quite cold when this happens. The room I use for scale modeling will...

This is a Crib that I built for my daughter. It is a convertible crib that converts to a toddler bed and then into a headboard for a full size bed. The lumber is Ambrosia Cherry, which is actually Ambrosia Maple that has been processed to give a pinkish color. It has a coat of Minwax Red...

Had a LOT of fun today! Started with a branch of Eucalyptus about 4 foot long, about 3 to 3 1/2 inch diam. Cut into pieces and turned 6 lighthouses. Total time from start to done: 3 hours! Betwen 3 inch X 9 inch to 2 1/2 inch X 6 inch. Tried different things on the roofs. The last pic shows my...

birdland coffee table made with mahogany and curly maple made this really quick in limited free time over a week and half span. just wanted to have a nice table, had to make it happen. major reason for shaping was to avoid banging knees or corners done with mortise tenon connection, inlayed...

To cut down on sawdust in my garage I decided that I needed a vacuum table. After looking over several YouTube videos, I decided to modify my idea and combine a vacuum table with a table saw out feed table and kill two birds with one stone. Now here's where I got lazy. I happened to be at my...

I designed & build an entertainment center for this client All they wanted was me to take care of the electronics and just hand them the remote when the job is complete. A smooth wire free environment. Just you the remote and the screen. I installed a cabinet fan in the base cabinet,it...

I'm still learning on how best to turn and finish a pen but these were OK and worth sharing. The bowl is yellow cedar. Comments and critiques welcome.

I made this up after the wife brought home a cake stand made out of wire. It nearly caused a divorce when I said the wire one looked horrible, so had to make this for her to placate her. It has become a big seller now. This one is made from recycled Narra, but we make from several different...

I live in a cold climate, and heating my workshop in the winter can be an expensive problem. We're not allowed to heat with wood where I live due to air quality restrictions. The options are electric or natural gas. I have an overhead natural gas heater in my shop, but it adds a chunk to my...

Keurig coffee machine stand and kcup storage drawer. First attempt at hand cut dovetails. Centered on bottom is a sliding dovetail which acts as a drawer slide. Handle was shop made and attached using dowels.

I had gotten fed up with having my dowelling accessories scattered all over my shop, so I made this box to store the stuff. It holds the bits, the marking plugs, 3 types of jigs, and 3 different sizes of purchased dowels. The box is very heavy, as I made it from 3/4" plywood, which is glued...

Well after a long time of thumbing through the thousands of great projects and looking at several posts of ventilation fans, I decided to share my twist on the project. I originally built this box for a belt drive fan which didn't last long. I replaced it with a direct drive smaller fan taken...

I made this a couple of years ago for my portable heater that I got as a christmas present. The heater worked great for my garage shop but was always running out of propane supplied by the two small cylinders held on the sides of the unit. Then I saw where a special hose could be used to connect...