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This table has a different style to it. I added the center upright support because the table top width is 42" wide. What isn't shown is the center support rail running the length of the table. It seems a few people in my area liked the tables I have done for their neighbors using old lumber...

Ok this tool is made of a steel rod and walnut handle turned on my lathe. Me and my neighbors insulated our garage doors for the winter. Typically your supposed to add tension to your garage spring to keep everything in check with garage door opener. So my neighbor had a steel rod he ground down...

This is the 18" Ruler i made for Fatandy2003 during the 2014 Tool Swap It is made from quarter sawn Apple Wood and has 1/4" brass inlaid on the face and one of the edges. it measures down to 1/8th of an inch. Each mark and number was burned in by hand using a pyrography wood burning tool. I also...

I use playing cards for shims all the time. They are reusable and a consistent thickness. This holder makes it easy to use them without having to open a box. I have two kinds , a green bicycle pack and a red dollar store pack. I like the Bicycle brand best as they are more flexible and thinner.

A few years ago, I installed a pair of French cleat rails in our garage. At the time, I had grand plans to build all sorts of handy little storage racks and the like. Aside from some clamp racks and a crosscut sled holder, I never built any of those things. Now that I can't easily go out and buy...

Fellow Lumberjock Duckmilk gave me a chunk of Texas madrone from his cousin's place in New Mexico. It had been sitting in the desert sun for a while and looked a little rough, including a hole that runs through the center. Rather than cut it down to avoid the holes and checks, I decided to...

I got bored today working on some chairs, so I decided to make this knife marking Gauge. It was inspired by some article in a magazine some time ago, FWW I think. The wood is Mahogany, the brass plate is 3mm thick and the blade is from a scalpel. The thumb screw Lee Valley. The finish is...

This is my first attempt at a bandsaw box. It is also my Mom's birthday gift I gave her last month. I sandwiched mahogany between walnut for the blank. I made a template for half of the shape and traced it, then mirrored the template to get it symmetrical. I cut out the drawer in one cut...

I am very excited about how this project turned out. I bought 5 SPF 2×6 from the big box store. They were very white in color so not exactly sure what they were. I started by ripping the lumber down to 2.5" strips and being very picky on which parts of the lumber made it in the top. I then...

Out camping club puts up a tent we call the hen tent when we gather up. All the ladies spend most of the day playing dominoes in this tent. This leaves the menfolk alone to do what we do best, sit and ratchetjaw. These are some trays I made for the ladies to hold their dominoes in. They are...

Photos from my recent restoration of a Maillard Allie Conformateur, Brevete Allie Aine Formillon, and a Brevete Plot Board. ------------- Project Story But….What is it? A Conformateur is used by hat makers to measure a customer's head. A restored tool can accurately give a perfect...