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This is my 4th router attempt for this tablesaw wing. All others worked well for a while and let me down when adjustments needed to be made. That being the case, the design was based on being adjustable to those shifts and things that always happen. The table top is a salvaged 1.5" thick...

Well this is my first foot stool. I needed one that could sit in front of the bathroom sink and allow the door to open/close. So I went to my spare wood stack and I chose to use this poplar wood. The only new technique I used was to put a dowel between each leg and the middle piece to ensure it...

Shelving System for small apartment.

This wedding box I made for my sister and her husband. It is rather large as she wanted it to hold her wedding binder, cards, and other keepsakes. The box is made from solid black walnut and maple. All the trim was routered by hand. It took roughly 90 days to complete with many days of oiling. I...

Trifern got me inspired to try some turnings. Since I only have a mini lathe, with these goblets, I think I've reached my lathe's undersized, underpowered capacity. The beauty in this kind of turning is that there's no cost of material. Trifern, you've been making so many great pieces lately...

I was nervous about working the cast iron wing myself, but I had made up my mind to build an extension for the router anyhow. I figured I'd take a shot at grinding the iron since I was replacing it anyhow. I traced a plastic router insert on the table and used the drill press to drill a series...

The Alberta Springs Puzzle Box is a 5 moves to open puzzle box that has been retrofit into a vintage wood Alberta Springs Whiskey gift box. The design is not my original one this time, but a design that is from a vintage Chinese Document Box found in the rural markets of China. The design was...