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  1. Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories
    I have a General 15-250 dual drum sander that I have enjoyed for a few years. Today, the table motor stopped and goes on/off intermittently and I can't figure out what it is. I have ordered a new on/off switch but I wired around the switch to test and it still didn't work properly. I adjust the...
  2. Projects stepstool

    I made a 44 on my stepstool. It is about a racer named Luis Hampton. I used a router with an ogee bit for the top and sides. I used a water-based polyurethane and applied 4 coats.
  3. Projects Display Coffee Table and End Tables

    Enjoyable build. The finish is charred with a small handheld torch and brushed-on water based clear coat.
  4. Projects Found a spot in my shop not being used.

    I have a 5/8" oil field sucker rod in the middle so it will spin around easy! |This was the last place in my shop I don't have junk and things cluttering up and this is great for it is out of the way hanging over the sink. They do get dusty but a little air every once in a while makes it back...
  5. Projects My quick and dirty flip top stand builds.

    Really simple build, 2x4s lap jointed and dowelled side frames screwed and glued to the 3/4" ply bottom. 3 layer 3/4 ply table with 1/2" threaded rod riding in a PVC pipe as a bushing for the flipper. Carriage bolts for the stops... Painted Rustoleum hunter green. and Behr color "matched" hunter...
  6. Projects In Progress
    Unfortunately, after not posting any projects for months, my latest project is another urn. This made this urn a simple unadorned cube 7.5" wide X 7.5" deep X 8" high. The front & back panels have rabbets that join to the sides, as does the top & bottom panels. I made it for my late Japanese...
  7. Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories
    So my 3 amp, 5” disc orbital sander quit on me today. I popped the top cover off (3 screws) and checked the switch, and connections. Found one of the two brushes had crumbled apart. The brushes are simple. You just pull the metal connectors off and then slide the brush out of the top by pulling...
  8. Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories
    Hi. I'm looking to buy closed drum sander, and would like some input people have one. I make small things lke boxes, I made a 101 of these. A drum sander would have made it much easier. The boxes are 8"x4.5"x4" Thanks for any help
  9. JenAire cutting boards

    I made these for an old neighbor some time ago, Cherry, Jatoba, Maple, Walnut and Moradillo, double sliding dovetails on the end boards.
  10. Walnut cube wood accent Stool / Table ~ Hourglass style

    Walnut cube wood accent Stool / Table ~ Hourglass style 12X12X18 Cutting the piece in this way exposes more of the colorful heartwood & lightens the piece for reasonable shipping. More pics at http://www.around-the-bend.com & in my ebay store...
  11. Drill Press Station - Table/Lift/Fence/Vise/Drum Sander

    Drill Press Station - Table/Lift/Fence/Vise/Drum Sander My drill press is a small inexpensive bench top type, and until I get a good floor type one I am trying to get the best out of it. One of the first things I did was to change its old pole with a stainless steel one. Why stainless steel...
  12. Underwater World

    Hello all, it's been awhile since I posted a project because of my broken hand and then playing catch up to get some projects done. This one took AWHILE to finish because it was 341 pieces and a lot of them where very small. I spent a lot of time down on my hands and knees looking for a piece...
  13. Gifts for a trip

    We're starting to plan a FL trip here soon so I wanted to get ahead of things and knock out some gifts for the different friends and family we're staying with. The first going left to right is a baseball bat bottle stopper made from an ash baseball billet. I used a Ruth Niles stainless stopper...
  14. Speakers & Stands

    Well a few of you may or may not have followed the one or two blogs on these... Whilst I can say the are not finished due to they don't have any for of protective coating as of yet, I can say that I have finished because I won't be doing that and the owner of them has not decided himself as of...
  15. Walk in closet

    Build it for a friend that had only a shelf and a hanging rod in it.
  16. spoon #1

    This was an enjoyable project - quite rewarding. My birthday present tools were very helpful.
  17. Started months ago just finished it today. Cigar box guitar

    I started this guitar months ago but it sat around unfinished. I decided to wrap it up today. Its a short version with a poplar neck with padauk inlaid into it. It has frets to scale for its size. Its a 4 string and it feels really solid which is different from others i have seen, they...
  18. Unique Band Saw Box

    This is the first bandsaw box that I made completely of my own design (instead of Lois Ventura's). I wanted to make something special for my daughter for her graduation from college at the U. of S. Carolina. I had this idea and was able to make it work. The drawers are very small, but could be...
  19. Heart Pine Corner cabinet

    I was informed that I we needed a corner cabinet to house a new television in what was going to become our exercise room. So I took up the challenge and went to work. I have never attempted a corner cabinet before and had not really thought about how they are constructed. This project taught...
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