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  1. Reclaimed End Grain Pine and Oak Wall Art

    This was going to be a bar top. I measured the existing bar and it was 64". I repeated 64", 64", 64", 64" in my head all the way to the shop. I laid out all of the material, glued them down, clamped them, framed the piece, grouted it, and finished it. I brought it into the house and set it...
  2. Shop-made Band Saw Table & Rip Fence (or save more than $100)

    I acquired this band saw in 1975 and believe it or not it didn't feature a rip fence neither a groove for a miter gauge. I finally made my own and I'm here to share the upgrade. I hope it could inspire one who purchased the same model, decades ago ! (or another naked model) Look for all...
  3. Tablesaw Mods

    So I bought this Craftsman contractor saw about 2 yrs ago now (model #21805) and it has been one heck of a little saw for me. I can't afford much else and so far hasn't let me down. I did notice though that Craftsman decided that they were going to be special and make the miter gauge slots...
  4. Shop Made horizontal slot mortising machine

    Inspired by Mattias Wandels multi slot mortising macine (www.woodgears.ca) I decided to give it a go. Had some parts laying around from an old edge banding machine that we disassembled at work a couple of years ago, and thought I could make use of this. I had a dual, crossing, linear ball...
  5. Slot Mortiser (Using Templates)

    My children will leave our house next year and so I am currently preparing myself and my small shop for the time when a whole floor needs new furniture ;-) One of these preparations concern a slot mortiser based on Matthias Wandels plans : with the lever at the side you move the router back and...
  6. Saddle Push Stick

    Here's the saddle push stick I made so it can't be forgotten since it will always be sitting on the table saw rip fence. The top is made out of a 3/4" MDF scrap and the sides from 5/16" HDF. When not used, as for ripping long workpieces, I lock it up with a paper clip and I disengage the rubber...
  7. Pizza Peel - Groomsman/Matron of Honor Wedding Present

    Backstory: This year, my entire family had the honor of being in the wedding party of two of our closest friends. I was a groomsman for someone who was in a bible study I led for many years, my wife the matron of honor for one of her closest friends in our church, and our 1.5 year old daughter...
  8. Thin Strip Ripping Jig

    I built this out of SHOPNOTES and I love it. Very simple but very effective. I am not sure which issue it was from. Maybe you know? I modified it a little. I found that a steel rule cut to size works great for the gauge. Just scuff/scratch one side and epoxy it on. Get a scrap of clear packaging...
  9. Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories
    My toddler son woke me up at 4:50 this morning and I couldn't get back to sleep. Fortunately, as he went back to sleep, I decided to check craig's list and stumbled upon an ad from someone who was selling everything in his shop starting at 9, and he lived 1 block over. For $55, I scored a table...
  10. Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories
    I have recently bought the GTS 10 J Professional table saw and was wondering if the miter slots are the same in the metric world as they are in the imperial/ inch world.
  11. Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories
    Router Table Miter Slot Track or T-track? Until now I had no need for a track on my router table. Now I am thinking of installing one, but I have 2 questions for those with more experience on the matter. 1) Do I install a miter slot track or a t-track (on your opinion)? 2) What is the optimum...
  12. Woodworking Skill Share
    I asked my finishing guy if he could clear-coat the aluminum pulls I had custom made for my Credenza. He said he has had really bad luck with any kind of clear-coat on aluminum and he didn't want to do it. I was kind of surprised since he does automotive stuff too. I wanted to put something on...
  13. Power Tools, Hardware and Accessories
    I just got the Grizzly 0715P and an Incra V27 Miter. The V27 has to be forced through the rear of the slot. What is a good way to get the Miter slot to run smooth from front to back? I had lubricated the slot, but it still gets stuck, and I don't think it is the t-slot - it is the channel just...
  14. Wood & Lumber
    I lucked into a bunch of timbers from this old corral. They're all full 3" thick, 8" wide, and most between 6 and 7 feet. I think I can find a few uses for this. I think it is cedar.
  15. Blogs
    It all begins with a box I saw this design in a finewoodworking article, and really liked the design, and functionality of the piece, and decided to follow along. I did not use FWW plans, but created my own to fit my space, and needs, while keeping the general design, and concept of the FWW...
  16. Blogs
    In the Beginning... This is my most ambitious project to date. I'm going to make a Greene & Greene sofa table that closely follows the design of premier G&G LJ Darrell Peart. I pinged him the other day, and he sent me to American Furniture Design Co. to buy plans. As you can see, they're not...
  17. Blogs
    off to a good start I promised my daughters I would build each one of them a hope chest some day. Well, my oldest is going to help me make hers. This will be her first experience in the shop and my first "real" furniture project. We're going to build a slight deviation of the NYWS design...
  18. Blogs
    Finished my Table Saw Jigs Alright, I'm ready to do some real woodwork now. I finally finished my last two table saw jigs. This time I made a miter sled and a key slot jig (spline jig?). I will make more jigs/sleds as I need them, but I think that the three I've made recently should be a...
  19. Blogs
    Modified my sliding crosscut sled for the band saw A while back, I posted my sliding crosscut sled, but then I later built another sled that slid over both sides of the blade. The original sled was just to the left of the blade and left a cutoff piece to dance around and connect with the blade...
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