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  1. Variable Height Surfacing Sled for Router

    I built a surfacing sled for my Ryobi trim router so that I can flatten rough lumber. I started with a construction grade 2×4 and milled it down to 3/4" thick using a Cutech jointer and thickness planer. I then used my Shaper Origin to cut out the center and add holes for metal dowel pins to act...
  2. Archeological Sifters

    A friend of mine recently purchased the James Smith house. Smith was an American Revolutionary War patriot and lived only a few miles from here. The house was about to be destroyed to make room for a parking lot. It has now been dismantled and will be reassembled on another site. Included in the...
  3. Jointing issues due to blade height misalignment

    I always seem to struggle with scalloping or gouging on my jointer, especially after new/newly sharpened blades. I came across an article in where the author showed off a way to create wooden alignment jigs. After making mkne, I just wasnt having much luck due to the lifting that occurs when...
  4. Pecan table with breadboard ends

    I made this table for my inlaw's cabin a couple of years ago. Surfaced some gnarly 4/4 pecan boards that were given to my dad after a hurricane came through the Alabama Gulf coast and knocked down hundreds of pecan trees. The final size of the table is ~97×44 inches. I tried to get it wider...
  5. Woodworking Skill Share
    Here's what I think should be an easy question - Am I missing out by not having a Jointer? Currently I mill my own lumber with a Chainsaw mill, air dry it and then break down the boards with a Track Saw and lastly plane them with a benchtop Planer. I have heard that planning both sides of the...
  6. Hand Tools
    Hello all! I appreciate you viewing this post and for any light you can shed on my issue. Background I am trying to flatten the sole of a hand plane. Bought a few at a yard sale and am trying to get them up to snuff. It's my first time messing with hand planes. I have an 18"x24" surface plate...
  7. Blogs
    Video Blog: Finishing Softwoods For the last month or so I have been experimenting with different ways to finish our douglas fir woodwork. It had been stripped and stained. Fir stains very blotchy. I tried : pre-stain conditioner…. shellac…. gel stain… It all turned out blotchy. Final...
  8. Blogs
    What is Sharp? Intro to Hand Tools Three Saturdays ago, Kristin and I woke up early and headed down to good ol' Cerritos Community College to start our new class, Woodworking with Hand Tools. Previously we have taken Basic Woodworking, Cabinet Making and a Furniture Lab together. I have also...
  9. Blogs
    DIY Woodworking Show. Well it has all been and gone and now I have enough material to write several blogs.. I have so much material, pics and vids that I have started a new series.. First off the whole trip was a comedy of errors but more of that later.. Here are a few shots taken at the...
  10. Blogs
    Surfacing a split log on a utility trailer I had some logs split lengthwise that I want to make tables out of. The pieces are round on one side, and very large, so I was having trouble figuring out how to get the surfaces flat. I ended up using my utility trailer! Check out the video here...
  11. Woodworking Skill Share
    I know this is a very basic step and easy to accomplish. Well, easier than the mortice n tenon that goes into the legs and frame anyway. My usual method, that I've always had success with, is a simple system thats probably the most primitive. I simply would rip and cut all my boards to the...
  12. Woodturning
    I'm about to turn my first pepper mill. Do you put any kind of finish or sealant on the inside? I read one blog entry that suggested using lacquer. While I'm not interested in having any transfer from the wood to the pepper corns I also want to avoid any transfer from a finish or sealant...
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