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Home made disc sander project
Well I took the first major step towards getting this done. I bought a Dayton motor off of CL today for $25. 3/4hp 1725 rpm. That should be plenty of power without going over. The guy said he got...
Pendulum Mantel Clock
A wedding gift I made for a friend. A beech body (been hitting the gym) with bookmatched walnut and aluminum slug face. A compact pendulum kit from Klockit rounds it out. A fun gift with a lot ...
Shelf space
I just finished these shelves and desk. shelves are 36’ long and stand floor to ceiling. Desk is 7’ long.
Walnut Side Table Quandry
I have two nice pieces of walnut that I plan to use to make a side table. Both pieces are variegated in color – mostly dark in the middle and lighter on the outsides. Neither piece is wide enou...
Eggs for the Legs
I refinished an old drop leaf table that had been in my wife’s family for many years. I’m sure it wasn’t worth too much even when it was new, but it sure serves a practical purpose for us n...
rustic dresser
rustic dresser to match my bed!
I hang my hose in Texas
Bolts to a post or wall to hold a garden hose
carter hand jointer
i have just bought a electric carter hand jointer but can find no info on it any help here thanks
Need a big slab!
Hey LJs, Looking for a Live-edged 70”x20” wood slab. Does anyone know where I can get something like this?
Dead Blow Mallet
Weather got worse so I’m back into my “shop” turning. One of the first projects was this mallet inspired by Chris Pine. It’s made of a standard 3/4 brass “T” fitting that is partial...
Fliptop Tool Stand Video
I created a video showing the construction of a Fliptop Tool Stand I built for my planer and oscillating spindle sander. My shop, like so many others is inside a small two car garage with some da...
Just a quick survey to determine...
the Christianess of our site. The Jesus is my savior. Is the Jesus your savior? I know we shouldn’t be talking this subject but my curiosity got the best of me. What are our demographics? Do we...
Yarn Bowl
I have a few members in my family that knit so I thought a Yarn Bowl would come in handy. This one is Spalted Maple, 10.2” in diameter and 3.7” tall. It has a salad bowl finish. I’ll make t...
5 X 8 Hardboard
Does anybody know if hardboard is available in 5×8 sheets? I built and outfeed/assembly table and it’s 5×8. I would like to put a hardboard top on it but not sure how a seam would work out. ...
Need some info on a Jointer
Hello all. I am in talks with someone for a Jet 8” Jointer 230 V 2 HP 1Ph JJ-8CS. The photos appear to indicate the unit is in fairly good condition (I will have a chance to verify this and tha...
KEHOE
What happened to KEHOE they are my favorite dovetail ?
Paulk style workbench.
First project since joining. It’s a copy of the paulk workbench. Have a fairly small shop, so being able to disassemble and store/ set up in about 5 minutes is a big plus. I have the height set...
HELP: Attaching stainless steel legs to a wooden baker's benchtop & food-safe finish
Hi, Hopefully, I am in the right place :)... I am having a baker’s bench built for myself here in Cyprus. Very simple… a 4-inch thick beech wooden top (80 cm by 200 cm) to be prepared by a ca...
Torsion Box Countertop, 40" x 14 feet
Needed a 40” deep by 14 foot span countertop to support over 300 pounds of Audio gear in our church. The original builder installed counter had sagged an inch in the middle, so I wanted to buil...
Video from My shop: From Pallet to Farm Crate
The Pallets in my shop tend to stack up as materials for projects arrive. So to get rid of them I decided to build a few farm crates which after I was done I took down to the Local craft shows an...
Small bevel gauge
I am making a stool that includes several angled thru tennons. I started by hand cutting the mortises. Now I want to transfer the angle of those mortises to cut the tenon shoulders. Does anyone k...
Workbench
I like to use live edge along with traditional joinery. The table has now metal fasteners.
Bespoke Wall-mounted Holder for Your Shop, Office or Bathroom
Customize and build this coopered holder with hand tools or power tools as you wish. Measured drawing: http://tinyurl.com/npghqxu Supplies: Hidden hinge – http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardw...
Hell Bent
As most of you know already, I like to design puzzle boxes that feature wooden mechanical locking systems. Add to that a passion for recycling, or upcycling as I call it. I like to find unique ...
Fountain pens
I have been trying to overcome the “inventory issue” that my wife says I have. We have shows coming up and I’m low on pen inventory. Here are a few of the pieces that came out of the shop...
Large trifold mirror, paired with a second structure for rear viewing?
Hello everyone! Last project I had been on here about really turned out like I hoped. This time around, I’ve got an expensive idea that’s important to me and I need to figure it out. I’ve ...
Osprey, Intarsia.
Returning to my favorite pastime, “Intarsia”. Designed by Bruce Worthington, I used Walnut, Aspen, Sycamore and Ebony to create this Osprey. I used three varying walnut stains and white acryl...
Bookcase
Though I am not a furniture or cabinet maker. My wife asked me for a long time to build a bookcase for her. I went with Maple and a Cherry stain. This came out nice.
Birch Wall Cabinet with Spalted Maple Panel
The cabinet is made from birch and some spalted maple. All dados, rabbets, grooves, dovetails, and final planing done by hand. The walnut knob was turned on the lathe and a wooden friction bullet...
My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #1630: Deadlines
Welcome October! Our last day of September went out with a bang. It was probably one of my most 'unfavorite' days of the year weather-wise. (Is that even a WORD?) It was very warm and humid, but...
Nakashima Inspired Bench
I have been holding onto a couple of peices of live edge oak crotch for some time in hopes that it would “speak” to me. It was originally destined for firewood. One day I decided it looked li...
Intertwined captive rings Irish goblet
INTERTWINED CAPTIVE RINGS IRISH GOBLET After posting an Irish goblet on FaceBook, a friend who practices Karate with me noted, sort of by the way, that she was about to celebrate a 13th wedding...
Jig Blog #3: Another Shaper Dough Nut or is it Donut?
I made this jig to enable me to re-route the common stress relief recesses in floor boards that I was using. I am making a box from floorboard off cuts for a friend as a house warming gift but ...
Maple Burl
Well, this is my first Dovetail. It made me a little nervous working with one of the prettiest pieces of Maple Burl. I used Brazilian Rosewood as a contrast wood. I took almost two weeks with thi...
Delta 46-715 lathe, reeves drive problem
My Delta 46-715 lathe has started powering out at high speed. My first thought was a sticky shaft in the Reeves drive, but after disassembling it and cleaning and waxing the shaft it seems that t...
This would look mighty purdy in my shop if lived in Indiana
Here is a nice auction to keep an eye on if you are in the Fort Wayne area of Indiana 7:00 AM PT – Oct 18 https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/41082513_jet-equipment-and-tools-tilting-arbor-tab...
Table saw started tripping gfci
I ran some conduit in my garage shop a few weeks ago and all of my bigger tools (Table Saw, Jointer, Planer, Lathe etc..) from outlets that are run off of a 20amp gfci protected circuit. Everyt...
Shop stuff #2: Cabinet construction video
I built the main part of the shelving unit for the shop in this video. I basically just muddled along and got the job done. I have a bunch of video of the build and I am trying to get caught up. ...
Stuck router bit
How do I remove a 1/2 inch shank router bit from my Titon router. Collet is loose, but I can’t budge it at all.
Someone was arrested every 51 seconds last year. 620,000 people. $3.6 billion every year
STAND-UP AMERICA >>>WE NEED TO GET OUR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT !!! – Someone was arrested for marijuana possession every 51 seconds last year, according to the Huffington Post and new stats release...
My Latest Carving: Football Player
My latest carving, carved for a special order from a customer (I’m a Saints and Charger fan…). 1.5 inches tall, basswood, acrylic paint. Claude
Finger joints --- again
After having tons of issues trying to do finger joints on my table saw I picked up a Porter Cable Dovetail jig (4210) for $40 on Craigslist. I finally got around to using it…and the cuts are an...
Ironwood vs. Fingers
Had a client drop off a couple small blocks of ironwood that he wants cut into knife handles. I’m doing my due diligence to learn how to work with this stuff before making any sawdust and was h...
Where to buy bandsaw blades?
Where’s the best place to buy bandsaw blades for cheap? I used to have a supplier when I lived in England, but have moved to America and have to figure it all out over here!
stanley 120
I putting a stanley 120 back together,is it a bevel up or down?
Hints and Tips #13: Spalted Log Breakdown
This is a 2 foot section of a 12 foot long branch which I dragged off our bank this week. I speculated that if it wasn’t too rotten that it would have some spalted wood in it. After cutting it ...
Free scrap wood give away
I have tons of scrap wood that I need to get ride of. Just let me know if u are interested and I will give u more detailed. Thanks
My kegerator build...the perfect merging of wood and beer brewing!
This blog just gives a bit more information about the kegerator project I submitted to LJ. The woodworking part of the project is pretty simple. If someone wants more info about that just send me...
Easy Table Saw Jig That Has Many Uses
I use a simple method to make jigs that fit over the fence on my table saw. In this video I show that method and also some uses for the jig. The video can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Klein Solid Body Electric Travel Guitar #7: Hogging Out the Cavities
Hi all, I measured at least 10 times before making the cavity cuts. These need to be done before shaping so there is support for the tools – drill press and router. Before beginning the rou...
New project
I just found this beautiful yellowbox burl and couldn’t resist buying it. I think it will make a stunning table.
Shop stuff #1: preparing for a cabinet
The new shop is coming along. You may have seen the Spidey Box project I posted about. It is nice to work in, but still in disarray and needs some organizing. I am building a big storage unit and...
Building a Strength Test Carnival Game (my first video)
This is my first woodworking video. I’m building a strength test game for a fair. I’d appreciate some feedback on the video. https://youtu.be/k2Uhd2voRHU Thanks
ANNUAL WOOD WORKERS GUILD SHOW
This past weekend we held our annual wood show which is part of our local harvest festival which consists of many different events held over a four day period . Our wood show went well and the pu...
Fox F28-194B, 14" Bandsaw, 2hp
Before I start my review i have to say sorry for my bad English but i’m sure they are better than your Greek. I have this band saw for the last 7 months. When I wanted to buy it I had not find ...
Screened Porch Corner Cupboard
I had a few requests for more details on the corner cupboard so I thought I would post this series of photos I took during the project. As the pictures are installed into the blog it chopped off ...
Hydraulic Crane (Toys and Joys) #11: Finishing
It was a beautiful and sunny day, and that came out well. I was ready with the small parts and also the glue work was done and in the backyard I could start with the varnish work. I hope that a...
Bathroom Mirror #1: Bathroom Mirror Lighting Question
My wife would like a new mirror in our bathroom over the vanity. She want’s better lighting so she can put her make-up on. I have an idea I want to use but, I’m not sure on the lighting issue...
My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #1629: More on Inktense Pencils and Blocks
Yesterday I posted about the new Inktense colored pencil set I had purchased. There were several people who wanted to know more about them so since I was cutting wood most of yesterday at the scr...
Slow Days at the Shop. #1: Cleaning, finishing the band saw stand, carpentry, and making pestles
I took a look at my project lists this morning, like I do every Monday, and picked out a something that had been waiting a while. It was a carpenter project, custom exterior stair rails. I went o...
Nova G3 lathe chuck
I recently bought a Nova G3 chuck for my midi lathe. I am very impressed with the quality of this product. I did a YouTube video of the unboxing, assembly, impressions, and use of it. If you woul...
Classical Plunge Bit Failure.
An interesting situation occured when I was making Edna’s Kitchen Benches. I was routing a profile in the length of the leg when whilst using a Mustarka Router bit I routed over or through a ...
Biesemeyer Fence Major Disappointment
So I finally pulled the trigger on a Biesemeyer table saw fence, the Rolls Royce of fence systems. I will preface this with the statement that I must be the most unlucky consumer on the market or...
No bugs in my shop
I installed two of the Feit two tube LED shop lights in my garage shop and they are much better than a comparable fluorescent light fixture. These shop lights are not described on the Feit Web si...
grizzly 15" disc sander review
I have had this sander a couple years now. It has plenty of power, haven’t had any mechanical issues. The table is great, heavy and stable (even with an cast iron angle jig on it). The only iss...
My Thoughts on the SawStop Professional Table Saw
I’ve been woodworking since my 8th grade wood shop class back in 1982, but I didn’t purchase my own table saw until about 12 years ago. I bought a Rigid contractor saw from Home Depot and it ...
Like so many others...
I’ll make this succinct. THE GOOD: Once you set it up a few times, it gets pretty quick and repeatable. I do think the overall “system” is a great concept. I did not have any issues w...
Low Budget Quarter Sawn Out Of Construction Lumber At The Box Store
After completing my recent coffee table, I posted it and mentioned that being picky in the big box store is very worth while. The 2 in. x 12 in. x 12 ft. Premium #2 & Better Douglas Fir Lumber is...
Jessem Rout-R-Lift II - Preliminary Review & Purchasing Experience
Well, my new Jessem Rout-R-Lift II finally was delivered today. This review is preliminary at this time and still need to complete my router table before using it. So, I can only comment on whole...
Grizzly G0490X 8" Jointer With Helix Cutter Head
GRIZZLY G0490X 8” JOINTER After a year of looking for a good jointer and losing out on three nice ones, due to procrastination, I finally bit the bullet and bought a new Grizzly 8” Jointer ...
Great Rust remover for only $5
I finally bought my first jointer at an auction. The top had some bad surface rust. Bought this stuff at HD, poured it on and watched the rust disappear. I did two coats and hardly had to scrub. ...
Absolutely, Positively Square - And Cheap!
I have two of these yellow plastic speed squares. One was $3-4 at Home Depot years ago. One I purchased a couple of months ago for $4. Summary/TL;DR version: these cheap plastic speed squares a...
Couldn't be happier
Since I was younger, I have always had the woodworking bug. Well, for my 41st birthday, my Wife decided to buy me a saw so I could learn the craft/hobby. Initially, we were looking at the portabl...
Black and Decker 135W 1/3 Sheet Sander KA300 Review Video
Hey guys in the YouTube link below I will be showing you a full detailed review on this Black and Decker sander. Video - https://youtu.be/bMLGoGzxpZY My YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/cha...
A Decent Jig
I had picked this up at least a year ago and the project I had in mind never made it beyond the thinking stage. I finally opened it up to do a simple walnut disk (will be posted later). I had u...
J-B Weld KwikWeld - 6 minutes to setup
Hi All; So many of us have used the standard 25 minutes J-B Weld that well takes 25 minutes to cure. As many people know, that is a long time to keep something clamped and it usually in my expe...
Rikon 70-220 VSR Customer Service
I must brag on Rikon and their customer service. My lathe variable speed indicator stopped working. 1st Rikon sent me a new cable and that worked for a couple days and stopped working again. Riko...
Bargain box of Sand paper rolls
I found this box of sand paper rolls on Klingspor’s web site, advertising a 20# box of end rolls for wood turners. I like there sand paper rolls for turning and normally would buy 1.5”X10 ya...