Ron Stewart

Before I started working on the cart, I decided it was time to address a problem I had been deferring. The racks pivot on 3/8” dowels, with a washe...

[02.06 Design - Rack Details.jpg] In preparation for assembling the racks, I prefinished their interior sides (no pictures of that) along with the...

  [07.00 Magnets - Rendering.jpg] With the spool blocks and tilt stops shaped and sanded, it was time to start thinking about the magnets that woul...

  [02.02 Design - Spool and Bobbin Blocks.jpg] When I last worked on the spool blocks in Part 2: Starting on the Spool Blocks, they had rectangul...

 [02.06 Design - Rack Details.jpg] The rack sides are 1 3/8” wide, and I needed to drill vertically centered 1/4” diameter holes spaced 3” apart in...

   [02.02 Design - Spool and Bobbin Blocks.jpg] After going with my wife to the lumberyard (where she selected Calico Walnut, a lower grade that ha...

 [02.00 Design - Overview.jpg] “Hey Ron, I have something you might want to build for me.” That was my wife speaking, and that’s how this project s...

 I installed the shelf in my daughter’s house last week. I knew I had measured, and re-measured the wall and electrical panel the last time I was t...

 When I “finished” the project two months ago, I noticed that the panel face was very slightly concave. Here, I’ve placed a 36” long straight edge ...

[03.05 Design - Mounting Bracket.jpg] Theoretically, I could mount the drawer slides directly to the wall above and below the breaker box and attac...

I used General Finishes High Performance Water Based Poly (flat) for the finish. I love this finish for maple. It levels well, dries quickly, doesn...

[03.01 Design - Slats and Frame.jpg] The back panel is sort of a hollow shell around the sliding mechanism. I wanted to keep it low-profile and as ...