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LIttleBlackDuck
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Part 37:
Fe$tool Drill on the cheap
Boys and Girls, I get a load of flack from all but the tree huggers (they’re the greenies who think Ryobi and Fe$tool are organic due to their co...
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Part 38:
Lathe Spindle thread
Boys and Girls, I was recently asked by a friend of how I cut the thread in my sanding disc(s) that I use on my lathe [IMG_9333.png] [IMG_9334.pn...
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Part 39:
CA-Finish "layers counter" for Pen turners.
Boys and Girls, I don’t want to get into a pissing contest [Pissing Contest.png] about the pros and cons of using CA finish on pens… or even in...
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Milling lumber
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Dave Polaschek
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Big Pine
I got a couple chunks of 4”+ thick pine, roughly 20” wide and 5’ and 4’ long from my trip to MN. [IMG_7202.jpeg] Milling that into pieces my tool...
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Milling juniper
I got some juniper a while back from Sycamoray. Been slowly working through it, milling it into flat boards, mostly between 1/2 and 1/4 inch thick ...
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LIttleBlackDuck
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Part 1:
Introduction
Boys and Girls, If this topic gets your juices flowing, after watching this video, the title may be on your lips as the included link at Taylor...
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Typical Stuff In The Shop
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Bentlyj
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Part 11:
Island Legs
Making a couple of Legs for an Island. The granite top will hang over for sitting. I had to use water base paint...yuck.... The brass is from a s...
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Part 12:
Wood Handles for Glass Doors
My friend that owns a glass company is building an in home office that is going to have glass walls and doors. He asked me to make them handles for...
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Part 13:
Melamine boxes
Building the boxes that will become part of a wall unit and bar. [20230506_105312.jpg] Basically a hybrid Euro style. Some with a face frame and so...
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Sawbench/Mini Workbench
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MikeB_UK
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Part 4:
Wagon Vice
Make the wagon vice. Chunk of willow for the screw. [20230309_153403.jpg] Square it up and leave it overnight in case it wants to warp at all. [20...
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Part 5:
Finish
Glue up the sections of the top. [20230329_165730.jpg] Then just give it a final flatten. [20230329_170116.jpg] [20230329_171407.jpg] [20230329_...
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Part 6:
Box for the Rounding Plane
OK, so I needed to make a box for the rounding plane, as I seem to have run out of flat surfaces to dump stuff on. Nothing fancy, just a basic box....
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Wegner-Inspired Deck Chair
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Ross Leidy
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Part 8:
Arms
The arms have a long taper from full 5/4" thickness at the rear down to about 1/2" at the front. I made a sled to hold the arm in place and elevat...
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Part 9:
Seat Frame Mounting
The rear edge of the seat frame has 4 loose tenons glued in place. The protruding tenons dry fit into corresponding mortises in the rear stretcher...
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Part 10:
Finished!
Well, finished without finish, but structurally complete. Here's the completed chair next to the deck skirting from whence it came. [20221016-1G6X...
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Different techniques applied in making the woodtoy models
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Dutchy
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Part 1:
Engine for the 2CV
In this series I want to show what different techniques I use to make my models. I appreciate comments, especially if you come up with another prop...
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Making a fender
In this series I want to show what different techniques I use to make my models. I appreciate comments, especially if you come up with another prop...
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Part 3:
A curved exhaust
In this series I want to show what different techniques I use to make my models. I appreciate comments, especially if you come up with another prop...
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Folding workbench upgrades
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jamsomito
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Part 1:
Folding braces questions
So I built this folding workbench a while back and the extra working space has been so good. I can pack it away by my sheet-good storage to get an...
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Parts and assembly
Got my workbench upgrades done. It didn't seem like much before I started but this did in fact take a little time. I made 20 brackets for hinge p...
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DIY Clamps
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Ross Leidy
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Part 5:
Cam/Plunger Clamp (rev. 2a)
Yesterday evening, I cut out the parts for the long version of the clamps and got one assembled. [20230324-IMG_7799.jpg] On the first test, the t...
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Part 6:
Custom T-bolts and knobs
One challenge of fastening to the aluminum channel is that it doesn't work well with regular t-track bolts, which can spin freely in the channel. ...
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Part 7:
Wing knob refinement
The wing knobs and T-bolts from the last post were working well for the cam clamps, but one thing I thought would make them better is if I could in...
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Gears
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Kel Snake
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Part 1:
Geared Up - 3 Types
Hey Guys, I had some questions regarding how I made gears and I thought I might as well give you the complete rundown. Perhaps the best thing to ...
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