Military Retirement Shadowbox

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Part 5: Making Progress

When I left off, I had the case members cut, box joints cut and the case dry fit. Next up was the plywood back. I cut it the first piece to lengt...

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Part 6: Running Down to the Wire... As Usual

Seems like no matter when I start a project it never gets done before it has to... Progress has been slow the past couple weeks. One weekend we h...

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Part 7: Final Stages

I got the bulk of the work finished up this weekend. I started with a dry fit of the case and then used it to cut the door members to length. The...

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Media Cabinet

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Part 16: Odds and Ends

Here are some progress photos on some miscellaneous bits. I did do a test with edge-to-edge magnets. They did pretty well self-aligning, and they...

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Part 17: Drawer Pull

For the drawer pull, I decided on a simple edge-mounted design. I wanted it to be black to match the legs, and to avoid another round of ebonizing...

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Part 18: Finished!

After about 2-1/2 months, the cabinet is finished and ready for use. Media cabinet project summary: • Baltic birch plywood with Izombe veneer an...

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Hints and tips that some may not have heard of.

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Part 45: I See the Light

Boys and Girls, Downtown Churchill happens to suffer a disproportionate amount of blackouts and a generous amount of brownouts that has compelle...

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Part 46: Watching SketchUp animation from 3D Warehouse "Picture" in a thread.

Boys and Girls, If you happen to have a moment of weakness and wish to view the scenes of any SketchUp 3D Warehouse model presented in a Craftisia...

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Part 47: Safer Stop-Block for my Mico-Mark mini tablesaw sled.

[image.png] Boys and Girls, I was tossing up whether to make this a project, hint blog or just append to my Micro-Mark Sled. However, after cons...

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CNNP Sheoak Coasters

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Part 3: Polishing my Wood

Now here is some interesting information for you the interesting indented growth rings are commonly referred to as Hazelwood. This unusual characte...

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Part 4: my attempt to be a "shipwright"

Then look I had disillusionary thoughts after seeing some of shipwrights work I could replicate a table. Its the same table I attempted to "copy" ...

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Part 5: CNNP Coaster meet the CBHS Table

OK after making template to use for inserting the She-Oak into the table top I removed the clamps and continued. [IMG_3153.JPG] I used a stand off...

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Sash Windows - journey into the unknown

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Part 9: I knew I should have used oil based paint

Not that it really matters, the hopelessly optimistic completion date of mid October for the windows has been and gone, and there's still a way to ...

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Part 10: Glazing Part 1

Back onto the windows at last, got nothing done in December, I am now looking at Easter as a deadline to have them ready to be fitted. From the ou...

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Part 11: Why didn't I think of that before #738 & #739

This weekends first 'why didn't I think of that before moment' came when I was setting up the router to do the beadings and glazing bars. That was...

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Singer Base Desk

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Part 2: Shelf….

Wintery day….first real snow. Pups enjoyed it.[39296A3B-89D5-4AFB-991F-858C81E5DC51.jpeg] Working on the shelf today. Found a chunk of mesquite tha...

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Part 2: Mesquite Top

Needing a small desk for guest area (Airbnb) that is vintage decor. Reclaiming a cast singer treadle for the base.[image.jpg] During our trip to Te...

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Part 3: Shelf….

Wintery day….first real snow. Pups enjoyed it.[39296A3B-89D5-4AFB-991F-858C81E5DC51.jpeg] Working on the shelf today. Found a chunk of mesquite tha...

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