This blog adds the construction details for a project posting.  The fun thing about this project is that it requires very little materials. This w...

This box is sized to fit the rattles. I start with the pieces that fit under the lid. After assembly I added a shaped floor to make the box more of...

Quiet week for us. I finished cutting the scarf joints and fitted them up. Unfortunately the beam twisted so things went a bit slow. [IMG_2540.jpeg...

Sorry I missed last Wednesdays update, we were camping on the coast with family. I got all but one of the mortises cut when I reinstalled the beam...

Needed a better picture for the first pic, the next one maybe not the best intro :-) [IMG_2989.jpeg] I have been extremely distracted of late. I g...

The first thing I checked was the motor mount and the anti-backlash nut. To do this I removed the spoil board and the floor. I found a large amount...

  A trip to the hardware store got me the bolts I needed. Reinstalling them was pretty straightforward.    The rails & bearings took a little over ...

 With the system running correctly, the next step is to reinstall the floor. [image.png] The floor is a set of extrusions. A narrow one goes at th...

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Our front gate, which is now 4 years old, started sagging enough recently that it wouldn’t latch any more. I was a little disappointed by the compa...

Here are a few pictures of the marquetry and routing in the inlays. By only using two veneers for the marquetry, Gaboon Ebony & Holly with the back...

I've done a previous blog on a similar item, but this time I'm including the design process for those of you who are interested. Making another pa...

 [02.07 Design - Cart Details.jpg] The support brace is a large open triangle that connects the cart’s base and rear panel. The top of the brace ...

 [12.13 - Finish and Assembly - Finished Rack.jpg] With the brace finished, the rack was almost ready to assemble. I started by adding the top cap...

  [13.03 Fixes - Base Weight Rebar in Base.jpg]   When I brought the assembled rack inside, I was pleased to see that it was quite stable when the...

I intended to do this all in one entry but I ran into a bit of a dilemma.  The tool I'm working with is an Ashley Iles 60 degree, 1/2" inch tool wi...

This one isn't exactly on sharpening but it does have to do with using abrasives on a tool blade so I thought I'd throw it in here.  This is a copy...

Haven't had a chance to get back to carving tools but I had a couple pocket knives that needed a refresh this weekend so I thought it would be wort...

Rather than drag the 4" hose around from machine to machine for my Oneida Supercell I decided to install a 4" PVC dust collection system.  The 4" h...