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I pulled this from "over there" and made some minor updates. Figured it fits in with the current blog series title. Part 1 of the shade constructi...

Part 2 of the shade construction (pulled over from the other site) I decided to use walnut for this set of shades. I recently scored some narrow, ...

I am trying to make a coffee table for my sister But Kreg seems to have pulled a swiftie I have a Kreg and have had it for sometime However have a ...

Ok, long project I'm glad is over. Hopefully get this over to the gallery and see if the guy who wanted one is still interested. If not, It'll jus...

Several months ago an old friend of mine stumbled upon the idea that he would like an Alphorn so he asked me if I would be interested in making one...

At long last the cigar boxes are finally finished. [Usain Bolt 2.jpg] The Lids Assembly The BIC spring loaded hinge pivot points were assembled [IM...

The lids The lids use a bamboo dowels as pivot pins, how this is achieved is with internal springs  behind each of the dowels. The dowels are simpl...

As I mentioned in part one, I initially started with just 4 slices of the bell.  I decided to use some nice straight grained SPF 2x8 I found at  Lo...

Excuse the mess trying to learn how to add parts to an existing blog! Hinging lids on thin material The Hinged lid After discarding the brass hinge...

Let's explore the No. 1 Stanley Odd-Jobs! There are at least three 'types' out there, mostly differentiated by scribe type (earliest ones could ho...

The Cigar boxes continue, ... ignoring my inner self saying toss them in!  The box frames are made and now raw finished. Original Intent 5 x Cigar...