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With oversized lengths of veneer cut an jointed, I started work on joining the veneer pieces together in pairs to get the width needed.  I'd need 1...

This is a simple jig and setup I used to put grooved tread patterns on the tyres. Works very well on a drill press. [IMG_20231204_154147669.jpg] A...

Following is how I make my tyres as round as I can get them. [IMG_20231208_140704990.jpg] After cutting the tyre with a band saw and sanding the ou...

Definition for those who I lost. Lofting is taking a set of numbers which are included in a Table of Offset. These numbers define the shape of the ...

[IMG_0277.png]  Boys and Girls,  No disrespect to Splinter’s post, however, with me being diagnosed with ADHD, what I consider as a potential “mo...

My father in law used to go rabbiting as a boy, during the war he helped feed family and also to make a few dollars (shillings in those days) for h...

First made by Ross Leidy and Dutchy. My desk lamp died or the fluorescent tube in it did. It was old, and bought in Hong Kong when I lived there, a...

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 ...

I've been AWOL for almost a year.  Like a lot of other folks,  I migrated over here from the other wood working forum a year or so back.  About the...

Been a lurker here a short while and I felt it time to share and ask for guidance on my new shop. I had been woodworking out of one bay of a 3 car ...

G’day Ladies and Gents  Question Please - Is “ Temu” as a reparable supplier? If folks could share their experiences; good and bad along with any...

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...