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Almost done, I swear! With only legs, the box looks bottom heavy. A few passes on the router table will make some trim to fix this. [IMG_0033.jp...

  I made this router lift over ten years ago. It started out in an old Craftsman Table saw. [Image] [Image] [Image] It then went into the top of th...

[IMG_8736.jpeg] Had a section of rough 4/4 cherry that had been kicking around for a while so I could see the color it would take on once the woo...

[IMG_8742.jpeg] With the box glue-up dry, time to create the lid by sawing open the box. I installed a thin kerf rip blade and set the cut depth ...

I will back up a bit to start. This is what the bottom of the post looks like.I will be able to lock it in place to the layout line. [20230815_192...

[IMG_0041.jpeg] WIth a laser in my tool box, I've begun experimenting with cutting veneers for assembling decorative panels. The project post for ...

Had to work out some the functions on this build her: 1) A secure verticle post. 2) A bar with a stop block 3) A indexing system 4) A locking syste...

I did a open segment back in the spring for a swap and had some difficulties getting all of those little pieces glued together. So, this has been o...

This is where I made a few adjustments to the plans. The plans called for a 1-1/2" steel pipe (no luck sourcing anything local) I did have a few ...

Edit: this was originally pointed to the defunked wkfinetools website. I’ve updated to point to my site. Making an infill plane has been on my list...

Removed the clamps and everything looked good, had to scrap some glue excess off. The first thing up was to cut the curves at the top and bottom o...

Received the Acme Threads for this project. I did not want to drill any holes until I had them in hand to measure for the clearance needed. I set ...