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Got my workbench upgrades done.  It didn't seem like much before I started but this did in fact take a little time. I made 20 brackets for hinge p...

Hey Guys, I had some questions regarding how I made gears and I thought I might as well give you the complete rundown.  Perhaps the best thing to ...

In this series I want to show what different techniques I use to make my models. I appreciate comments, especially if you come up with another prop...

Glue up the sections of the top. [20230329_165730.jpg] Then just give it a final flatten. [20230329_170116.jpg] [20230329_171407.jpg] [20230329_...

Make the wagon vice. Chunk of willow for the screw. [20230309_153403.jpg] Square it up and leave it overnight in case it wants to warp at all. [20...

So, I need a 1 1/4 inch rod for a vice screw, so make a rounding plane for it.   Get a likely looking block of wood about the right size (Yew in th...

Boys and Girls, Just to get your attention, [Can can.png] Out of the thousand reasons most (including me) hate painting, I feel that decanting s...

Had a bunch of 1x4’s lying around so decided to make a mini saw/workbench.  No particular plan – I've got a rough idea in my head of how I want it ...

Big box 1 x 4 lumber, so everything needs jointing. Flatten and glue up some planks for the sides of the top. [20230205_161734.jpg] [20230206_1236...

This is a review I posted a while back on the other site, I thought it might be of interest for some folks here…. ________________________ I've ne...

Ages ago on Lumberjocks I did a popular blog series on making a compass rose.  I ended up making a paduak and maple serving tray and inlaying one o...

The wing knobs and T-bolts from the last post were working well for the cam clamps, but one thing I thought would make them better is if I could in...