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First thing was to glue the head veneer to the head. This is a solid piece of Black Walnut about 1/8" thick.[IMG_2588.jpeg] Once the glue dried, I ...

 First I marked up the pins positions using the tails per Fig 13. Next I set my marking gauge to account for the rebate on the tails board in Fig 1...

Assembled and roughed-out the neck. Material is reclaimed Tulip and Black Walnut [IMG_2579.jpeg][IMG_2580.jpeg][IMG_2581.jpeg][IMG_2582.jpeg][IMG_2...

[01.jpg] Boy and Girls,   Officially these clamps are called TSO Power-Loc Bench Connector Dog but I will affectionately pat them on the head and ...

The design for this project is mostly complete. Just need to add the action layout to the setup layer but that can wait until much later. I got a r...

There are so many ways to sharpen a card scraper but it doesn't have to be "Rocket Science" like so many people make it. Here's how I do it. [ima...

This is the finished Inlaid Dovetails. Keep in mind this is only one corner of a box! When doing a complete box a lot of the steps can be done in t...

 The critical step for inlaid dovetails is cutting a rabbet 1st on the tails board ( inside face ). For inlays it is mandatory. The depth of the ra...

  This is a tutorial on how I make “Inlaid Dovetails” sometimes referred to as double dovetails.  You can make them what I call in Fig. 1) “Tail Ou...

 First I milled up and squared all pine  and cedar stock. I am using pine for the two main boards and cedar for the inlay. Initially I cut each to ...

  After a few years of research and a bit of shopping I managed to find a used ShopBot Desktop CNC on Ebay. The seller told me it was 4 or 5 years ...

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...