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I used this opportunity to get some experience with the Leigh D4R dovetail jig.  I bought it used in a package deal with the Leigh mortise and teno...
I waited until the the main part of the cabinet was built to work on the removable rear panel.  That way I could take the actual dimensions of the ...
To turn the windmill there is a little winder at the tail of the mill. In this short blog entry i will be making this. [image.png] To bevel the fro...
[image.png] To turn the head of the mill into the wind the windmill has a "tail" It is strengthen this construction there are braces to transfer th...
My goals for this weekend were to get the boards for my mom's flag box thicknessed and get all the boards for both projects ripped to width.  Then ...
Not a whole lot on this one.  I'm building a small melamine kitchen for my sales rep at the lumber store. Along with the cabinets I'm going to mak...
The last bit of joinery remaining are the stretchers between the longer front/back stretchers.  Are they really stretchers or do they have a differ...
First stab at a worktop workbench, I'll make a better one if i use it much. So going in I wanted it to be cheap (well, free), so I made the dimens...
I am currently gathering information on a project I am going to make . Im going to design and make a shadow box type picture frame for a pricy litt...
With all the joinery completed on the legs, I could work on rounding over their edges.  I went slowly, raising the 1/2" radius bit a little each ti...
Scope Creep is a common term in my line of work.  It means someone tells you they want something.  So you do the design work and present it.  Then ...
Well, I didn't really have the whole weekend but I had most of the day Saturday and a couple hours Sunday.  My goal was to get all my boards milled...