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Easy handles for a sliding doors
7 commentsI like sliding doors and lids, partly because I get to make this nice handle in one simple step on the tablesaw.
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A Friendship box
Friendship boxes were once exchanged by kids at elite east coast summer camps as remembrances of friendships formed that the kids hoped would last forever. This is the evolved version of a friendship box made and exchanged among the first, 2nd and 3rd grade students at Clear Spring School
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Make a Bench from a Board
11 commentsA nice clear pine board turns into a useful bench.
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How to Set Wood Sap
23 commentsLearn how to deal with sappy pine boards using a common kitchen item!
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Not so fine woodworking
3 commentsSome times less then fine wood working projects are necessary.
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Hardwood selector is free and fantastic
6 commentsThe Hardwood Manufacturers Association has a free, easy-to-use wood selector online, with all the info a woodworker needs, including working properties, design ideas, and images of each wood with various finishes on it.
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Build a Ryczka: Part One
1 commentThis step stool is an ideal first project for new woodworkers, and a Polish family favorite. Part Two will include a plan to download and step-by-step building instructions.
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Materials, Colors, and Textures 3
This is the third entry of a series on Materials, Colors and Textures. The first two blog entries covered the easy application of colors. This entry moves on to the application of wood grain finish...
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Old Growth Pine Coffee Table
5 commentsMade from reclaimed Pine floor joists and sub-flooring. Mortise and tenon construction with Chestnut wedges.
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Working with reclaimed lumber, part 4
3 commentsThe box I've been working on is finally done. Take a look at how it turned out.
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Working with reclaimed lumber, part 3
4 commentsConstruction the box and trays is done. See how I made all of the small parts for the trays, and get a preview of my latest shooting board.
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Working with reclaimed lumber, part 2
3 commentsI've made the box and the first tray. Watch the tray float down into the box.
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Working with reclaimed lumber
12 commentsFollow along as I make a box using lumber reclaimed from a stud in my 100 year old house.
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My $15.00 Shaving Horse
6 commentsMaking a shaving horse doesn't have to be an expensive or time consuming project.
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Flexibility with Cross Sections
I don't use a lot of cross-sections in my design documents, but occasionally I find them extremely effective. They are particularly useful where it is difficult, with normal visualizations, to see...
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Making Molding with a Stanley #55
2 commentsA classic but cantankerous plane behaves long enough to run molding for a small cabinet
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Pinewood Derby: An entrance ramp to woodworking
3 commentsWhile building our latest entry for the Cub Scouts' annual race, my son learned how to handle a spokeshave
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