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Scroll Saw Blade Holder
A six-tube scroll saw blade holder to help organize blades and tools at the bench for a woodworker doing marquetry. Video and SketchUp plans available at the Folding Rule Blog.
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An air-quality monitor at an affordable price
Wood dust isn’t good for your lungs. And, of all the wood dust that floats in the air of your shop, the smallest particles -- those under 2.5 microns (or about 1/24th the size of a human hair...
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A few words in favor of small tools
1 commentWhy I like working with small handplanes and chisels
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A replica of the Benjamin Seaton Tool chest
3 commentsIn 2006 I decided to build a replica of the Seaton tool chest. The chest itself took about nine months working about three hours a day. Another hundred or so hours was spent making some of the...
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The gloved woodworker
11 commentsLightweight work gloves are surprisingly handy in the shop
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Sash Dowelling Boxes
Sash dowelling boxes were used to hold a sash bar steady while a hole was drilled in the end for a dowel. They were usually made by a craftsman. Methods of holding the bar on the sides include...
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Sanding Tip: Eliminating Maximum Dust
2 commentsHelpful tips on maximizing dust removal from a palm sander
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Pair of ivory and German silver spirit levels
2 commentsA pair of eight inch Scottish style spirit levels made from pre-ban elephant ivory with inlaid German silver trim. The steel screw heads were polished, and then blued using a heating torch. One of...
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Shopmade D-handle Router Base
Inspired by Carol Reed's design, this D-handle was easy to build with 3/8''-thick Plexigass and a shopmade handle copied from a handsaw. Plexiglass is easy to mill with any woodworking power tools...
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Horizontal Router Table
I meant to built a horizontal router table for a long time to mill sliding dovetail tail boards, raised panels with vertical router bits, tenons, and profiles on edges of wide boards, all that flat...
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Hand made cutters for a Stanley No 66 Beader
6 commentsHow to make scraper cutters out of an old reciprocating saw blade
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Old tools for a young man
5 commentsFind out about some nice old tools I picked up on a recent trip to Maine.
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Traditional WorkBench
5 commentsThis is my first job in carpentry. 240cm tall, 90cm wide and 90cm in height. Is already helping me to produce other work. Brasil
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