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Winterize your water hoses folks. Water-line blow out kit from Princess Auto $29.99 CDN
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New Guitar Pedal Board
I wanted to put my pedals that I’ve collected and have been just sitting on the floor until now. I wanted a board that would keep them in place but I didn’t want to stick velcro on the back and … Continue reading
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Tagged 3dprinting, acclam, big muff, effect pedal, guitar, pedal, pedal board, pedalboard, strymon
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Wing Chun Dummy Build Part 2
I’ve completed the dummy body and worked out the plan and made sketchup diagrams with all dimensions for someone to make their own dummy. Here I’ve masked off the areas I didn’t want glue on to be removed later. Here … Continue reading
Veritas Pattern Maker’s vise – The Tucker vise
Here is the vise installed on my workbench showing some of it’s features.
Book Press Restoration #2
This is my second one. I’ve finished restoring this old book press. When I picked it up at an auction it was rusted and seized up like a brick. When I removed all of the rust a couple pieces were … Continue reading
Pattern Maker’s vise for 60 bucks !
I was looking through auctions recently and I saw some tools that were piled on a table top and advertised as “Clamps”. It was a crappy red vise and something else. I looked closer and it said “Veritas”. Could it … Continue reading
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Wing Chun Dummy Build Part 1
I’ve started to build a wing chun dummy. “The Wing Chun wooden dummy (aka Wing Chun dummy or Ip Man wooden dummy) is a solo training device used in Wing Chun Kung Fu and other Chinese martial arts. The Wing Chun dummy … Continue reading
Japanese chisel
A while ago I bought a chisel for delicate paring of wood that I saw other woodworkers use. I have a hood set of Veritas PMV-11 type so this was just to see how an authentic Japanese chisel would compare. … Continue reading
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Small turned box (salt cellar)
If you’ve ever wanted a pinch or teaspoon of salt and dislike pouring from a box this is useful to have near your prep area. This small box was made from maple, texturized with a dremel and painted with black … Continue reading
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Tagged lathe, maple, salt cellar, small box, woodturning, woodworking
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3D End Grain Cutting Board
I finished another 3D end grain cutting board. Maple and walnut. 12.5” x 12.5” x 1.5” thick.
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