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Macro Photography

Posted on March 14, 2020 by admin

Here’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while, take a close up picture of a plane blade before and after sharpening. It’s not perfect but the second picture with the microbevel is sharper than it was before.

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Small turned textured box

Posted on August 22, 2019 by admin

Here is a small turned walnut textured box I made from a Lee Valley course taught by Steven Kennard from Nova Scotia.

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Cut bolts quick and safe

Posted on April 8, 2019 by admin

I needed to trim many bolts to an odd length. This is how I did it using a scrap of wood, drill and a jig saw.

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A Sawyer’s Saw Bench

Posted on May 28, 2018 by admin

Here is a video I made when I build my saw bench. It’s a design my Tom Fidgen or The Unplugged Workshop.

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Shortening tablesaw rails

Posted on March 2, 2018 by admin

I bought shorter 32” rails for my tablesaw to replace my current 52” ones for my new smaller shop space.  The generic brand didn’t fit my old fence which wanted the square tubing ¼” wider that was on my original … Continue reading →

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Review Unboxing – Dewalt Tough System Workshop Racking System DWST08270

Posted on March 1, 2018 by admin

This is a short unboxing and review of the DEWALT DWST08260 / DWST08270 Tough System Workshop Racking System.

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Stanley #113 compass plane

Posted on April 19, 2017 by admin

This is the best looking Stanley #113 compass plane I’ve seen. This particular one is a type #2 from 1880-1891 and it moves like butter. Nothing stiff or corroded like it was out of the box.  

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Cutlery Insert

Posted on July 3, 2016 by admin

This took me longer than I thought but I made this drawer organizer out of walnut to set inside the kitchen drawer.

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Shop made Festool Kapex crown stops

Posted on March 18, 2016 by admin

I made my version of the crown stops available as an accessory for my mitre saw.  They were way too expensive so I made my own.  I didn’t make them for holding crown moulding, I made them because I wanted … Continue reading →

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Kapex mitre saw small parts clamp platform

Posted on March 18, 2016 by admin

I made an improvement to my mitre saw. The clamp that comes with the saw is too far away from the blade and I sometimes have to cut small parts that won’t reach the clamp. There’s no way I’m holding … Continue reading →

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