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End Grain Cutting Boards

I made these recently as gifts. First I glued up strips about 40 inches long of alternating colors of walnut and maple. The 2nd board is opposite colors. The 1st panel consist of the following strips:Walnut:• 3 mm – 1 … Continue reading

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Anvil stand flattening

I picked up a stump so I could put my anvil on but I had to flatten the top and bottom so everything would sit flat. Here’s how I did it. I shimmed the bottom so it would sit relatively … Continue reading

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Bridge City Tool Works HP-9v2

3/3 of my new tools I got from my $500 gift prize from www.bridgecitytools.com. It’s a dual angle block plane with depth skids and has an included 90 and 45 degree fence. The blade has each end sharpened at a … Continue reading

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Bridge City Tool Works MT-2

2/3 of my new tools I got from my $500 gift prize from www.bridgecitytools.com. It’s a multi-tool that has a flip down 90 degree marker, 8:1 dovetail and 6:1 dovetail markers. Also a cam-lock sliding t-bevel.

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Bridge City Tool Works AS-24v3

1/3 of my new tools I got from my $500 prize gift card I won at www.bridgecitytools.com. It’s a layout square, one side has a fixed 90 degree fence and the other side has an adjustable angle fence.

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Walnut stump chunk

We were antique store hopping in this little town not far away and around the corner I saw a guy next to a pile of very large chunks of a maple tree that was taken down and cut up. I … Continue reading

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New cnc toy

I found this at an auction, turns out it’s a popular model of small cnc. It’s a cnc 3018 pro. It wasn’t expensive compared to retail price I won it for but I’m sure I’ll find a use for it. … Continue reading

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Back to Basics

I think I’m done with mechanical pencils on wood. I used to love the 0.5-0.7mm always sharp point but they just break all the time. This Carl Angel-5 sharpener should give me what I need. Plus mechanical pencils won’t work … Continue reading

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Miller’s Falls No. 5 hand drill restoration

I’ve finished fixing up an old Millers Falls hand drill.

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Entrance Bench

I’m sticking in a post about a project I made a while ago back in 2011 but forgot to post it here. It’s an entrance bench that also serves as a fold out shoe rack. Red Oak with clear poly … Continue reading

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