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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
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
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
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.
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.
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
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
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
Miller’s Falls No. 5 hand drill restoration
I’ve finished fixing up an old Millers Falls hand drill.
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