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Cork Trivet (in progress)
I tried to resaw a basic 2 x 4 on my bandsaw recently and could not get a straight cut. I couldn’t figure out why until I realized that I had been cutting a lot of corks over the past …
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Rustic Cake Stand
This cake stand was for my son’s wedding, made from 1×4 pine. I used the CNC to engrave the name and date and stained it dark walnut. The design was taken from Pinterest.
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Antique Spokeshave
Beech or possibly Boxwood tang-type spokeshave, 15-1/2″ length with 4″ blade. Stamped R. Davies on end.
Kumiko—Japanese traditional decorative woodwork
In my current end table build, I’m incorporating kumiko panels to the design. Pictured above are the 2 panels that I created. The pattern is called “Senbon-goushi,” which literally translates to “thousand-column lattice” due to the density of its vertical …
Night Light with Scroll Work
Night light with interchangeable front panel with various scroll saw patterns (Material: Cherry) I built 4 of these for the last Christmas based on the free plan from Woodsmith Magazine. The project was originally featured in Issue #71, 1990. You …
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Economical Alternative for Scroll Chuck Wrench
To mount/release a NOVA scroll chuck from lathe spindle, you need a 1-1/2″ crescent wrench. These wrenches are expensive if you purchase one from woodworking/woodturning stores. I found a cheaper alternative… in an automotive section of a discount store. One …
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Magnolia Slab for Coffee Table Top
[brwc_user id=”4″] and I milled fallen magnolia tree into slabs in May 2018. This slab came off of upper branches and originally 3″ thick (after flattening, it now measures 2″ thick). It dried out amazingly fast, already at 14%. I …
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Monthly Meeting: January 2019
Meeting was held at HAART/Open Heath Care Clinic (OHCC), featuring Bob Chambers presenting Gel Stains.
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Formal Dining Room Chairs – Prototype
This is a prototype of the dining chairs, which will be for the dining room table I built last year. This prototype was developed over 2 months, incorporating the things that I needed and design elements my wife wanted. I …