Decorative Cutting Board AKA Our First Project

Published June 4, 2010 at 1:42 a.m.
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This is our first project. A very simple decorative cutting board. The wife loved it! ...

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Finesse Table Saw Alignment with PALS

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Published June 4, 2010 at 1:37 a.m.
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The Contractor Saw Precision Alignment & Locking System (PALS™) from IN-LINE INDUSTRIES is just that, an alignment upgrade for a contractors table saw ... It provides a significantly easier and more precise way of aligning the table saw blade to the miter slot than the manufacturer’s suggested method of pounding on or prying on the trunnion ... PALS consists of 2 each threaded studs, flat washers, nuts, lock nuts, L-brackets with adjustment screws and lock nuts, and 1 Allen Wrench or hex key

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Dovetail Chiseling Mallet

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Published June 4, 2010 at 12:46 a.m.
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When you don’t have $50 to spend on a beautiful, professionally made, dovetail chiseling hammer, make one for yourself! Visit your local Home Depot, go to the lumber section and seek out the discount lumber rack. Find an oak 2×4 painted green on the ends, because green means they are $0.51 each! Then, cut four equal square pieces from that 2×4, align them straight, glue them together real good, drill a 1” hole down the center, and shove that 1” diameter oak dowel rod through there and

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Tea candle Holder

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Published June 4, 2010 at 12:34 a.m.
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Mahogany Wood ...

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Lampara

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Published June 4, 2010 at 12:29 a.m.
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Mahogany Wood ...

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Sun Brand Random Orbital Discs

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Published June 3, 2010 at 11:15 p.m.
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Bought these at the wood show ... We have gone through 6 boxes of them ... However I didn’t count how many times a disc went flying ... The velcro/hook and loop on the back doesn’t seem to stick that well ... It’s not that the pad was worn out, one of the sanders we tried them on was new ... For the most part they work, but you get what you pay for ...

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I think I am doing something wrong...

Published June 3, 2010 at 11:04 p.m.
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Well, as everyone knows, I have the new Work Sharp 3000 sharpening system in place. I have been touching up my new chisels, my old chisels, my carving chisels, and my turning chisels. Whenever I hear people mention the “scary sharp” method, they describe how they run a chisel across an area where there is hair, and if the hair comes off, the chisel is “scary sharp.” I have been doing that over and over again and all the chisels seem to be sharp enough, but I still feel like I am missing

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Odd Pen

Published June 3, 2010 at 10:58 p.m.
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I made this one last November. It’s a bit odd and not my best work ... I should make another attempt to refine the dowel technique. The blank had holes drilled in random angles and then I inserted/glued dowels into the holes ... My wife calls it the circus pen because it has a big top and clown dots ...

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Extremely Average #153: Woodworking Chat on Twitter

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Published June 3, 2010 at 10:32 p.m.
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Hello LJ’s, ... I did a bit more practice on dovetails tonight ... Experimented a bit with photography, and got a little bit different photo of the stuff I have been working on ... I also talked about last night’s interesting chat on Twitter ... The subject was ‘Going Pro’ ... http://bit.ly/ctSEbb ... Brian ... @ExtremelyAvg ...

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Music stand #2

Published June 3, 2010 at 10:32 p.m.
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This is my second music stand ... This time, I made a flat desk to hold the music sheets, so the user can writes notes on there easily ... The structures are almost the same as the last one, so I guess I saved a lot of time with it ... It has the hight and tilt adjustments, and also can be took apart, and takes only 2 minutes to put them together ... Japanese Oak for the main desk, and ash for the leg. Rosewood and black walnut were used for the inlay ... The small desk underneath was a big hit

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