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2nd cutting board almost done

Well my 2nd attempt at a cutting board is almost done I am in the finish stage now. I made this one roughly 2 inches thick out of som scrap walnut and maple. I jointed the edges with my router table and then borrowed Jim Jakosh’s jointer to flatten the faces for a near seamless glue up. I first glued 4 pieces together and so on. until I had 3 sections. Then I used biscuits to join the sections together. They were almost perfectly flat, had a few high spots, that I sanded with the belt sander

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Farmhouse Table

I found it very difficult to fit eight people at a table made for 4 ... My wife found this project and asked me to do it ... Made from 2×10s and 2×8 SPF lumber from a BORG ... I had a hell of a time sorting the piles for clean, straight, undamaged boards. But I wanted a ‘distressed’ look so a few dings in the boards was ok ... The top I had to glue up in four stages ... Since my largest clamp in only 48”, I “HAD” to buy new 48” pipe clamps ... There are eight horizontal pieces, i

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So, no table saw.

Went over to Bill’s today to get the table saw ... This did not go well, since the table saw did not run when we plugged it in ... After a while of fiddling and checking things with other things, it has been determined that the switch and relay are bad, and it needs re-wiring ... It has also been determined that a lot of the places on the frame of the saw, where you are supposed to be able to bolt things to other things, are also no good ... The bits that the bolts should be bolted into are

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Router table electrics update. ;) #1: Router table electrics update.

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Extremely Average #218: I did the math...

Hello LJ’s, ... I took great care today and mapped out what I needed to do ... This planning yielded the best tiny box bottoms I have yet created ... I also finally got that rare earth magnet tool holder, hung on my wall ... I built it months ago, but until yesterday, didn’t have the right router bit to cut the key holes ... http://extremelyaverage.com/2010/08/finding-my-way-with-a-compass/ ... Brian ...

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Planer/Jointer Knife Sharpening Jig

Hey, ... I posted a while back about this super cool jig (for a video of it in action click here) ... A few people have asked for plans on how to build it ... While not exactly plans, I have posted a few pictures of the jig with the dimensions on my website which I have included below for your convenience ... I hope this helps someone ... -Wheel (router bearing) not shown in the drawing ... Cheers, ... -Brian ... Actual: ... ! ...

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1/2'' Pattern Router Bit

flutes for fast, smooth, accurate trim cuts. Precision ground to close tolerances, easily used for pattern or template cutting. Carbide-tipped ... -> 1/2'' Pattern Bit - ... $17.99 ...

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Great plate and easy to install

Let me start by saying that I bought this plate for my first router table, so I don’t have any frame of reference for comparing it to other products ... With that being said, I was impressed with the quality of the plate and the cutout template ... The price was right, at about $50 from Amazon ... I was a little worried about getting a phenolic plate and the possibility of it warping when I hang my Hitachi M12V from it, but the plate feels very strong and stable ... Only time will tell, but

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Clamp rack

It all started with, what to do with a stack of clamps standing in a corner, and other clamps laying everywhere ... Found a lot of ideas here on LJ’s. Looked at what the great wood workers like Kent Shepherd had done. Then it hit me that I was over thinking this. Get the same brackets that I used for my wood racks. It worked and took up less space. It may not be made of wood but, it does hold a lot of wood working clamps with room for more ...

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Garage Organization By a Newbie #6: Something's Finally Built!

The shelving unit is in service! I ended up using 1/2” plywood all around instead of vertical 2×4’s ... I also decided not to depend on the garage walls for primary support, so it can be moved if desired, though I did screw it to a plywood strip that was pre-mounted on the wall ... Even though the unit is strong enough on its own, that simple action added a ton of rigidity ... Here’s what it looks like, all full of hastily loaded junk, but keep in mind the paint is actually gray (bad

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