After getting settled into our new house and performing a lot of renovations, I was able to sneak in a shop project. My new shop is a bit larger than my old one (24X20 instead of 20X20) and allows me a dedicated out feed table for my table saw. Previously, I was using my workbench as the out feed table, which worked well, but reduced the usefulness of my workbench. Below is the finished product with a matching drawer and large lower cavity on the other side.
After I moved the planer to its own rolling cabinet, I permanently mounted the miter saw to a rolling stand. In order to provide better material support and make repeatable cuts, I needed to build some wings on the left and right sides. Here is a finished picture of the project and a link to the Youtube Video
Continue reading Miter Saw Wings and Dust collection
As my shop space evolves, I figure out new ways to move tools around or make my work flow a little smoother. For the past couple of years I have been mounting my miter saw on my router table when I wanted to use it. The router table doesn’t have any support on the Left or Right, so it wasn’t that useful. It also means that I can’t use my router table until I dismount my miter saw.
Continue reading Rolling Cabinet For PLaner
A friend of ours was looking for some large sliding barn doors to conceal a large opening. The room was previously a den, but will now be used for a bedroom. The opening is 69″ wide by 90″ tall. Two doors were used due to the size and they were completely made from pine.
Continue reading Building Barn Doors
It was time to replace a small cube shaped piece of furniture with a new A-Frame shelf. The shelf will be made from Maple and Walnut. Since the majority of our furniture is dark, black-brown, the maple will get painted. I started with 8/4 maple and 4/4 walnut. The shelf is roughly 80″ tall, 29″ wide, and 20″ deep
With my new dust collector up and running, it was time to increase my ductwork diameter.
Continue reading Installing 6″ Metal Ductwork
Once I assembled my new dust collector, I no longer had a good place to store my clamps. So, I set out to make a french cleat clamp rack for the unused wall in garage. Continue reading Making a French Cleat Clamp Rack
My current dust collector has has worked pretty well at collecting chips and some fine dust. Although, I have always felt it was a bit lacking and could be improved. After some time investigating solutions online, I settled on the Oneida V-System 3000. Continue reading Installing Oneida V-System 3000 Dust Collector
I set out to make some gifts based on an Idea from my wife and then coupled that with a bit of Instagram inspiration. The plan is to inlay a design based on the Deathly Hallows symbol from Harry Potter. I originally planned to actually cut the design out, but that was going to prove challenging. Here is a photo of my finished prototype that I made from poplar. Once I figured I could actually do this properly I set out to make a few more. The finished art is about 7 1/2″ wide by 7 1/2″ tall
Continue reading Creating Epoxy Inlay Art
One of my friends was looking for a bench for the the foot of their bed. It had to be rather narrow due to space limitations and they wanted to incorporate a step into the side so their dog could get up onto it easily. Continue reading Bedroom Bench with Dog Step
