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Corner TV cabinet
Made this cabinet for my wife a few years ago, when she decided to buy a newer style wide screen digital TV. At first, just the cabinet was made, then half of the component holder on top was made when...
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Chest on Chest - finally completed
I finally completed a chest on chest for my wife, a project I started last fall. Put it into its final destination this morning, nursing a sore back this evening. All cherry, no secondary woods were...
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Zero clearance insert - odd table saw opening
I have a very inexpensive table-top table saw, with an insert stamped from thin sheet metal, which it flexes or bows down with any weight on it, not to mention the permanent 5/8” wide opening around...
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Country style Trestle Dining Table
I recently completed a trestle table for my daughter-in-law and delivered it this last Saturday. Oak, dyed with Transtint to match a new set of chairs, and finished with General Finishes Arm-R-Seal....
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Mud Room Shoe Bench
Quick build, mud room shoe bench made from big box construction #2 pine and some 1/4” floor underlayment plywood. Because of the depth at 20”, I decided to hinge the seat for more access to the top...
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Bandsaw Tension Indicator
Conventional wisdom suggests that band saws be taken out of tension when not in use for long periods of time, a philosophy to which I subscribe. However I often find myself second guessing as to...
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My Daughter's new TV cabinet
While this project doesn’t meet the full requirements of Posting – in that it is not 100% complete, it is now in use & can stand alone as is, and I haven’t posted in quite a while, so I’ve decided...
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Completed Entertainment Center
I prior posted this entertainment center as partially complete, as described here: Daughter's New TV Cabinet. Now, having completed the shelves for the sides, this post will show the full entertainment...
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End tables finished, project completed.
The end tables are finished & delivered. This completes the project for my daughter, the entertainment center & end tables for her living room. With this project, as with all others I’ve...
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Removable Wagon Vise
I have wanted a wagon vise since I saw one for the first time, due to the large amount of front edge planning I do – mostly molding, but my workbench came with an end vise & bench modification...
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Ambidextrous Striking Knife
My interest in striking knives was generated by Adam Cherubini’s article in the April 05 issue of Popular Woodworking, number 147. I’m sure most of you will recognize the drawing of two types of knives...
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Cherry Headboard & Bed Raising
My working parameters for this new headboard were: make one that matches the cherry chest in the spare room where this is to be located – my prior project located here , raise the bed a few inches,...
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Kerfing Plane
I am in the process of making two desks simultaneously for my two youngest granddaughters, just like my earlier posting of the desk for my oldest granddaughter. In so doing, I will need to resaw some...
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Two more desks
These two desks are for my two youngest granddaughters, this project being the same as my previous build for my oldest granddaughter, and also from Glenn Huey’s book ”Building Fine Furniture”. With...
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TV credenza
TV credenza for a new yet to be purchased flat screen TV. This project has been both an adventure into more hand tool work, and some experimentation in materials and finishing. For the most part, this...
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Scrap wood table
I decided to make this table from lumber targeted for the fire pit, not any good for fine furniture but OK for an outdoor table for use at the fire pit. I’ve had this wood for several years, full of...
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Thomas Jefferson's Lap Desk
I needed another project to work on & came across this Fine Woodworking article by Lon Schleining with instructions for creating a copy of the lap desk Thomas Jefferson used to script the...
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Three drawer hall credenza
I just finished a project I started to blog about back in February, a 3 Drawer Credenza.This credenza was designed to fit a specific space in the owner’s home, and is dimensioned at 42” Wide, by 36”...
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Small phone stand
I was asked to make a small table for a phone / answering machine, with room to display photographs. Dimensions were limited to permit fitting a small area between a room door & closet, a drawer,...
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End vise anti-racking jig
I’m posting this as an easy possible solution for those that use their end vise to either clamp a component on one side, or as I do – clamp along the from edge of the bench for sticking molding or...
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