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Workbench
I decided that I needed something better than my chipboard and 2×4 bench assembly. I put this bench together over a weekend using some plans from Fine Woodworking. Made almost exclusively from 3/4...
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Router Table top
I needed a router table but my shop is too small…so drawing from what I’ve seen others do on LJ I decided to make use of all the precious room at the end of my fence rails and make a router table that...
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Mitre Saw Stand and Dust Collection
Finally finished this stand tonight. Like most of my projects I finished about 90% of it then ran out of motivation. I made it based on some plans from FWW. The wings fold in for room in my very small...
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Shelving Unit
Simple set of shelves I just finished. Unit is made from oak ply, finished with 3 coats of Danish oil; the upright is finished with Minwax ebony. I realized as I built this that I really hate applying...
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Can I join the Cutting Board Club?
My first two cutting boards; both will be Christmas gifts. The first one is rock maple and walnut, the second is purpleheart, walnut and cherry. Unfortunately, you’ll see I didn’t line up end grain on...
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Another Cutting Board
Another cutting board for a Christmas gift. I think that it turned out a lot better than my first couple of cutting boards. Making these things is addictive!The board is rock maple and purpleheart.
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Flip Planer Stand
Limited space+ 90lb “portable” planer =need for stand. Doubles as a small outfeed table for the TS. Made of 3/4 birch ply and stained with clear polyurethane. Thanks to the many other LJ’s that have...
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Pot Rack
My kitchen has limited cupboard space, and my wife had been asking for me to build some sort of pot rack, so when this plan came out in a recent woodworking mag. I had no choice but to make it. I got...
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Platform Bed
So, after abandoning my plans to make a king sized bed frame (lack of tools, experience, patience etc.) I came up with this plan for a platform bed. Due to height limitations in the loft where the bed...
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A few shop projects
Been awhile since I’ve posted any projects…here’s a couple I made a few months ago. The outfeed table was taken from a FWW plan; I added the sawblade holder, which is a vast improvement from the nail...
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Walnut and Pine Entertainment Center
Entertainment center made of walnut and pine; finished with 3 coats of shellac and a layer of paste wax. I’m not sure what convinced me to use walnut and pine; I certainly had my doubts about how it...
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Writing desk for my wife
So, my wife asked me if I could “attach a couple of boards” to the wall for her to use as a desk. She wanted it to fit into the closet in her study as the rest of the room is taken up by a large loom…I...
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Sliding Bevel
I’ve had the wood, plans and brass for this project for awhile, finally got around to putting it all together. The wood is African hardwood, finished with a coat of hemp oil. The brass is…umm…brass. I...
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Chisel Mallet
I’ve had strep throat this past week and haven’t felt like doing too much in the shop. I’ve been wanting to make a mallet for a while so I put this together during the few hours that I was able to...
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Tool Cabinet
This has been my ongoing project for the past 4 months. It’s kind of nice to finally have enough hand tools to justify building a cabinet for them! The cabinet is a combination of several different...
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Wedding Gift
One of my best friends got married last week. I’d been planning for about 5 months what I wanted to give him and his wife for a gift. After being inspired by other LJ knife projects I decided that I’d...
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Elm Slab table
Like so many of my projects, this started off with my wife wanting to buy a piece of furniture. She’d been bugging me that we needed a new kitchen table and started sending me pics of tables from...
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Bench #1
First of several benches I’m making for the elm table I just finished (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/78137). The bench is elm; but there is an interesting contrast between the wood slab for the top...
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Bench #2
Bench #2 of my ongoing task to build seats for my elm slab table (http://lumberjocks.com/projects/78137). I decided on benches because a)they’re easier to build than a bunch of chairs and b)it fits...
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