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Juniper and purple resin bowl
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Dave Polaschek
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Part 2:
Finish turning the exterior, filling fine cracks
After company visiting us for the weekend, and my sweetie’s birthday yesterday, I got back to the shop this morning. About an hour and a half finis...
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Part 3:
Final turning the inside, more patching
This evening, I got a couple hours in the shop. Set up the laser-guided hollowing rig and took the bowl down to a little over a quarter inch. I had...
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Part 4:
Cleanup and finishing prep
The most recent session in the shop had a lot of putzy work. Mostly a card scraper and sandpaper, and more CA glue. But I got close enough that I ...
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A Frankenchair
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Ross Leidy
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Part 7:
Some Shaping
For final fitting of the chair shell to the back stretcher, I spent some time sanding-down the rough fiberglass in that area. Eventually, the enti...
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Part 8:
Mounting Hardware
I've been kicking around ideas on how to fasten the chair shell to the stretchers, and I think I have the front mounting worked out. The shell do...
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Part 9:
Stretcher Shaping
I used a 3/8" radius round over bit to shape the stretchers. To avoid tear-out where cutting (nearly) end grain in some areas, I made multiple pas...
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Building a cane
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Dave Polaschek
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Part 12:
Finishing the handle, carving on the shaft
It’s getting into the home stretch, I think. I sanded off (using 220 grit) the excess white grain-filler, then hit the handle with a coat of Tru-Oi...
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Part 13:
Finished the carving, finishing
I finished up the carving on the shaft. Going to keep it simple, with just a single set of lines, rather than full checkering. Sanded with 220 grit...
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Part 14:
Joining the pieces
Today’s 90 minutes of shop time started with some shaping of the handle. I dry fit the shaft into the handle, and then shaped the piece of granadil...
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Alphorn Experiment
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Lazyman
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Part 3:
Making the Straight Sections
From a design perspective the straight sections were much simpler than the bell. Each section was divided into two identical halves so I just need...
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Part 4:
Joining the Straight Sections
I am finally getting around to posting the next chapter. So the next step was figuring out how to join the sections so that they were both secure ...
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Part 5:
Joining and Completing the Bell
The last step before applying a finish to everything was completing the bell. As I mentioned at the end of Chapter 2 about making the bell on my C...
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Just for Fun
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littlecope
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Part 1:
Box-work Continues
The Oak-sided Box that was begun in the "Starting Over" blog had Its top cut off and its corners pinned... [20250818_133507.jpg] Cleanup of the...
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Part 2:
Hinge Attachment and a Handle
The hinges were glued to this latest box while held closed by the Vise, and weight was added as a sort of "clamp" to hold them on while the glu...
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Videos
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Mosquito
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Part 1:
Fales Patent Plane - History of Otis A Smith and Amos Fales
Have you ever encountered a woodworking tool so versatile it seems to defy the limitations of its era? The Fales Patent Plane is one such tool, a ...
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Part 2:
Build a Stick Chair
After finishing my stick chair almost a month ago, I finally got the video done for it. They were both a lot of work! [2025-08-31_07-12-42.jpg]...
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eBay
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DevinT
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Part 1:
Solid Oak 4-drawer Machinist Toolbox
I keep an eye on eBay for machinist toolboxes. Found this one for $120 (!!) and it absolutely delivers on that price! It wouldn’t compete with the...
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Hints and tips that some may not have heard of.
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LIttleBlackDuck
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Part 47:
Safer Stop-Block for my Mico-Mark mini tablesaw sled.
[image.png] Boys and Girls, I was tossing up whether to make this a project, hint blog or just append to my Micro-Mark Sled. However, after cons...
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Part 48:
Does your drill kick back out of spite?
Boys and Girls, I can handle all the abuse yazall like to toss at me about my penchant for Fe$tool stuff [-2023-04_0013890.png] however, it's ni...
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Part 49:
Defrosting Your Ice Maker.
[IMG_3939.png] Boys and Girls, Yazall know I like to spin a yarn [Spin a Yarn.png] so let me tell you about the chilling tale of my Samsung fr...
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RECALLS
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Lightweightladylefty
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Part 21:
DeWALT Recalls more than 1.2 Million Miter Saws Due to Injury and Laceration Hazards
This is an old recall from August 2022. • Recalled DeWALT Model DWS779[Image] • Recalled DeWALT Model DWS779 with date code[Image] • Recalled DeW...
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Part 22:
Hart Consumer Products Recalls Nailers Due to Injury Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Walmart
This recall is from November 2021. [Image] • Hart 18-Gauge 2” Brad Nailer[Image] • Hart 18-Gauge 2” Brad Nailer with location of Model Number[Imag...
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Part 23:
TTI Consumer Power Tools Recalls RIDGID Framing Nailers Due to Laceration Hazard
[Image] Name of Product: RIDGID 18 Volt Brushless 21-Degree Framing Nailers and RIDGID 18 Volt Brushless 30-Degree Framing Nailers Hazard: ...
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Overlay Panels for a Car Project
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Steve Rasmussen
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Part 23:
More Tailgate Panel Work
Back to the tailgate panel build. This story left off with the completed blank for the trim around the logo. I chose to use the CNC to cut the inne...
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Part 24:
Bed Side Panels
The final panels to build go on the sides of the bed over the fenders. Way back in Part #3 I made templates for these panels. [image.png] At tha...
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Part 25:
More panel prep
[image.png] It’s time for a visual treat. Each round trip to see Michael takes 3 ½ to 4 hours driving. That plus 2 to 3 hours at his shop makes it...
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