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MacBeath
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DevinT
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Part 1:
Introduction
MacBeath is a chain. They sell hardwood lumber, and other things associated with fine furniture (including tools, both hand and power). I buy lumb...
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White Wenge
Not a typo. White Wenge. Arrived about 3 weeks ago [IMG_7389.jpeg][IMG_7388.jpeg]
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Red Zebrawood
Also, not a typo. Red Zebrawood. Just came in. [IMG_7391.jpeg][IMG_7390.jpeg] No, I don’t work there. I just go in a lot. This is interesting but...
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PAST Tool Collectors
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DevinT
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Part 6:
Stair saw
It only cost me $5 It’s like my kerfing plane, but simpler. Much simpler. But I love it. [IMG_7242.jpeg][IMG_7243.jpeg][IMG_7244.jpeg][IMG_7245.j...
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Part 7:
Single-lipped countersink brace bit
Another item from the Half Moon Bay meetup of PAST Tool Collectors. This was free. As I was paying for the countersink bits, I spied it on the tab...
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Part 8:
Books
I have a large library but it only has a small section on tools. I actually have been wanting a copy of the Garrett Hack book for quite some time. ...
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Create a series
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LIttleBlackDuck
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Part 1:
Part 1
Give the series a title, [New blog entry - Craftisian — Mozilla Firefox-007279.png] Don't forget to hit submit. On the next screen enter the title...
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Part 2:
Follow up series
In the first screen select "Choose from the existing ones", and in the drop down menu, select the series you wan't to add it to [New blog entry -...
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Urn building
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BB1
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Part 1:
Planning and getting started
This is more of a come along with me, and be willing to offer suggestions type of blog (input is always appreciated). Not sure if I'll do this rig...
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Planning for second urn
I'm still working on the first urn, but starting to plan for the second. I think I'll need to get a new walnut board to allow me to have the top m...
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Spinnekop
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Molenmaker
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Part 35:
Roeden
It's time to make the wings! [image.png] [image.png] Lets start with a nice piece of straigth oak. I'll be using a old bed railing. It dry and will...
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Part 36:
Painting and some other small jobs
Giving the head a fist layer of green paint, some small details will be white. [20230915_180208.jpg][20240518_121518.jpg] And a first coat for the ...
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Part 37:
Zeilen
The last thing i will have to make are the sails for the windmill. [image.png] These are one the drawing with a lot of details, but I'm not able to...
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Cabinet for Tea Bag Holders
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Steve Rasmussen
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Part 9:
The Base - The part with a Hundred Cuts (Well not that many)
This is probably the most involved piece in the project (yes, even more than the doors). If you refer back to the first part in this blog you will ...
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Part 10:
Inserts for doors
There are a lot of little pieces in this entry! I started with the half circles - largest one first. Since this spalted maple can be fragile I p...
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Part 11:
Finishing touches
Since this cabinet is so small I ended up buying some artists brushes for oil paints. [image.png] They really helped with the application of the...
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Rattles and Keepsake Box
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Steve Rasmussen
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Part 1:
The Rattles
This blog adds the construction details for a project posting. The fun thing about this project is that it requires very little materials. This w...
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Part 2:
The Box
This box is sized to fit the rattles. I start with the pieces that fit under the lid. After assembly I added a shaped floor to make the box more of...
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Restoration of an 1897 railroad car.
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Old Flatulent Individual
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Part 4:
Finished cutting the scarf joint, added reinforcing plates to the joint.
Quiet week for us. I finished cutting the scarf joints and fitted them up. Unfortunately the beam twisted so things went a bit slow. [IMG_2540.jpeg...
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Part 5:
Wrapping up the intermediate sill.
Sorry I missed last Wednesdays update, we were camping on the coast with family. I got all but one of the mortises cut when I reinstalled the beam...
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Part 6:
Picking up where I left off and an excuse!
Needed a better picture for the first pic, the next one maybe not the best intro :-) [IMG_2989.jpeg] I have been extremely distracted of late. I g...
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Repair a ShopBot Desktop CNC
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Steve Rasmussen
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Part 2:
Discover root cause
The first thing I checked was the motor mount and the anti-backlash nut. To do this I removed the spoil board and the floor. I found a large amount...
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Part 3:
Repairs
A trip to the hardware store got me the bolts I needed. Reinstalling them was pretty straightforward. The rails & bearings took a little over ...
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Part 4:
Reassembly
With the system running correctly, the next step is to reinstall the floor. [image.png] The floor is a set of extrusions. A narrow one goes at th...
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Heart Surgery
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Gnome
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Part 1:
My Heart Surgery Update
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