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Dave Polaschek
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Home improvement #1: Sagging gate repair
Dave Polaschek
Our front gate, which is now 4 years old, started sagging enough recently that it wouldn’t latch any more. I was a little disappointed by the compa...
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Handy Tools #1: Skew carving gouge
Dave Polaschek
While working on the Altai Project Logo carving, I discovered I needed a narrow skew in order to get down into some of the corners. I have a handfu...
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Shop storage #5: Small parts organizer
Dave Polaschek
[IMG_7711.jpeg] Just a quick and dirty project to use up some smalls and keep this organized when I’m doing something like this morning’s bench gl...
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Shop storage #4: Box clamps box
Dave Polaschek
Another storage box, this time from ¼ inch poplar and Baltic birch ply for the top. Treated (this morning) with kakishibu, which darkens with expos...
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Shop storage #3: Dovetail templates storage box
Dave Polaschek
I have a bunch of dovetail templates marked out for spacing the DTs on various sizes cases, plus my 1:4 dovetail marker and my tiny square I use wh...
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Shop storage #2: Enamel paint box
Dave Polaschek
I’ve accumulated a few cans of One Shot Lettering Enamel for use on various projects, plus I have the fine brushes I use with it that I want to kee...
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Shop storage #1: Things fall down
Dave Polaschek
Since we don’t have “shops” to attach things like this to, I’ll just leave this here… When I put up my French cleats when the shop got build 3+ ye...
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Milling lumber #1: Big Pine
Dave Polaschek
I got a couple chunks of 4”+ thick pine, roughly 20” wide and 5’ and 4’ long from my trip to MN. [IMG_7202.jpeg] Milling that into pieces my tool...
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Milling lumber #2: Milling juniper
Dave Polaschek
I got some juniper a while back from Sycamoray. Been slowly working through it, milling it into flat boards, mostly between 1/2 and 1/4 inch thick ...
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Techniques & Tricks #2: Punched metal decoration
Dave Polaschek
I’m not certain yet how it’s going to look when done, but I experimented a bit with punched metal this morning. I printed this photo on a piece of...
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Techniques & Tricks #1: Homemade veneer softener
Dave Polaschek
I needed some veneer softener, so I went looking on the Internet and I found this recipe at Highland Woodworking. Perfect, but my local pharmacy do...
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