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   This latest Project came about literally by accident! We have two Lamps in our Bedroom that I had inherited from my Mother... A picture was snap...
No doubt everybody would have watched the ordaining of Sarah Mullally as the Archbishop of Canterbury this week. I had the privilege to attend and ...
Hope this has no drama! Had this router since I bought my router lift for my then new table I made, maybe 15+ years ago? Anyhoo, I use it a lot. ...
   Even with a comfortable Shop, Winter seems to curtail Woodworking Projects... But I have not been altogether idle... Various little "Problems" e...
This is the final installment of the project.  Thanks to all who have followed along. To lighten the look of the base, I added a chamfer along the...
I selected a bleached linen for the shade, which is an off-white.   I doesn't color the light very much, so it's a fairly white light in the end.  ...
I've got a lot to learn about turning.   The last time I had any instruction was in wood shop class back in jr high school.   I'm retired now, so y...
I have been prevented from final sanding and finishing of the stave assembly because I still needed to drill the locator holes in the ledges for th...
Hey folks,  It’s been a minute since I last said hello, so I thought I’d share a little update on this humble cigar box and the challenge it quietl...
I checked on the shipping status of the replacement pipe and found out that it hadn't shipped yet.  I was told they are making the part in-house.  ...
As I mentioned in the previous installment, I altered my plan to use different lamp pipe to avoid having to use a decorative sleeve over all-thread...