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I have a large selection of veneer due to having made custom table tennis paddles for years.  But for this clock where the form is the star (litera...

This jig will be used to cut the radius on the base of each spike using a router table with a tall pattern bit installed. I started with a plywood...

I searched for "prior art" for cutting compound tapers like these, but I couldn't find anything that did what I needed.  This is the idea I came up...

In keeping with the all-wood theme, I thought I'd see if I could make the wood hands as well.   To mimic the black hands of the original, I found j...

Before I can apply finished, I need to take care of a couple things - address the gap in the hub veneer and plug the holes in the end of the spikes...

The hub is built from 5 disks cut from scrap plywood on the CNC.  The layer that will be the face of the clock is a full disk with a recess for the...

OK, I am stumped and need some input.  The find: I recently purchased 2 pieces of vintage 12-inch 4x4 walnut barn wood beam. The project: I would l...

For a while, I've had in my head to build a replica of a George Nelson's sunburst clock.  Designed in the late 40's, it definitely has that "atomic...

Glue-up was simple enough - a couple strap clamps and one bar clamp over cork pads to pull the joints tight for the back stretcher.  [20251023-IMG...

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. ...

   This commissioned Gift Box was all-together after "Just for Fun #5"... [20251108_111111.jpg] After making sure that the inside "Riser" was remov...

   This Woodworking that we do... Sometimes, I've posted my Work on Facebook: Finished Work, Project Progress... I have even tried to "Blog" a coup...