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Finally. Got the wood prep all done 🤠 Table tops came out of the clamps aok, no drama or glue blobs to deal with thanks to the extensive taping. [...

       [SHED001530.JPG]     Boy and Girls,   Is this a clamp or a vise?... a lot may depend on how you use it and your definition, however, I will...

    [IMG_1071.png]     Boy and Girls,   Sometimes bigger is not always better and I have found these “micro” clamps invaluable, especially in my p...

 [IMG_0720.png]     Boy and Girls,   I primarily use these type of clamps with my tracksaw, however, before yazall mutiny and accuse me of Fe$too...

[IMG_9010.jpeg] With the legs mortised for the bottom cross brace, the top cross brace needs to be dealt with. Doing the ol' dovetail half lap bo...

So I've been itching to make some furniture versus the small items of late. Decide to make a pair of side tables, wanted to get back to some arts '...

I decided that I wanted to roll the dice and see if I could escape fate. Through tennons! 😱 Plenty of opportunity to really screw up, me like! L...

I just had a few steps to get the panel ready for glue-up.    Finishing the border: [20240413-IMG_9024.jpg] [20240413-IMG_9031.jpg] Applying the ...

The panel is done, but since it is a piece of another project, the final panel photos are a bit anti-climactic.   The panel received a couple coats...

   [IMG_0771.png]     Boy and Girls,   I’m including these clamps more as a warning rather than a positive vote for my purchase.   If I had to rat...

[IMG_0749.png]   Boy and Girls,   There is little extra I can add to this picture other than make you aware that they are available.  I picked it u...

This one isn't exactly on sharpening but it does have to do with using abrasives on a tool blade so I thought I'd throw it in here.  This is a copy...