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[03.02 Design - Shelves.jpg]   The L-shaped shelves are a bit more complicated than the boxes. Each consists of five parts (not counting the hanger...

[03.03 Design - Boxes.jpg] The planter boxes were the simplest part of the project. They’re just small cubes with mitered corners and recessed plyw...

[03.01 Design - Slats and Frame.jpg] The back panel is sort of a hollow shell around the sliding mechanism. I wanted to keep it low-profile and as ...

As a final sub-assembly, I glued the bottom and the fixed shelf together.  Here, I used some clamping squares to keep the front edges in the same p...

I used General Finishes High Performance Water Based Poly (flat) for the finish. I love this finish for maple. It levels well, dries quickly, doesn...

[03.05 Design - Mounting Bracket.jpg] Theoretically, I could mount the drawer slides directly to the wall above and below the breaker box and attac...

[03.04 Design - Hangers.jpg] I wanted to use aluminum C-channel for the box/shelf hangers, but I couldn’t find any that was the size I needed, so I...

[image.png] Boys and Girls,   I was tossing up whether to make this a project, hint blog or just append to my Micro-Mark Sled.  However, after cons...

OK after making template to use for inserting the She-Oak into the table top I removed the clamps and continued. [IMG_3153.JPG] I used a stand off...

Then look I had disillusionary thoughts after seeing some of shipwrights work  I could replicate a table. Its the same table I attempted to "copy" ...

 This blog series documents the planning, design, and construction of the sliding modular display shelf I built for my daughter. [03.00 Design Ove...

This weekends first 'why didn't I think of that before moment' came when I was setting up the router to do the beadings and glazing bars. That was...