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This is the start of a blog series about my Butterfly Cabinet project. It started over a year ago with a request from my wife’s best friend for ...

[04.00 Case - Details.jpg] Most of the case parts are between 12” and 13 1/2” wide and required two-board edge glue-ups. I don’t like having glue ...

The glue-up was easier than it is for most projects. It involved gluing the sides and center assembly to the top and bottom panel.   [08.00 Case - ...

Does anybody know who I can contact regarding this sites possible recovery of a personal message? I think I deleted by mistake, was sure I saved it...

Initially, I planned to use sapele for the cabinet. Unfortunately, it’s 60% more expensive than maple, so I opted for the latter, knowing that I’d ...

orStarting here since these form the basis of it all. I want this column to be all finished before making the lamp base. There are target dimension...

I have completed the fenders for the first model.  I decided that I would create the fenders for the model to be painted since I am using poplar fo...

Today I started working on the tires and wheels for the first AC Six.  The wood used is simple poplar but since they will be painted or dyed, I did...

As a veteran myself, it’s more than respect for my great grandfather Harry Fourro died from wounds, buried at Boulogue Eastern Cemetery; for my gra...

From time to time I'm asked how I made some stuff for my models. In this series I will make a blog per component.  This time a steering wheel is m...

From time to time I'm asked how I made some stuff for my models. In this series I will make a blog per component. In this blog the Axle pegs. Thes...

WIth the blocks assembled, time to move on to the end caps. There will be one for the top side of the lower block and top/bottom for the middle blo...