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During the restoration of RUSTY in Parts 1 to 4, I showed how to fix a couple of common problems. The first was scoring on the outside of the jaws ...

This entry will focus on the assembly of the V4 veneer vacuum kit from VeneerSupplies.com. I spoke about the choice of this pump in the first entry...

In this installment, I'll be talking about the actual implementation of the vacuum clamp, successes and failures, and what I plan to do next... As...

this blog has been a few days to completion mainly due to too hot outside or other Higher priority tasks overtaking it I carved all the drawer fro...

This entry is going to focus on the bits and bobs that turn the venturi pump from a pump into a workholding device. This one rambles a bit, so get ...

This is my project write up for the 2022 Screwdriver/Marking Tool Swap originally submitted over on another site. The project is basically in three...

Here we go again… Literally. It was a dark and stormy night. Well, no, not really stormy. Or even night. But it was dark. And wet. My son was with...

 At the end of Part 2, I left you with this photo showing how the ratchet end of the brace looked after de-rusting it and polishing it up. I still ...

This blog series is migrated here from another site.  So there may be some out of date remarks or references to posts in the comments that don't ma...

 In a tool gloat, someone on a different forum showed off some lovely braces he'd purchased and said "Now I just have to learn how to restore this ...

[Craftisian_Dutchy_toy_build.PNG]Thanks to the generous and kind offer by Dutchy, we have another challenge for you, to end off this year.  The C...

The first thing to build is the base of the underpart of the windmill. It is made up of 8 pieces with lapjoints to make a octagon. It is called the...