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Well, I didn't really have the whole weekend but I had most of the day Saturday and a couple hours Sunday.  My goal was to get all my boards milled...
Last July, my sister sent me a message that my BIL, a Navy Diver, was going to retire in March.  She said he wanted a custom shadowbox and didn't l...
I needed a few things before I could start veneering the panels: • A jig to joint the edges of the veneer • A vacuum bag for the panels • Some plat...
The adjustable shelves will rest on the usual shelf pins.  All of the shelves will be the same size with indents on the underside to index the shel...
I finally got to switch gears and do some work on the legs/support for the cabinet.  Some of the rough shaping I had done a while back, but didn't ...
I found that the izombe is a little fragile on crosscuts with some chipping/flaking, even with the tracksaw on the MFT.  I assumed (but didn't conf...
Pulling back the curtain reveals a hideous sight.  Strewn cables, dust bunnies, an ethernet switch, missing wall plates, etc.  Some really nasty st...
After completing all the boring sanding of the individual panels, I started to glue-up some sub-assemblies.   Breaking-up the assembly into multipl...
A number of years ago, I turned this narrow wall into a home for the TV, components, and speakers.  I didn't have a cabinet/console that would fit ...
[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 ...