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This is the desired result. [image.png]   After the centers are carefully located the blank is mounted on the lathe. [image.png]   Next I mounted ...

 Now I can glue the two assemblies together. The thin strip in the saw kerfs provides the required alignment. This step was a bit stressful. The th...

 I had put steps on each side of the outer ring blanks. These steps were to be used to have a reference surface parallel to the trough axis. But af...

 The upper half is another set of glue ups. The first one is with a layer of maple and walnut. [image.png]   Once the layers are sanded to final t...

The first glue up is a layer of maple and walnut. These pieces have extra thickness and will be set to the correct thickness later. [image.png]   I...

This project is part of a larger project that I have not yet shared (That project is now active. Here is the blog series and here is the post where...

Ok. Here is the primary reason I'm building these side tables. Plans were to keep the tables stupid-simple to avoid any drama. I violated my goal ...

 [IMG_1081.png]     Boy and Girls,   [Woo-Hoo.png] … finally got to them.   While many love them and swear by them, some like me swear at them an...

[02.jpg] Boys and Girls,   While preparing article migrations from LJ to here, I came across this Blog I posted there on May 27, 2020.   With the p...

  The Finds  Some projects come together as a confluence of accidental planning, and sometimes the story of how it came together is as satisfying a...

 [Untitled-1.png]      Boy and Girls,   I’m quickly running out of clamps (that I own), however, while many may refer to this as a vise, I often ...

    [IMG_1024.png]     Boy and Girls,   When I make small boxes with mitred corners, I initially reach for the blue/masking tape, lay the work out...