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New Home Office Desk

I’ve been lugging around these two 4×8 sheets of reconstituted ebony inspired particle board I won at a wood show years ago, three different houses later I’ve finally cut into one of them. I’ve decided to build a desk top … Continue reading

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3D Printer and Festool

Tonight with my 3D printer I printed out a cover plate that snaps into the side hole of my #festool #ts75 #tracksaw It drastically cuts down on the sawdust when cutting. #woodworking #ender3

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End Grain Cutting Boards

I made these recently as gifts. First I glued up strips about 40 inches long of alternating colors of walnut and maple. The 2nd board is opposite colors. The 1st panel consist of the following strips:Walnut:• 3 mm – 1 … Continue reading

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Anvil stand flattening

I picked up a stump so I could put my anvil on but I had to flatten the top and bottom so everything would sit flat. Here’s how I did it. I shimmed the bottom so it would sit relatively … Continue reading

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Walnut stump chunk

We were antique store hopping in this little town not far away and around the corner I saw a guy next to a pile of very large chunks of a maple tree that was taken down and cut up.  I … Continue reading

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New cnc toy

I found this at an auction, turns out it’s a popular model of small cnc. It’s a cnc 3018 pro. It wasn’t expensive compared to retail price I won it for but I’m sure I’ll find a use for it. … Continue reading

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Another spider macro photo

I saw this on on the side of my house. Canon 100mm 2.8L macro

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Back to Basics

I think I’m done with mechanical pencils on wood. I used to love the 0.5-0.7mm always sharp point but they just break all the time. This Carl Angel-5 sharpener should give me what I need. Plus mechanical pencils won’t work … Continue reading

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Got any grass?

This guy was on my patio door today so I had to take a few shots. Taken with my Canon 100mm macro lens.

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Miller’s Falls No. 5 hand drill restoration

I’ve finished fixing up an old Millers Falls hand drill.

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