IBUILDIT BlogBy: John Heisz
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January 23, 2021
I occasionally get comments on my videos that go like this: “I’m a pretty good woodworker, but that (project) is beyond my ability.” And while I understand where that comes from, mainly because I used to think th...
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Designing The Console Speakers
Since the console project was primarily about the woodworking, I thought I’d write a short entry here covering how I designe...
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A Cover For The Base Of My Drill Press
Who needs that? You say.I do, says I.It keeps the chips from drilling from gathering on and under a hard to clean area: What you s...
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Drill Press Crank Extension
One of the issues with adding a auxiliary table to the typical drill press is that it can interfere with the lift / lower crank. U...
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Make Hand Tools… With Hand Tools
It’s toolception! Not really. I used a square that I made square to make a square. How about that for a square deal? Feel li...
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Sheet Storage Rebuild!
I added the exclamation mark to the title to make it seem more exciting than it actually is. In fact this is yet another project I...
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Subdivisions, In The Base Cabinet Drawers
The title is a play on the lyrics from a favourite Rush song, but aptly describes this phase of my big shop corner remake. And it&...
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Camera Stand Quick Project
The way I make video has changed quite a lot over time. I started in 2011 with a small point and shoot (Nikon Coolpix) camera and ...
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Forum? UPDATE 1
November 9 Update: I had to hire outside help to migrate the forum to new software. I tried on my own with the built in tools, but...
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Abandoned 2019
This marks the fourth year that my brother Don and I have taken a day to drive around and look for interesting abandoned places. I...
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Designing New (Wooden) Tools
When it comes to new projects and the videos / articles I make for them, there’s usually a lot more work that goes in before...
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How I Would Build The Great Pyramids
I guess it’s been Joe Rogan‘s interest in ancient civilizations that has made the topic as popular as it is currently....
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How Strong Are Wooden Bar Clamps?
That’s a question I get often with regards to the ones I’ve made, and I think people expect that I can put a number on...
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Conquering Planer Snipe!
I’m currently building a new pair of speakers for my office and in a departure from my usual more practical approach, I̵...
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Well, This Is Embarrassing
Off and on over the last year or so I’ve been thinking about a design for a drill press table. More accurately, I’ve b...
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Progress!
I’ve been in this shop now for 5-1/2 years, and my goal over that time has been to gradually improve it, to make it more eff...
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Twas The Night Before Push Stick
In this video, Kevin from the YouTube channel krtwood set up a secret Santa open to everyone in the woodworking community: In it, ...
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Abandoned Places: 2018
It has become an annual happening, where my brother Don and I go out for a day to look for abandoned places that might be interest...
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The Future?
As many of you regular visitors to this site and / or viewers of my YouTube videos know, I do this for a living and have been sinc...