Projects
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Dowel Maker Experiment
While working on another project, I got somewhat frustrated with how it was not coming together as I had expected, so I took a bre...
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How To Make A Simple Dowel Maker
To date (May, 2012…), my most viewed video on YouTube is “Make A Dowel Maker”. I guess it has a broader appeal t...
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Making A 12 Inch Disk Sander
A trip to Princess Auto had me leaving with 2 treadmill motors in hand. Both identical, 1hp open frame motors, they were very reas...
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How To Make A Circle Cutting Jig For The Router
How often do you need to cut a perfect circle? Often or only rarely? When you need to cut one, nothing beats a good circle cutting...
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Making A VERTICAL Chainsaw Mill
This started as an idea after making my homemade band saw mill and comparing the apparent inefficiency of that to the simple chain...
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Finding The Center
by Don Heisz Don Heisz is the author of Offcuts, a weekly article on the lighter side of woodworking. I have been working on a new...
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Making An Indexed Box Joint Jig
A newer version of this jig has been made with plans available. Read about it here. To solve a problem, sometimes two heads are be...
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Modify A Small Band Saw
About a year and a half ago I bought a small band saw, mainly because I had to make a lot of small parts at that time and didnR...
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Making A Band Saw Fence for my Homemade Band Saw
Shortly after I finished building the band saw, I made a temporary fence to use until I had time to build a proper one. The tempor...
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Making A Band Saw Blade Sharpening Jig
This one was a spur of the moment thing just to see how well it would work, so I didn’t put a lot of time or effort into it....
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Making Band Saw Blade Guides
When I first made my homemade band saw, the idea was that it would primarily be used for resawing and cutting bigger parts out rou...
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Making Tapered Craftsman Style Columns
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m drawing heavily on American craftsman architecture for the overall look for the exterior...
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Rebuilding Stairs And Railing
With the skylight finished, it was time to get the stairs and railing rebuilt. I did some planning in SketchUp, to work out the de...
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Making Wooden Soffit Vents
Early on, I decided to do the soffit for the overhangs (eaves) with plywood, rather than the usual perforated vinyl or aluminum pr...
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Installing A Skylight
Putting in a skylight is a big job, but it comes with a big reward – it’s hard not to appreciate the effect it can hav...
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Making The Front Porch Railings
After getting the craftsman style tapered columns finished, the railing could be made to finish off the porch. Before I could do t...
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Making Rafter Tails And A Pergola
Both of these projects are purely decorative, but are key to how I want this house to look. Early on, I decided that the craftsman...
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Making And Installing Plywood Flooring
When it came time to replace the worn out carpet on the second floor of my house, I explored my options. My first choice was hardw...
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Laying A Pine Floor
Winter is winding down and I have started on some around-the-house projects that need to be finished so that I can sell this house...
