Projects
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How I Edit Video (2014)
It’s not woodworking, but an integral part of the process for me is to make videos of the projects that I do, and that invol...
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Tripod Extension Arm
Making video of my projects has become a large part of the process, and sometimes the equipment I have limits what I would really ...
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Making A Deck Broom From Pieces Of Rope
It’s funny how one thing leads into another. I made a video testing how well the edge on my shovel knife will stand up, and ...
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How To Make a Wooden Printing Press
by Don Heisz My wife is always engaged in some artistic process or other. Recently, she has been very interested in making linocut...
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What I Used To Do To Make A Living
Installing Metal Doors and Frames Every once in a while, someone asks me what I do for a living. The short answer is that these da...
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Reparing my Radial Arm Saw
by Don Heisz As many of you know, I recently purchased a used radial arm saw from a guy named Dan. Dan had everything except one l...
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Melted Tool Repair (Brush Replacement)
by Don Heisz Some of you more dedicated readers may recall some time ago I wrote an Offcuts article entitled More Melted Tools in ...
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Making A Wooden Meat Mallet
A hefty mallet made from hard maple, with a smooth face for flattening and a textured face for tenderizing those economical cuts o...
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Making 131 Push Sticks To Give Away
This many push sticks could easily last me a life time, but I’ll be giving these away at an upcoming meet-up in Toronto. A f...
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Matthias Wandel Visits My Shop
Matthias stopped by and brought along a few of his homemade projects to compare with mine. In the time he was here we spent a few ...
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Wooden Light Stand
A few months ago I bought a new video camera for the YouTube videos that I do. My choice of camera was based on a number of factor...
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Making A Super Bright LED Light Panel
When making videos indoors, lighting is even more important than how good your camera is. Not only should the light be bright enou...
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Making a Whittling Knife
After finishing my striking knife, and being very impressed by the excellent quality of the steel used in making good sawzall blad...
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History
This article is more of a show-and-tell than a project, a walk down memory lane for me – it covers some of my older homemade...
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Electric Guitar Headstock Repair
by Steve Carmichael Check out Steve on his website and watch his videos on YouTube. I am always looking for opportunities to put m...
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Building A Garden Shed
Well, I’ll call it that, anyway. For now, it’s a temporary place for about half of my woodworking tools and supplies &...
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Replacing Roof Shingles On A Garage
My new shop is a detached garage that was built nearly twenty years ago – I know this because the lumber stamp on the OSB us...
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Powering A DeWalt Drill With A Makita Battery
I guess you could call this a happy accident project, since it only happened from two things that went wrong. First was the projec...
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Finishing The Inside Of My Garage / Workshop
I had started to do the interior finishing on my garage / new workshop when I had to take a “break” from that to put a...
