Q & A: Planer or Small Drum Sander?
Q & A: Planer or Small Drum Sander? Q: I’d like to try using more rough lumber, but I’m not sure whether to choose a portable planer at around four bills, or a drum belt sander at [...]
APRIL JONES GARDEN OF TIME
This is a planter picnic bench which a lady Commissioned it is made from 3 types of timber oak,pine mahogany .It has been specially painted candy crush pink . This will be sent later to wales for [...]
STAINLESS STEEL BBQ
MADE FROM STAINLESS BEER KEGS A UNIQUE BBQ AND A TALKING PIECE .THIS WILL BE GUARANTEED A LIFETIME JUST WASH AND STORE. TIN BBQs MAY LAST YOU 2/3 YEARS . BUT AS ALWAYS LIKE TO GO ONE BETTER. [...]
Installing Campaign chest hardware – part 6: Setting in the round corners,
I made the template from 1/2 MDF. I constructed the template’s reduce along the contour of smallest corner from the eight that we bought. This way I ensured that after routing the recesses [...]
Friday’s Tip for August 2nd
Router Table Spring Board I saw this device in an old woodworking book. I gave it a try and now I use it all the time. With this spring board you get even pressure along the entire fence and [...]
Q & A: Anti-Kickback Router Bits
Q & A: Anti-Kickback Router Bits Q: I’ve noticed some router bits are available with an “anti-kickback” feature. If this works, this seems like a great thing. Does it? [...]
WASTE TIMBER PUT TO GOOD USE
THESE ARE ALL MADE FROM OFF CUTS OF TIMBER FROM LOCAL SAW MILL. THE OFF CUTS VARY FROM 4X2 T0 8X1 WHICH THEY CUT OFF TO SQUARE TIMBER UP . SOME WERE SPLIT SOME HAD SHAKES .NO GOOD TO THEM …
Installing Campaign chest hardware – part 5: Setting the bracket corner straps
The bracket corner straps that I used were made from a short piece of thin brass that was drilled and bent. In order to install all of them, don’t ask me how many, I devised a template. [...]
Friday’s Tip for July 26th
Double-Duty Sanding Drum I sand a lot of thin wood on my drum sander and as a result, I only wear out the bottom part of the drums. Flipping them over allows me to use the top but the middle …
Installing Campaign chest hardware – part 4: Setting the large handles into the teak drawers.
In order to install the large-sized handles I had to create a bigger template system that, although shared the same principles with the previous template, had one or two new variants. I made the [...]