The Woodshop Shed

Pennsylvania Side Chair

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I made this side chair to go with the Desk on Frame project I posted earlier. This is yet another Lonnie Bird School project. I know many people on this form are self taught, And believe me, you have my great admiration. But I have loved learning under the watchful eye of a master craftsman, period furniture maker.The chair was a real challenge and was almost complete when I left the one wek class. I plan to make another one this summer.

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Working My HF Workbench

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At just under 170 sq. ft. I'm probably in competition for one of the smallest shops on this board. being organized, and focusing on a creative floor plan is key to me. I actually have two (2) HF workbenches. I've mounted each on locking casters to raise their heights a little (I'm 6'1).... one one bench I've installed T-Track,,, but the one pictured has been my focus today as I've added a shelf very close to the bottom of the legs, to store lumber. I'd also removed and re-worked the existing shelf, making it into a sliding platform for my new Cutech 8 jointer. The top of it sits at 24 inched from the floor, but considering it's not used daily, it's either make allowances or simply don't have a tool like this is my shop. Bending over for a few minutes every now & then is no big deal compared to the flexibility of having a jointer in the shop ! Anyway. with all due respect my two positionable HF workbenches do a great job for me and I'm not a HF fan, I'm generally not overly fond of their products but I do love the workbenches and I'm not even through customizing them yet !

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Wooden Smoothing Plane

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First attempt at a home made plane. Used the small plane hardware kit from Lee Valley. Very enjoyable and straightforward project. Will try making a Krenov style plane in the future.

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