The Woodshop Shed

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Anybody else glue together all their scraps this Christmas and call it a gift?

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Anybody else glue together all their scraps this Christmas and call it a gift? I save all the scrap I generate from cutting board appropriate woods, and usually once a year make done end grain cutting boards if I haven't found a better use for the stuff. This year I made a maple workbench top, and a walnut dresser with maple drawer sides, so lots of good scrap!Not having a decent router or router table my preferred edge treatment has been a simple under bevel, which I still really like! Accomplished on the bandsaw and cleaned up with a handplaneAs always these are “triple sanded” – wet and knock back the raised grain a few times with 1k grit until the grain doesn't raise anymore. This technique is the secret to making good kitchen implements, in my opinion.



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New Man Cave Bar

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New Man Cave BarI recently built a new basement man cave bar using padauk, rosewood and hard maple.for the top. The facade and corbels are padauk and there are mahogany and walnut accents on the base. I wanted to get this done before the new flooring goes in. Finished it with some Arm – R – Seal and then wax.



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Toy Toolbox and Tools

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Toy Toolbox and ToolsI made a toolbox and some tools for my 9 month old boy. I'm really happy with how it turned out and he loves it. The hammerhead is from a really neat piece of maple I'd been saving.



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