The Woodshop Shed

Trophy Buck Wall Clock

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Pattern is from the Complete Guide to Making Wooden Clocks (3rd Edition). The clock is made from cherry and Baltic birch plywood. The clock mechanism is from Klockit.

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New Cabinet for my SawStop

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I made a cabinet from Baltic Birch to hold my SawStop JobSite saw. It was always my intent to eventually go to a cabinet, and I probably should have just bought one of the bigger saws, but that isn't how it worked out. I bought an Incra table saw fence many years ago from member Loren, and finally put it to use on this cabinet. I also welded up a structure to hold the fence, and aligned it to the saw. I can cut a piece of wood and have it within .001” from one end to the other, for the distance I will ever use (about 2 feet). This freed up enough floor space in my minuscule “shop” space that I could almost get the entire structure in the picture with my cell phone. First project off this setup forthcoming.

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Coffee Filter Box

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OK, cheesy, but what the hay. I wanted to make a box to hold the filters for my little coffee maker using my new saw cabinet setup, instead of leaving them on the counter in the plastic bag. Red oak cut in a large box joint “ala Greene and Greene”. The bottom of the box is a piece of 1/8” Baltic Birch plywood. Finished with Minwax “Golden Oak” stain and Minwax water based spar varnish. I WAS going to use amber shellac spray, but it doesn't appear to be available here in my town. I finished it before assembling it, and had to put it together with clamps due to there being an interference fit with the parts. I guess that's an Incra precision issue, which I'll keep in mind for next time. The edges are just chamfered, as I was trying for a pretty rustic look, so what appears to be gaps where the pieces join are just chamfers. It's tight as a drum at the joints. The handle for the lid is a simple drawer pull from LOWES.

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