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Thin strip planing jig

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This past weekend was dedicated to restoring a Stanley No. 30 transitional, then build a planing jig for small parts. For a thickness of up to an inch and can also handle tapered parts as the sides are adjustable.Pictures:
1 & 2 show the plane and jig, the 3/4” dowel fits in any dog hole
3, 4, 5 I used the jig to make 1/8” and 1/4” shims for easy setup.
6 several walnut strips for an upcoming lamp build.

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Folding kayak stands - quick and clean DIY - post

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Folding kayak stands
quick and clean DIYAs some of you know, I have bought my self a wonderful little allotment house, right in the middle of the fields, in Denmark. Having spend a good year on restoring the house, I found it was time to look outside the small plot and so I bought my self a sea kayak, to row the sea and the lakes around here.
From yesterdays row, Storstm, Denmark.So the project came out of need, I wanted stands, so I could sore it in my front garden between uses and when it needs cleaning after use, or for fix mand repairs.You can read more and see drawing in the blog: https://www.lumberjocks.com/mafe/blog/131465The project was almost a direct copy of these that I found on the www. Thank you to: Richard Jensen & Chantal Ethier.
Pictures:
1. Kayak on the stands.
2. Unfolded kayak stand.
3. Allotment woodworking.
4. Folding stop.
5. In use.
6. Folded up, for transport or storage.

I hope you are all fine and finding your ways, through these crazy times of pandemic, mad politicians in many countries now and a world, that some how seem to be spinning faster than we can control these daysHope it can be to some inspiration, now we can sing, stand by me…
Ohhh shut up MaFe!.Best thoughts,MaFe

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Carved monogram valet tray

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I had been leaving my keys on the nightstand night after night, and always worried they'd eventually end up scratching up the finish on my nightstand, so I decided to make this valet tray to give a proper home to my keys, wallet, and phone at night. It's made from walnut that I salvaged from an old end table.Before I started, I thought routing out the recesses would be the trickiest, most interesting part. In reality that part was a bit underwhelming (messy though!). The harder part was making the template for routing, and the lots of card scraping and sanding of the recesses to smooth everything out.Other than a bit of practice on some scraps, this was my first time carving. After all the time spent routing, scraping, and sanding, I was really praying my amateur carving skills wouldn't ruin the thing!I learned some things along the way with this one, and the noticeable imperfections will serve as a reminder of those lessons forevermore. But all in all, I'm pleased with how it turned out. And I'm a bit of a neat freak, so for me, it's satisfying to have a perfect place to set all my things at night.

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