The Woodshop Shed

adventures in woodworking and home maintenance, from my shop in an oversized backyard shed

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Table Saw blade holder

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Table Saw blade holderCame across this great saw blade holder on utube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3HZzibLTQs. I added a french cleat so I could keep it out of the way most of the time. When I need to change a blade I bring it to the saw. 1/2” ply alternating with 1/4' mdf. When you get more blades you can just add another slot on.



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Wheel table

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Wheel tableThis wheel was part of an old elevator system in a mill building I work in and dates back to the 1850-1860's. I thought the wheel with it's combination of steel and wood might make a good project so I got permission to dismantle. It was a bit tricky to get down because of the sheer weight but it all went rather smoothly. I got the wheel home, put it on my workbench and started to carefully brush off and clean the century of grease & oil. I was really psyched to see this reddish patina underneath. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what to do with it and with the help of my wife we came up with this upright table design.I originally was going to try and make some type of a wood base for it and went through a bunch of design options. One day I was looking at a project of Christian Becksvoort's on IG and saw some beautiful metal hinges he had forged by Dereck Glaser, a metalsmith from Winthrop Maine. I check Dereck out on IG and was really impressed with his work and that led me to his Etsy site (DGForge) where I purchased a few items and wrote him about working on this project with me. We started the collaboration back in July of last year and with the travel restrictions it was all by email that we worked. The wheel is a beast at 85lbs and the Jatoba table top I made is another 40lbs so Dereck had to take my final design to have the wheel suspended by a curved base and also build a support for the table top. I think his work on this was just perfect…strong, simple and just a bit decorative with the curved legs.So after almost 8 months of planning and collaboration, I met Dereck up in Freeport Maine last weekend to pick up the base and it was really great to meet him and see this “thing” we've been emailing about for so long. I can't say enough about Dereck and his work….a real pleasure to work with him and see the project through.I got home that night and immediately dry fitted the wheel into the base and put the table top on and it fit like a stone in a pyramid…perfect!The steel parts of the wheel I put a linseed oil mix on to give it a sheen and protect it. The outer part of the wheel which is all wood, I lightly sanded and put a coat of clear oil on. The Jatoba top is 15 1/4×45 and just under 2” thick. I bevel cut the ends just a bit and used Tried and True varnish oil as a finish.This project was a really special one for me…not my usual.
thanks for looking and here's a bunch of photos throughout the process.








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Cherry End Tables with Granite Tops

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Cherry End Tables with Granite TopsI built these at the same time as the Cherry Nesting Tables, since they followed the same design. They reside beside the chairs we sit in in the evening, as we read or watch television.They're solid cherry, with ply side and back panels. Joinery is loose tenon (and grooves for the panels). Finish is a coat of commercial sanding sealer followed by 2 coats of satin pre-cat lacquer. It's not really visible in the picture, but the legs have a degree of chatoyancy that I'm very happy with.The tops are 3 cm granite (seafoam green) and match the fireplace mantel in the family room, where they reside. I had hoped to locate some 2 cm granite, but didn't have any luck. Then I stumbled on a fabricator who had lots of scraps of 3 cm he was willing to cut and polish for a very reasonable price. So reasonable, in fact that I chose to build two tables when my original intention had only been for one.Why granite, you ask? Because I hate coasters, and I almost always have a drink beside me when I'm sitting in the evening, most often a glass of sweaty ice water. I wanted the tops to endure all the abuse we would heap on them for years to come.I waffled for a long time on a means of attaching the tops to the tables: Silicone? Construction adhesive? Drill pockets, fill them with epoxy and screw into the epoxy? It wasn't until I got the granite home and set one of the pieces on top of a table that I realized I didn't want to attach them. The epiphany came as the realization that as long as I could devise a means of registering the tops on the tables and prevent them from moving that would be enough; they weren't going anywhere. In addition, the tables would be far easier to move if we could do so as two “lighter” components.I'd already pocket screwed some baltic birch cleats to aid in attaching the tops. I simply embedded 1/4” dowels in these.Then, with a 5/16” diamond bit, I drilled corresponding recesses in the underside of the granite.The granite slipped over the dowels with a satisfying thunk. Absolutely no wiggle.Anyway, I'm sure some will think I'm a bit daft for incorporating granite into an end table, but I'm happy with the result.As always, comments, questions, and constructive criticism are welcome.Oh, one final word: I'm not a joinery snob. The loose tenon joinery already makes these tables pretty much bomb-proof, so when it came to attaching the cleats, the pocket screws were quick, easy, more than sufficiently strong, and just fit the bill.



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