Dimensional Lumber Bench
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By the door or at the foot of the bed, this simple bench is just right for a small space.Source
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Roorkee chair without a lathe
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Decided to make a couple Roorkee chairs from Chris Schwarz's Campaign Furniture book. Also watched his video on Popular Woodworking, which was a big help with the leather working.The legs are tapered European beech and the dowels are some kind of maple (store bought dowels that I tapered with a plane enough to fit the Veritas tenon cutter). I may replace them with something harder eventually because even though they're strong, the tapered tenons have deformed a tiny bit and it might just get worse over time. Pick a very hard wood if you're going to make one for yourself.I tried a lot of varying tensions on the seat and thigh strap positions but didn't find the chair to be as comfortable as I'd hoped. Even with the back seat rung being lower, my butt kept sliding forward and losing circulation. I'd say it's have a cup of tea comfortable but not watch a movie comfortable. I made a wedged cushion and that helps a lot. I haven't oiled this one yet but the leather will get a fair bit darker/browner after that.The leather is Tandy's Oak Leaf veg tan. I opted to learn some stitching to double up the arm straps but the project is designed to be all done with rivets.If you have a lathe and a drill press, this should be a pretty low stress project.
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Box
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A friend of mine wanted a “box to put cooking stuff in” on the pull out grill on his RV. I added a slide top the gives him some counter space while cooking. Very simple, but decided to post it. Box is Baltic Birch put together using box joints (let me try out the jig I made), and top is scrap pieces of American mahogany I had left over from a project. The slides lock in the open and closed position.
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Appalachian Mountain Music Box
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A friend who is into bluegrass and Appalachian music ask if I could make the music box. . We did some research on these rather crude instruments and made this one for her. There is no common size. They were made from whatever was on hand. The box sides were often old window frames, the frets fence staples, the tin in the strumming area and the peg end was often from snuff tins. the pegs for tuning were old screen door eye screws. This one is made of Poplar, fence staples, the tin is roof flashing, etc. The brown peg is to hold the string against the fret for the melody. The strumming is done with a Turkey feather. 3 of the 4 strings are strummed and one is for the melody. I do not play any instrument and made this from research and guess. Size is 29” x 10” x 4”. It was fun to hear her play it. Better than I thought it would be. A very basic music box.
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Porter-Cable 6-Amp Power Planer
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Tool: 6-Amp Power Planer Shop Now Manufacturer: Porter-Cable MSRP: $69.98 Say you've got a huge, uneven roughsawn board. It would make a fantastic top for a coffee table, but how are you going to level it? Well, one way …Source
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