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Router Bit Storage

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(from Lumberjocks.com)


Hi:I recently decided to address the longstanding issue I've had with my router bit collection.The disarray of my router bit collection has been an annoyance, and a couple of early attempts to deal with this problem have not resulted in a solution.Until NOW!The trouble was I had a variety of router bits some with 1/2 shanks, others with 1/4 shanks and a few select upward-spiral bits with 5/16 shanks. How many holes needed to be drilled for the 1/2 bits and how many for the 1/4 bits you see where this is going :-)It was a posting at Woodsmith magazine that offered the solution. Was it a drawer, or a cabinet or a shelf that would solve my problem?NO! It was a TRAY!Here is the link: https://www.woodsmith.com/article/router-bit-storage-solution/They suggested only two hole sizes. As you can see, it's better yet to drill THREE sized holes into each cube of wood, each hole for a different sized router bit shank. That means is you drill holes into, say, 64 cubes, you have 192 possible holes to choose from thirty of each size.AND, this means you get to use some of the scrap hardwood lying around your shop for this project.So I started making wood blocks 2 on each side. I decided on 64 blocks so I would have a tray with inside measurements slightly larger than 16 wide.I chose hardwood because it machines so well. The holes drilled are crisp and clean. And when the edges of the cubes are chamfered slightly, and the holes as well, the cubes look REALLY sharp!Beware you must drill the holes slightly larger than the bits they are intended to hold, otherwise the shanks will not fit comfortably into the holes. I chose drill bits 1/64 larger than the shank sizes, and they worked well.My new router bit storage solution may not be unique, but it certainly solved my router bit storage problem.

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African Walnut bowl on legs

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Long time since i have had some criative idea .
This is a segment woodworking (not turning) . Every sqere pice atached to the next by an angle of 2-3 degres and conected with glue . All done on tablesaw (hardly hand tools)
All cover with acrilic lac .

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Maple/Walnut kitchen Do-Dad Holder

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My wife loves her kitchen do-dads. she has a container on the counter that she keeps the most frequently used items in and it's packed full. As I was pondering what to do for her on mother's day, it dawned on me she needs something bigger to put them in. I recently salvaged some maple that had been cut for firewood and thought this would work fine. The front, back and bottom panels are maple and the cross pieces are walnut. It wound up being 7” tall and 15” long. Used a router carving bit to add the name and finished with a couple of coats of clear gloss lacquer. Wonder how long it will take for her to fill this one up???

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Ruhlmann-style Poker Table

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(from Popularwoodworking.com)


Architect, master craftsman and client design the ultimate gaming table. Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the October 2007 issue of Popular Woodworking mile-Jacques Ruhlmann was one of the finest designers of the Art Deco period. In the …Source

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