The Woodshop Shed

Heart Shaped Red Mallee Bowl

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When I noticed that a particular plane through this piece of Australian red mallee burl was roughly heart shaped, I knew this had to be for my mother who loves all thing “heart”. Finished with General Finishes Bowl Finish.

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TV Wall Mount and Entertainment Center

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Getting a new 55” flat panel TV was exciting, until SWMBO said she would like it a whole lot better if it didn't look like a TV stuck to the wall. Grabbed my tape measure and during commercials, half-times, in between naps, and when there was nothing of interest ON the TV, I measured and sketched. When the Queen took over the remote, I headed to the woodshop.The dimensions of the TV dictated the design of the wall unit that measures 57” wide X 37” tall X 5 1/2” deep (top shelf). The entertainment center measures 63 1/2” wide X 30” tall X 17 1/2” deep. Made of red oak and stained with Zar Teak Natural. Top coat was Sherwin Williams pre-cat lacquer.I left parts of the back open to allow for routing cords and cables through the wall. After hanging on the wall, the TV wanted to tip out at the top. Had to take it down and run vertical braces from backing board up to the top. Inside of wall unit was painted black and I left about 3/8” gap around the TV to allow for air circulation.After putting cable box and sound receiver behind the right door, heat build up became an issue. I installed a cooling fan from an old computer and drilled vent holes in the back. I was able to plug the fan into the receiver so it would run when receiver was turned on.Plenty of storage and all cables are hidden and routed through the wall. The big problem I have now is trying to sneak the remote from the Queen. Well, since I'm not much interested in what she is watching….. I'm heading to the wood shop.

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Folding outfeed table and adjustable legs for my new Sawstop

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Hello All,
I recently pulled the trigger and got myself a Sawstop Professional saw to replace my 20 year old Jet Super Saw. I'm retiring this year and will be spending more time in the shop, so even though I'm very safety conscious, I wanted the extra layer of protection provided by the Sawstop technology. My first projects have been to customize my saw to fit my needs, particularly since I work out of my garage with a very uneven floor and need to put my saw away each night to make room for the cars.First was a new crosscut sled. Since there are so many posted here, I won't bore you with the details except for the method to make the fence completely square. I used the 3 cut technique by Tom McLaughlin, and really like the simplicity compared to the 5 cut method. And most important, it's dead on accurate. Here's a link to his video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2l5DFlCRGKoThe next project was an outfeed table. I wanted something very quick and easy to set up, light, but sturdy. I ran across a Youtube video by Colin Knecht and liked his overall concept, so I came up with a design to fit my saw. I made a rectangular frame the same thickness as the width of my saw's rail, leaving clearance for the door in the back. I really didn't want to start drilling holes into my new saw, so my design allowed the frame to be fastened to the rail with screws using the existing holes. Next I attached a set of heavy duty shelf brackets from Lee Valley which lock at 90 degrees, and finally attached a sheet of 3/4 black melamine with rounded corners and edge banding applied. It sets up and folds down in seconds.The Sawstop comes with legs that have a small amount of adjustment, but my floor is so uneven I couldn't even leave them installed and still roll my saw into position for use. I've been using the saw without the legs, but I'm going to install a router lift into the wing and wanted more support. So I built shorter legs with an outer frame from poplar, leaving a center opening slightly larger than the metal legs so they could easily slide inside (after I shortened them). I installed a threaded insert and star knob to tighten the leg in the up position when rolling, and then dropping the leg down to floor level instantly once the saw is in position. It works great, very quick and solid.I hope that some might find this information useful.

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