The Woodshop Shed

French Cleat Jig Saw tool holder with additional storage.

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My small shop (12×24) doesn't have a lot of wall space available since the front is two 4' wide doors, there is a window on the back wall, the right side of the shop has my D/C system is mounted mid height on the wall, so I wanted to make my cleat holders as compact as possible, and most of what I've seen online seem to take up a lot of horizontal wall space, which seems to me to eat up space. I haven't put up a bunch of cleat hangers yet, hoping to get that done soon, but had a bit of time to try this holder. The other thing I've seen lacking in most tool holders is a bit of storage for that tool, this one being for my jig saw, I wanted to have space for loose blades, packaged blades and the non-mar base as well as the anti-splinter insert. The cleat itself is 3/4” thick BB, the sides are 1/2”, the bottom is 3/8”, the divider between the drawers is 1/4”, and the drawers are all made with 1/8”. For all joints, I used wood glue and a pin nailer, with exception to the cleat, that is also glued, but is screwed on as well for extra strength. I wanted a lip on the edges so the saw won't slip off easily, so the top shelf was dadoed to give me the 3/8” lip on the sides. The dado in the middle was cut a bit too wide for the 1/4” ply, but with the glue and pins holding it in place, it will work okay even if it looks a bit hinky. And yes, the drawer sides are pinned as well as glued, there were a few that had to be pulled out and repined.

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Explaining Polymerized Oil

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Simple in theory, not in the real world. A reader of my blog asked me to explain what polymerized oil is. So here goes. On one level the explanation is incredibly simple and on another it's representative of all that …Source

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Christmas Gift for Aunt

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This year, I drew my Aunt's name from a hat. I think she asked for a gift certificate from the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf. The cap on the gift is $50 I believe.I decided to be cheap and make her gift.A twisted and ugly piece of Afrormosia scrap cutoff that cost $3, an ugly rough sawn piece of Cocobolo for $4plus$0.20 for some neodymium magnets, about $0.05 worth of epoxy, $0.10 worth of Danish Oil, about $0.15 worth of furniture wax, $1 for some rubber feet, about $1 in sandpaper, and maybe $0.10 combined for some painter's tape, frog tape, black enamel paint, gold paint, clear enamel spray, and last but not least, about $0.50 worth of Q-tips, popsicle sticks, and rags.Total cost: ~$10I bet I have the cheapest gift this year (woot!).Now, ...We take all those ingredients and add one hand saw, one hand plane, a surfacing sled with handheld router, one exacto knife, ...one Shaper Origin, and …3 weeks of time.Add a smidge of electricity (for the surfacing router and Shaper Origin) and poof, this is what you get (see photos)ASIDE: NO hammers were used. Though I have thought of just telling my Aunt that I found a piece of wood on the side of the road and hit it with a hammer a few times and thought it looked good.

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Bosch Compact 12v Drills Review

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Tool: 12V Max Brushless 2-Speed Screwdriver Shop Now Brushless 3/8″ Hammer Drill/Driver Shop Now  Manufacturer: Bosch MSRP: $100 (Screwdriver with battery) $120 (hammer drill/driver with battery) In the shop, unless I'm drilling big diameter holes, 12-volt tools provide all …Source

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Ribbon Cutting Board

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This is a recent ribbon cutting board made for a wedding gift. The woods are maple, walnut, paduak, purple heart and cherry.

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