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Honey Locust Shadowbox

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An Airman, of whom I was his first supervisor, contacted me about building him a shadowbox for his retirement. I told him I would be honored to build it for him and we started discussing about what kind of wood he wanted. After showing him the other shadowboxes I had built he was still undecided so I sent him a picture of the box I built for my father and upon seeing it, knew that he wanted his built from honey locust. We both agreed that it was something that neither of us had seen at a retirement ceremony as everyone typically sticks with the standard maple, cherry, or walnut; not that there is anything wrong with any of those but when it's something no one has ever seen then it seems a little more special. This was the first time I chalked out the “useable” sections from the rough cut lumber and I can honestly say, I'll be doing a lot more of that! The edges were waterfalled and the whole thing was sealed with boiled linseed oil to bring out the warmth of the honey locust and four coats of poly to seal it. To say this Air Force jump team member was on cloud nine when he saw it would be an understatement. I do have to admit that I feel old as former first troops are nearing their retirements but it's still an honor to build their shadowboxes for them.

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Bottle opener from elm burl

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Bottle opener from elm burl.

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All You Need to Know About Strops, Part 2: Make a Strop From Scratch

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One of the strops that I tried in my efforts to find a high-quality yet economic tool was the Lee Valley strop. (Read part 1 of the story here). This strop is made of plywood and comes with separate …Source

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Homemade Deep Reach Clamps

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Like most woodworkers, I never have enough clamps. Adding to a clamp collection is expensive, so when I needed some deep reach clamps, I made these auxiliary hardwood jaws. The jaws are mortised to slide on the clamp's bar. You …Source

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Breakfast Nook and dispaly cabinet.

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This project started as an natural stain grade oak kitchen with a drywall stub wall . I was asked to replace the stub wall with a design of mine for a curio cabinet with lighting and top ,and a L-shaped breakfast nook on the other side , Then i changed hardware and hinges out to new softclose, and my painter stepped in and repainted and glazed all the old and new . Turned out great ,I think , they loved it .I also removed old built in hood added the missing crown , and changed it out with new SS, and my tile guy did the tile. hope you like it .after i did the kitchen across the street , from old to new shaker style .

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RAS Table and Fence

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Bought a Delta 33-890 12” Radial Arm Saw, came without a table.I despise MDF, but that is the ideal material for the table, so I went with it, and then edge banded to make it more acceptable. :)Glued 3/4” walnut and oak dowels through the MDF where the hardware mounts, since MDF tears, cracks, or wallows out so easily.The hardest part with no old table to work from, was figuring out the sizes. The manual shows that the tabletop is one main piece, 4 varying size insert panels, and the fence. But I could only find the sizes for the main panel, not the insert panels. Finally found someone right here on LJ's that took a guess at them. Used the same sizes, and it worked!The way it works, you install the main panel, which screws down, then using the table clamps on the front of the saw (those two knobs), you clamp the insert panels between the main panel in front, and the clamps at the back of the saw. Really ingenious design. Point of so many sized pieces is you can reconfigure the fence and panels for any number of cut angles and sizes, in less than a minute.Panels and Fence – 3/4” MDF
Edge Banding – 3/16 Pine
Finish – MinWax Fast Drying Poly. Just did one coat brushed on, so it comes out still feeling like wood and not shiny.

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Getting The Most From Your Spray Gun

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The critical parts are the fluid nozzle and air cap. As I have said many times, spray guns are pretty simple tools. By comparison, they aren't any more difficult to use than a router. Still, there are a couple of Source

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PVC Lumber Storage

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In need of some quick lumber storage, I rummaged around my shop for a solution. I discovered a length of PVC pipe left over from a plumbing job and cut it into three 12″ pieces. I also found some 1/2″ Source

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