The Woodshop Shed

adventures in woodworking and home maintenance, from my shop in an oversized backyard shed

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Feeds & Speeds for CNC Routers

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Understanding the importance of chip load calculations. If you have spent time using handheld routers then you have developed an intuitive sense for what is the ideal feed rate and speed for the cutter. The feedback is immediate and tactile. …Source

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Ash Picnic table. Plus a Cedar one for friends.

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Ash Picnic table. Plus a Cedar one for friends.Getting ready for summer fun. I welded up base and benches got them powder coated. Built table top and bench slats all made of Ash from my buddy Scotty's property here in Tennessee. Bread board ends, 7 coats of Total boat finish. This thing weighs a ton. Ohh, we built a cedar wood picnic table for neighbors Mike and Carrie made him do most the work lol.



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Thin Strip Jig I built

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Thin Strip Jig I builtBack in 2019, I created a thin strip jig as a way to cut thinner stock in a repeatable fashion. Thin strips might not seem desirable until you need one. The one I originally made wasn't well documented, so I started a new one. I'm going to run through it here.
First I created a base by using dowels to join 3 pieces of wood together. Dowels are easy if you're starting out. You could, of course, create half lap joints, box joints or rabbet joints.
Then I created an expansion bar, which is nothing more than a 3/4” piece of wood that you can add a cone head screw to…oh, and it's partially cut down the middle.
Then I glued the expansion bar to the base.
I created 2 arms. This is the first of the 2. I call this the measuring arm as we'll be adding a measuring stick to it for gauging how thick to cut our stock. It's also what houses the bolt and the wing nut on top.
The second arm will be what I call the “Spring” arm. It will spring up before we go to cut thin strips.
I added a 5/8's hole and a spring.
Then added a hinge and epoxied and screwed each arm to it.
Finally, I added a segment from a steel ruler, snipped. I used epoxy to attach it to the wood.
To use it, we'll first square the stock. We'll set our gauge to the thickness we're looking for, we'll press the stock against the fence and then against the spring arm. After we've locked our fence, we'll slide the stock back and let go of the spring loaded spring arm. Then we make our cut.If you're interested in more detailed step by step instructions, I have a link for it on my website. I also have a material and tool used list: https://makethingswithrob.com/spring-thin-strip-jig/Here's the full step by step video: Thanks for looking!



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Bathroom cabinet to utilize wasted storage space

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Bathroom cabinet to utilize wasted storage spaceI did this project for my friend who lives in a condo with very limited space. This was my first go around making a floating panel type door, I also used a tongue and grove technique for the cabinet corners. I used pocket holes & glue to make up the face frame and used prefinished 3/4 ” plywood for the box. The cabinet was installed above, near the ceiling in the bathroom sink area so I never concerned myself with the top. I also attached a surface LED light to take the place of the ugly hanging light. SO, the precious wasted space is now available even though it's kind of high, it is still available.In picture 5, I finally realized why all you wood workers have so many clamps. LOL!—— Yolandaled



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Customized Clothespin Clamp and Wedge

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When working on small projects, I often need to glue odd-shaped mouldings and tiny trim to box sides and other pieces. Not much pressure is required to hold these small pieces in place, and I find that the humble wooden …Source

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