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Fairy Door

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This a Fairy Door I made for my granddaughter. It is installed on the baseboard of a wall in our basement. There is a box behind the door that fits into the space behind the drywall. The idea is that There will be surprises waiting for her when she comes to visit.The door is made from cherry, the frame is tiger maple and the door knob, sill and roof are curly walnut.I also found an old Chinese coin on eBay and pressure fit it into a hole in the door to act as a window.The tricky part was to align the hinges since the door/fame has a curved edge. The axis of each hinge had to line up.There is a small magnet in the frame and a metal plate on the back of the door to keep it latched.Plans:
Reinforcing frame joints:
Shaping door knob:
Installing hinges:

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Table Saw Extension

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I designed an outfeed support for my table saw that doesn't take up any floor space. It's made of plywood, hardwood and a store-bought roller. Three main design features enable it to work well. The runners are made of hard …Source

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Tapered Sliding Dovetails

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Hand tools are the way to go for this traditional joint. Tapered sliding dovetails are multipurpose joints traditionally used for drawer dividers, holding legs in place on a pedestal table and attaching tops to case pieces. The primary reason for …Source

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Quick and dirty through tenon console and end tables

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Rough sawn pine from a local saw mill. Through tenon, sandwich construction, tops is attached with a few screws through the top of the leg. Quick and easy. 5 degree splay.

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Fire wood box

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After my old Kindle Fire reader decided to give up the ghost after ONLY 11 years of service, I had to get a new one. This necessitated a new case for it. The cheaply made commercial ones don't last so I broke down and went with something I know a little bit about. A design resembling a book is most appropriate so here it is.This is mesquite with hard maple as the 'paper' and a leather binding/hinge. That combo worked well with the old one so I figured I might get by with this one.A 'box' this size is a lot of real estate to leave plain so I added a bit of Lichtenberg figuring for decoration.Comments and critiques welcome, as always. Thanx for looking.

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