The Woodshop Shed

Lil' cabinet I built to store my ROS pads

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I stored them in my screw drawer, but everytime I pulled to draw out to get some screws, the plastic containers that the ROS pads come in would get jammed/cracked. So I decided to make this. All out of scrap wood. I was hoping to make it for nothing, but when I tried heating up the glazing of an old 6 over 6 window to harvest the glass, the glass cracked. So I went with some plexiglass. Probably safer in the shopin the long run, too. I had to buy the hinges and the dowels I used for the holders so I guess it cost me < $20.

The corners are rabbetted joints. If you look closely you'll see I intended it for 3 shelves (you can see agroove between the top and bottomshelf), but I decided on only 2 shelves. You might be able to make out the3rd shelf is resting on the top if I ever decide to install it. Thought about doing a french cleat, but it isn't wide enough to span between 2 studs, so on the backside there's a strip glued inrunning down the middle which give strength and makes up the difference for where the back is let into the sides.

On the holders I made a test one with 3/8" dowels, but that would have been a real tight fit for the ROS paper and the dowels would need to be dead nuts straight and parallel. I opted for 5/16" dowels which are perpendicular to the base and parallel and it gave me a little wiggle room for the padsso I wouldn't be fighting them to get themoff of the holders. The dowels are simply glued into the round holders I made. They're sanded flush on the bottom side. The bottom sides are a little rough (guess my circle cutting bit isn't too sharp), but the holders live in the shop and the good side is up so that's all that really matters.

There are extra circles leaning onthe top shelf and on top if I ever install the 3rd shelf.

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Wine inspired serving tray

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Making a custom 1ft x 2ft wine inspired serving tray for a friend. Made from Black Walnut, wine corks & Alumilite deep pour resin, Finished with lacquer


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iPad Pro for Sketchup?

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Anyone using the iPad for Sketchup? Is it comparable to the desktop version? Would the iPad Pro make a significant difference?

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New Dinette Table for Daughter, Son in Law, and new Grandson

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My daughter, son in law, moved into their house. They needed a dining table for their house. Green is her favorite color. The table is 100% furniture grade white pine. Table tops and bench tops are 1 1/8" thick. I had some 12mm birch plywood, so that's what I made the drawer out of. The ply worked OK with the half blinds. Not my favorite look, but the drawer is meant for napkins, so it's light duty.

I ordered the legs from https://carolinalegco.com/. The legs looked great and were paint ready upon receipt.

Here we the pics: https://photos.app.goo.gl/bi9RhbpP4wJuTfXJA

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Forget About Following Your Passion

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Earlier today I was cleaning up after installing a new gate for a customer.He came out to thank me as I brushed up the sawdust from his driveway. He asked me the same question nearly every customer asks; Do you only do gates!?When customers get a reliable craftsperson into their homes they are reluctant to let them leave.It's hard to find a good tradesperson.I get it.

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Playing with an X Carve

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Hi All,

Quick question for those of you with CNC routers. I just learned that my local library has an X Carve that is available to book time on. I've never done anything with CNC. Any suggestions for a first-time project to whet the ol whistle?

Thanks!
Kevin

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Blum Undermount Slide Question

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Can someone explain how he attached the drawer slides to the carcass? (About 21 minutes in.) He didn't seem to push them flush against the side wall and they seem inset behind the face frame. I didn't think the Blum slides had screw holes to screw them into the bottoms. And, if they're not flush to the sides, how can he be sure that they are 90* to the opening?
And, do you think the face frame stiles are 2" wide?

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Lost a Month

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On July 1st I had a total knee replacement. For anyone who's had one, you know the drill. For everyone else, let's just say the first week or two aren't much fun. The pain wasn't that bad, really, but the lack of mobility because of swelling and limited flexibility madegetting around a real challenge. You spend most of the day with an ice machine hooked up to a pad around your knee, go to rehab, and otherwise don't do much of anything. For me, that's torture.Two weeks with a walker, a week with a cane, and then I was back to walking on my own.My surgeon's PA says I'm ahead of schedule, but there's still a long way to go so I keep at it doing exercises and walking.

I didn't go down into my shop for 3 weeks but started doing light stuff on my CNC after that. If you remember the clock I designed and built, I finally figured out a completely silent motor drive to lift the weight back up. It's pretty spooky to watch the weight rise up with absolutely no sound. I learned a lot about stepper motors, stepper drivers, and Arduino controllers to do that. It's week 5 now and I'm starting on a new clock, this one:


This one was designed by an English guy who I bought the drawings from. I love how the twin pendulums rock back and forth. Like my clock, it uses a grasshopper escapement, too, so it will be quiet while running which my wife will appreciate. I'm making veneer and gluing it into the plywood panels I'll need to build it.

It feels good to be back in the shop. It feels really good to have a pain free knee. I hope you're all having a good summer. Mine's looking a lot better now.

John

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Clock identification?

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Hi - not really woodworking but it is in a wooden box! My cousin in Montana picked this up at an antique store for $10, didn't work but he thought it was just over-wound. He was correct and managed to clean it up and get it working. Unfortunately he didn't take any pictures of the movement, and didn't want to take it out of the case again as it was a bit tricky. It has dual enclosed springs, and what sounds like a buzzer or alarm, dual copper wire wrapped coils or something.

Anyway, can anyone shed some light on some of the features?

Thanks!


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What does this do?


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What is the tiny hand for? There is no seconds hand.


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And finally there is a switch labeled 1 or 2 days, but the clock has run over 4 days.


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Christian Becksvoort's Shaker Settee

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Christian Becksvoort wrote an article in the July/August 2018 edition of Fine Woodworking entitled Build a Classic Shaker Bench. This is a 6 foot long bench featuring lots of turned components (31 to be exact) and although I had very limited turning experience I thought this might be just the ticket to earn my turning merit badge: challenge accepted.

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Moxon Vise

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I've built a few things lately but haven't posted pictures, just been looking at others projects/builds. I got started on Christmas projects early this year and completed this moxon vise for a friend for Christmas. His work holding/clamping is severely lacking. I watched several moxon builds and I combined the best features of each with my own design/features that makes it more than a moxon vise
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Walnut box Christmas gift

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Here's a Christmas gift for a name I drew for this next Christmas.
It's made from walnut cutoffs from past projects and finished with 3 coats of clear gloss lacquer.

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new piece

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i have not posted anything in quite a while - although i'm always reading threads. hoping this inspires others to share their photos and get some energy going.
an entryway cabinet - 43" tall - and i think about 15" x 13"

primary cabinet wood is vertical grain doug fir. branches and handles are steamed madrone burl. petals are holly, flower centers afzelia burl. and secondary drawer wood is mahogany.
the drawer front and door were vacuum pressed - the front cross pieces were laminated

veneers were cut using the double bevel method. however the door was too long for me to swing it around on my scroll saw to do the flowers at the far end - notice the branch that goes all the way across - i split the piece there - worked each half - and then taped the 2 pieces together and cut in the branch - which is about 1/2 way and gave me enough room.

appreciate any comments
jc

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