Category: Fabrication
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Derek’s Stuff
I have mentioned Derek in an earlier post about my cherry/purpleheart dining room table. In this short clip from his most recent YouTube video, you see his stone kitchen sink. I have been impressed by Derek’s metalworking and blacksmithing, and am amazed by his stoneworking skills. You can see more of his work on his…
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Building a Unique Dining Table with Wood and Metal
I have been working on a dining room table designed by my wife. The top is cherry, milled from my friend’s property, with a strip of purpleheart, purchased at The Tree House in Burlington VT. The sides are live-edge. I am making the top, including the skirt and supports. My friend is making the base,…
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Night Stand
I am building a set of nightstands for a cabin in Vermont. The first one is completed. Got more comfortable with the biscuit joiner for the top and shelf. Second time doing a drawer, but this time with sliding hardware. The drawer was not wide enough, but a piece of 1/4″ plywood filled the gap.…
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Vermont Table
For our property in the Champlain Islands of Vermont, my goal is to make all of the furniture that we would need for it. My first major addition is a table for the dining area. I decided to base the build on the farmhouse table in Ana White’s The Handbuilt Home. In the book, the…
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Vanity
My wife and I bought for our Georgia granddaughter a vanity for Chistmas. It had not been put together yet when I visited in February. So I decided to put the vanity together while I was in Georgia. I started the process when my granddaughter come up to me, and after asking what I was…
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Diresta Toolbox
In learning Fusion 360, I watched some Lars Christensen YouTube videos. One was on the Diresta toolbox. I made the toolbox, and then took some stencils from my wife to customize them.
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Drill Press Stand
One of the goals of my shop has been to make as many of the tools mobile as I can. I do not have enough shop experience as I would need to put anything in a permanent location. My second build of a stand for a piece of equipment is a stand for my drill…
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Father & Son Collaboration
I may have mentioned before that I share my shop with some friends. A friend made a nutcracker with his young son. I think it came out pretty well!
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3D Printing
I recently acquired a 3D printer through a kickstarter, the AnkerMake M5. It was pretty easy to set up and the first two files printed well. The first one came from the pre-installed library. It has some complicated features to it, but printed fine. The second, the bookmark, I designed in Fusion 360 while following…