Category: Woodworking
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Planer Stand
This afternoon, I designed my first project from scratch using Fusion 360, a stand for my planer. I found a design I liked from a You Tuber, Daniel Demir (video at Thickness Planer Stand). I modified Daniel’s design dimensions to my needs and lost myself for a few hours in the design. The design is…
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Cutting Board
4/13/2022:Here is the picture of the first completed cutting board, flawed but functional. I have started using it in the kitchen and am very happy with it. It turned out to be larger, even with cutting off the feet, than the plastic cutting boards I was using. My wife also decided to toss all of…
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Cutting Board
4/8/2022:Yesterday I was very happy with the progress of the cutting board. Today I started sanding and discovered that I put the feet on the wrong side. Now the top side had a knot with an opening that looks like food could get caught in it. So I cut off the sides of the board…
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Cutting Board
4/7/2022:Today I made progress on the cutting board. I figured out how to operate a hand-held router and cut the dadoes (I had heard the term before – now I have a better understanding of what they are) for the feet. The feet are pretty thin and I needed to run them through the planer…
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Cutting Board
3/28/2022:For my first foray into wood that is not dimensional lumber, I chose a cutting board. I chose one of the designs in David Picciuto’s book “Make Your Own Cutting Boards“. I had a piece of maple in the shop and cut it to size. Then I used a planer for the first time. I…
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Office Step Stool
3/12/2022:The office step stool is done. I think I ended up using white wood instead of pine, so the stain did not take in places. I have to lable my wood better. I made a few mistakes with the dowel joinery and did not quite match the stain to my office, but overall the build…
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Office Step Stool
2/19/2022:Went to the local hardware/lumber store yesterday for supplies for the office step stool. The cutting is done and it is time for assembly. As simple as this project is, the cutting introduced me to a new tool, a Forstner bit, required new ways of using my table saw and mitre saw to create non-90…
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Office Step Stool
2/18/2022:My home office in NY has some high cabinets and shelves. I often need to use a step stool to reach the higher shelves. The one I use is a standard metal foldable one with paint stains on it. I thought I should make one that matches the furniture and cabinets in the office. I…
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