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Oh, wow …

Four months without a post? Yikes, time flies. I’m pretty sure there’s nobody reading this except my wife, so I guess it doesn’t really matter, but I had to take some time off to have surgery. A right carotid...
An upgrade

An upgrade

I’ve had my Rikon 10-325 band saw for about 8 years, ever since my Sears one abruptly died on me in the middle of a project (see A Tale of Two Bandsaws). It’s been okay; great for curved cuts, but not very consistent at...
Sewing table, part 3

Sewing table, part 3

After that huge fumble on the top, I figured I was probably going to be okay with the Law of Averages for a while. And, I have to admit, the new top was better-looking than the original. Drawers The drawers for this are mostly...
Sewing table, part 2

Sewing table, part 2

Drop-Leaf top in Fusion 360 A Drop-Leaf Top I’ve never done a drop-leaf anything before, so this was one of the new challenges that drew me to this design. I found lots of pictures online of drop-leafs that were just hanging there,...
Sewing Table, part 1

Sewing Table, part 1

The bowfront chest left a bad taste in my mouth, although Julie was happy with it. So I needed a project to cleanse my palette, as it were. Something challenging, but in a different way from the bowfront. And, ideally, something we...