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Fireplace Mantle

Fireplace Mantle

Posted by on Mar 11, 2021 in Projects | Comments Off on Fireplace Mantle
So here’s something a little different. A neighbor came up to me about a month ago and asked, could I make a fireplace mantle? I figured sure, why not? How hard can that be? It was to be 62″ wide, 5″ tall, and 8″...
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Router Table Dust Collection

Router Table Dust Collection

Posted by on Feb 6, 2021 in Shop | Comments Off on Router Table Dust Collection
I love a lot of things about my new SawStop. One thing I especially love is how well it handles dust collection — not just the saw, but the router table too. The router is enclosed in a box with a 4″ connector, and the hose...
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Sarah’s Dresser

Sarah’s Dresser

Posted by on Feb 2, 2021 in Projects | Comments Off on Sarah’s Dresser
Here is the other part of my daughter’s Christmas present. Yeah, it’s late. Dresser, drawn in Fusion 360 This dresser is basically a shortened version of the chest of drawers I made in December. It’s constructed almost...
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Personalized Art Boxes

Personalized Art Boxes

Posted by on Jan 1, 2021 in Projects | Comments Off on Personalized Art Boxes
These were done as gifts for my two nieces; the idea is to hold colored pencils, markers, and erasers and have capacity for more. There’s no plan for this one — it depends entirely on what you plan to put in them and what wood...
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Knife Block

Knife Block

Posted by on Dec 25, 2020 in Projects | Comments Off on Knife Block
This was a quick experiment that worked out really well — enough so that I’ve already made one for my Mom, too. There’s no formal plan, because it’s going to depend on what knives you want to store in it and what...
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Toilet Paper holders

Toilet Paper holders

Posted by on Dec 18, 2020 in Projects | Comments Off on Toilet Paper holders
This is one of those dumb little projects that is surprisingly useful. We had standard toilet paper roll holders in all the bathrooms, and they’ve been fine for 20+ years. Then we got toilet paper in huge rolls that didn’t fit...
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