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Adam’s Coffee Table

Adam’s Coffee Table

Posted by on May 8, 2023 in Projects | Comments Off on Adam’s Coffee Table
I’ve been making furniture for a very long time — a little over 30 years, as I was reminded recently. But one person I hadn’t made anything for yet was my oldest son Adam. So when he mentioned needing a coffee table for...
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Mom’s Coffee Table

Mom’s Coffee Table

Posted by on Apr 23, 2023 in Projects | Comments Off on Mom’s Coffee Table
This is a fix job on a project I designed and made in the basement of my Jessup home. I lived in Jessup between 1990 and 1994, so this project was probably made in 1992 or later — about 30 years ago, in other words. It was a pretty...
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Oh, wow …

Posted by on Apr 23, 2023 in Uncategorized | Comments Off on 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...
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An upgrade

An upgrade

Posted by on Dec 4, 2022 in Tools | Comments Off on 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...
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Sewing table, part 3

Sewing table, part 3

Posted by on Oct 30, 2022 in Projects, Techniques | Comments Off on 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...
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Sewing table, part 2

Sewing table, part 2

Posted by on Oct 21, 2022 in Projects, Techniques | Comments Off on 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,...
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