I was asked to create a small two tier plant stand. You may be asking yourself: “what the heck is a plant stand, and why would anyone want one”. To be hones, this one is purely decorative in nature. The plant will reside on a table/dresser and instead of sitting directly on the surface it will be elevated slightly.
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Custom Entry (console) Table
I set out to build a custom table that would be placed near a front door. So, I am calling this an entryway table, but maybe people would call it a console table or a cabinet or a wooden storage thingy.
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setting up supermax 19-38
Earlier in they year, I had ordered a new drum sander. It took a few months to be delivered, but I finally have the Supermax 19-38 in my shop. In November, I built a dedicated rolling cabinet for the drum sander and it now is the time to see how well the cabinet works out. I also took some time to properly assemble and calibrate the sander.
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Silverware organizer
I set out to create a better silverware organizer for our island drawers. The current one (purchased) was too narrow and short. It didn’t make good use of the drawer space. The goal is to use all scrap wood and not to use any glue, just in case there needs to be modifications later on.
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Cutting board care
Wooden cutting boards are beautiful and durable, but they do take a bit of maintenance to keep them that way. I have compiled a short list of notes for taking care of your wooden cutting board. The list is aimed at cutting boards I have made and the materials I haves used, but could be expanded to others
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Rolling Drum Sander Cabinet
I have recently purchased a Supermax 19-38 drum sander. The drum sander was on back order, so in the meantime, I decided to build a rolling cabinet for it. The sander does come with a metal base, but it has no storage and I have heard it can be a little rickety once casters are added. One other detail is that I have also purchased the folding infeed/outfeed tables, so they need to be accounted for in the design.
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Custom laundry storage cart
In the laundry room, we have a small, plastic storage cart that was in place when we moved int. It holds things like detergent, bleach, dryer sheets. With it being plastic and holding a fair amount of weight, it leans and falls into the washer and dryer and can’t stand on its own. So, I set out to create a custom cart made from wood.
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Miter saw dust collection improvement
Earlier in the year I built this massive miter saw station. The dust collection for the miter saw itself was very functional and worked. I would notice when cutting larger panels that quite a bit of dust would not be captured and would end up on the surface.
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With the holidays coming up and a large amount of scrap wood in my shop, I decided to make some end grain cutting boards.
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I struggled a bit with figuring out the initial dimensions of lumber I needed to end at a specific cutting board size. Since end grain cutting boards require a lot of gluing and then rotating, it isn’t straight forward.
Come to find out, there is a way to calculate it.
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