Four planters created using two 1x8x8 cedar boards and three 1x5x8 cedar siding boards. Brads were used to hold the pieces together while the Gorilla polyurethane glue cured. The poly glue was used because it’s waterproof.
As my kids have pointed out, the bandsaw purchase was very disruptive to the garage. First, power had to be upgraded (which was a major project), but then a home had to be found for the machine. No small feat.…
Manufacturer: RapidAir Products Website: RapidAir Model: 90500 Cost: $77 Now that the shop has the power upgraded with multiple outlets, mostly eliminating the need for extension cords, the next order of business is to eliminate the need for air hoses to be…
The recently purchased Grizzly bandsaw arrived pre-wired for 220v, and is rated 10A at 220v. To use it initially I had to rewire it for 110v, but at 20A, it’s just too inefficient to use on a regular basis. The long put…
My grandfather was a carpenter and home builder, he put together this table that was used for that purpose. It was handed down to my dad and it’s the tool I used to create my woodworking projects from age 10…
Manufacturer: Grizzly Industrial, Inc. Model: Grizzly G0513P – 17″ 2 HP Bandsaw, Polar Bear Series Model: Shop Fox G7314Z – Heavy-Duty Mobile Base Cost: $895 and $74.95 Overview Having a bandsaw in the shop opens a completely new avenue of possibilities…
Using a base from a discarded Costco chair, a broken Ikea Verner office chair gets a new lease on life. Since the base hole patterns are different, a piece of plywood is used as an adapter utilizing 1/4-20 T-nuts that…
This project was entirely of reclaimed wood from the dismantled loft bed project. All the wood is dimensional pine construction lumber, nominal 2×6. In all, there were two pieces of 2″x6″x8′ used to create this table. The table top and…
The entryway, or foyer, has an open space that could use a table for both decorative and functional reasons. Online there are hundreds of options, but a couple were selected as an inspiration for this project: Something narrow, not too tall…