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Thread: SWMBO Had a birthday
Post: SWMBO Had a birthday
| [I made her three decorative cutting boards. The first is a cross inside a heart and was made from a cutout from another board I made a while back.
The second is one I call "Star" and I had som... |
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BigD |
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06-27-2020, 06:07 PM |
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Thread: Ever Framed a Cutting Board?
Post: RE: Ever Framed a Cutting Board?
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Edwin Hackleman Wrote: (12-14-2019, 08:12 PM)
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I made three rectangular cutting boards using quartersawn white oak, 12" x 16". They are an inch thick and the grain is running vertically with 90 glu... |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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12-15-2019, 01:57 PM |
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Thread: Bowed cutting board
Post: RE: Bowed cutting board
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FS7 Wrote: (07-29-2019, 10:13 AM)
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I have two young children so my shop time is limited, and what I do get can be abruptly terminated with no real idea of when I'll get back.
I have an end grain... |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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08-22-2019, 05:03 PM |
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Thread: Best tool money you've spent
Post: RE: Best tool money you've spent
| My best buy was the $15 I spent for a brand new scroll saw from Montgomery Ward. It was the first power tool I bought and that was in 1958 (61 years ago) when I was 12 years old. I had a route to sell... |
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BigD |
Woodworking Power Tools
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04-17-2019, 09:52 PM |
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Thread: Color Windmill
Post: Color Windmill
| This is a project that I recently finished. I call it a "Color Windmill"
I built it to revolve with a hand crank so I can vary both the rotation direction and rotation speed.
Any questions or co... |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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11-27-2018, 03:02 PM |
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Thread: Postiing video
Post: Postiing video
| I have finished a new project and would like to show it, but it needs to be seen as a video.
I have tried to add a small video that I made but keep getting a message that what I am trying to add to... |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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11-27-2018, 01:50 PM |
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Thread: A couple of new boards
Post: A couple of new boards
| This first one I call "Swirl" The biggest challenge was figuring out the matching radius on each segment.
The second one is made from scraps from the first one. In the first one, each piece is cu... |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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07-07-2018, 12:40 PM |
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Thread: A different kind of picture
Post: A different kind of picture
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The ladies down at the Senior Center like to put jigsaw puzzles together while sitting around and visiting.
Most of them when completed are taken apart and put back into the box to redo at a late... |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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06-09-2018, 12:19 PM |
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Thread: walking cane
Post: RE: walking cane
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tomwilson74 Wrote: (01-13-2018, 06:12 PM)
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Anybody make their own cane? Not a walking stick or staff, but a cane. I need some new ideas.
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I make what I call a "wiggle cane". I make it in two ba... |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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01-14-2018, 09:02 PM |
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Thread: Brian at Holbren?
Post: Brian at Holbren?
| I am confused. (nothing new)
I just read a post about Brian at Holbren but I thought I read a few weeks ago that he had passed away- If that is not correct, what did I read? |
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BigD |
Woodworking Power Tools
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12-13-2017, 11:23 PM |
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Thread: Diamond & Double Diamond - UPDATE
Post: RE: Diamond & Double Diamond - UPDATE
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daddo Wrote: (11-08-2017, 02:33 PM)
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Great job!
For your next project/challenge (One which I couldn't do), make one with the 3D illusion where you adjust your eyes to see the built in figures or... |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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11-08-2017, 03:54 PM |
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Thread: Diamond & Double Diamond - UPDATE
Post: Diamond & Double Diamond - UPDATE
| About a year ago, I made two posts with the first one showing a decorative cutting board that I called "A Diamond in the wood", and the second one I called "How about a Double Diamond?" The "wonderful... |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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11-06-2017, 05:38 PM |
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Thread: Stereo in shop
Post: RE: Stereo in shop
| [quote pid='7535413' dateline='1507586957']
This is a great post and have enjoyed all of the replies. They have answered many of the questions that I have also had on the subject of music in the shop... |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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10-10-2017, 04:43 PM |
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Thread: CAD programs
Post: RE: CAD programs
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moses1945 Wrote: (08-28-2017, 04:16 PM)
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Is there a decent program out there that doesn't cost a fortune? The cost of most is apalling.
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You can get a 2D version of Solid Edge for free. It may ... |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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08-28-2017, 08:25 PM |
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Thread: Shrinking a design?
Post: RE: Shrinking a design?
| Since I draw everything in my CAD program I would figure the percent of change wanted (example: change overall length from four feet to three feet or 3/4 = 75%) My CAD program allows me to increase or... |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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08-20-2017, 05:54 PM |
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Thread: Downdraft Sanding Table
Post: RE: Downdraft Sanding Table
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Steve N Wrote: (08-08-2017, 06:18 PM)
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D, thanks for the feedback.
I think your rounding over the holes will also allow that plywood top to last several times longer than not doing it. Left flus... |
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BigD |
Woodworking Power Tools
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08-11-2017, 06:30 PM |
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Thread: Downdraft Sanding Table
Post: RE: Downdraft Sanding Table
| It works well. To remove the dust that is trapped by the filters, I just remove the side door (shown in the last picture) and vacuum it out. Note that there are two filters stacked. The first (what St... |
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BigD |
Woodworking Power Tools
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08-08-2017, 02:30 PM |
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Thread: Downdraft Sanding Table
Post: RE: Downdraft Sanding Table
| Here are some pictures of one that I made using a squirrel cage fan. If you have any questions, just send me a private message.
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BigD |
Woodworking Power Tools
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08-06-2017, 01:27 PM |
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Thread: Walnut Prices
Post: Walnut Prices
| I recently bought some good (but not great) 4/4 walnut and had to pay almost $10 /BF.
This is in the middle of Kansas. It made me wonder if I overpaid or not and what others are paying and their lo... |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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06-03-2017, 05:04 PM |
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Thread: My latest decorative board
Post: RE: My latest decorative board
| Harold O. wrote What size is this?
13 3/4" wide x 13" tall. |
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BigD |
Woodworking
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05-08-2017, 06:42 PM |
