Category Archive: Pine

Jun 11 2015

Down Draft Table

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Cordless Drill, Miter Saw, Pine, Pocket Hole, T-Track, Table Saw

June 11, 2015

When I wrote the post for ToolGuyd — Project: Making a T-Track Table Top on a Budget, a commenter said he wanted more information about my down draft table. Turns out I never posted the project here. I built this several years ago so the assembly pictures are from then and the assembled …

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Feb 18 2015

Treehouse Bed

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Cordless Drill, External Stain, Miter Saw, Pine, Router Table, Son, Table Saw, Treehouse Bed

by benjamen

February 18, 2015

My son’s treehouse bed is possibly the largest, most complex project I have attempted. It took over a year to complete. After planning and partially building this project, I discovered the finished pieces wouldn’t fit out the door. This set me back several months as I tried to …

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Jan 02 2015

Making a Baby Gate Puppy Proof

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Home Improvement, Miter Sled, Pine, Table Saw

by benjamen

January 2, 2015

Baby gates are designed to keep babies out of trouble, not to keep a 50 pound German Shepard puppy at bay. Even the staying power of this heavy duty gate was only as good as its friction fit, which due to the chair rail in the way wasn’t very good at …

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Jan 01 2015

Matching Pine Trim to Oak

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Minwax Stain, Pine, Red Oak, Remodeling

by benjamen

January 1, 2015

To trim out the family room, we choose red oak colored with Minwax natural wood stain. The story would end here, but I also needed to match some pine picture rail to this trim. After shopping around, the only picture rail I could source locally came in pine. Now you …

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Oct 11 2012

Offset Turning

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Lathe, Pine, Table Saw Cart

by benjamen

October 11, 2012

A few months ago I rewatched an episode of the Woodwright’s Shop where Roy Underhill made some oval handles using offset turning. At the time I thought this is something I’d to try on my lathe. So when I needed drawer pulls for my table saw cart, I figured this would be the perfect opportunity to give …

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Sep 19 2012

Table Saw Cart: Stationary And Mobile Base

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Pine, Table Saw Cart

by benjamen

September 19, 2012

Originally I had just planned to use locking castors on the base of the table saw cart, but after I actually mounted the castors, I immediately ran into two problems. Since this cart is much lighter than my previous cart, it wanted to slide around the floor when I was using it. …

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Sep 15 2012

Table Saw Cart: The Carcass

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Finish Nailer, Miter Saw, Pin Nailer, Pine, Plywood, Pocket Hole, Router Table, Table Saw, Table Saw Cart

by benjamen

September 15, 2012

Since I can buy a whole stick of 8′ of “quality” grade 1×4 pine for less than I can buy 1 board foot of any other material, I decided to make the carcass of the table saw stand using pine and 1/4″ plywood. Yes, pine is a softer wood, but I’m not …

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Feb 09 2012

Get Woodworking! You Can Make Dovetails

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#getwoodworking, Bevel Gauge, Chisel, Combo Square, Coping Saw, Pine, Utility Knife

by benjamen

February 9, 2012

Right after I finished cutting all the dovetails for my toolbox, I thought I should have documented that better. So tonight I while I had some time, I thought I’d throw together a picture tutorial on how to make dovetails with tools you probably already have: a bevel gauge, chisel, …

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Feb 09 2012

A Proper Toolbox for My Daughter

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Hide Glue, Miter Saw, Miter Sled, Pine, Table Saw

by benjamen

February 9, 2012

Click here to see the gallery if you don’t have flash With my daughter starting to work in my shop, I needed a good place to put her tools and unfinished projects. Usually I’ve been throwing them into a box and stashing it under my bench, but I figured it was …

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Jan 07 2012

Notes from the Workshop: 20120107

Categories:

Camaru, Home Improvement, Pine, PS20

by benjamen

January 7, 2012

In this edition of Notes from the Workshop, I’ll post pictures of the prototype wooden mallet I built, talk about my new toy, explain my fear about inspections, and explain why Google is out to get my Hand Picked News Feed. Wooden Mallet Protoype After seeing Steve Schuler post his …

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