Category Archive: Cordless Drill

Nov 06 2015

Making Valances for Our Bedroom Windows

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Block Plane, Cordless Drill, Dado Stack, Finish Nailer, Minwax Stain, Miter Saw, Pin Nailer, Polycrylic, Pull Saw, Quick Clamp, Red Oak, Table Saw, ToolGuyd, X-Mat System

by benjamen

November 6, 2015

Over on ToolGuyd, I reviewed the Woodpeckers X-Mat Deluxe kit 1. One of the projects I used the X-Mat system for was to make some valances for our bedroom. In the summer, it is really hard to sleep past 6 am in the morning because the sun comes out and is very bright in …

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Jun 11 2015

Down Draft Table

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

by benjamen

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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Apr 10 2012

Homemade Dowel Cutter

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Cordless Drill, Dremel, Drill Press, Maple, Miter Sled, Purple Heartwood, Steel, Yellow Heartwood

by benjamen

April 10, 2012

A few weeks ago, over on G+ Matt Ricketts posted a dowel cutter he made. This was a timely post for me because I was looking to make a few purple heartwood dowels for a toy car I’m in the process of finishing. His dowel cutter was a series of holes drilled …

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Mar 24 2012

My Daughter and I Built Another Birdhouse

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Bird house, Cordless Drill, Daughter, Miter Saw, Plywood, PS20

by benjamen

March 24, 2012

I had some shop time alone with my daughter yesterday and she wanted to build something. I told her she could use any materials I had in my shop, not just the scrap pieces I usually let her use, if she drew up plans for what she wanted to build. She decided …

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Sep 22 2011

Making Another Toy Car

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Cordless Drill, Maple, Oscillating Sander, Router Table, Scroll Saw, Toy Cars, Urethane, Walnut

by benjamen

September 22, 2011

I’m taking a step back and showing how I made the wooden car I recently posted here. I first got the idea for this particualr design by looking at some of the wooden cars on the Arizona Wooden Toys website. I liked the design of their “Zoom Racer;” I thought the …

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Sep 13 2011

Finishing Another Toy Car

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Cordless Drill, Drill Press, Maple, Toy Cars, Urethane, Walnut

by benjamen

September 13, 2011

I swear I already wrote about my newest toy car design, but I can’t find an article on my site. I realize that if I can’t find what I’m looking for on my own site, you poor readers that have to dig through my ramblings are screwed if you need to find an article. I’m …

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Aug 10 2011

Repairing a Recalled Step Stool

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Block Plane, Cordless Drill, Quick Clamp

by benjamen

August 10, 2011

I read a few days ago over at ToolGuyd that all of the wooden step stools sold by Target were being recalled. According to the article there have been 26 reports of the stools collapsing, which didn’t surprise me since I own one that has been falling apart for years. The only reason we …

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Jul 28 2011

Thip-Rip Jig

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Cordless Drill, Plywood, Red Oak, Router Table, Shop, Table Saw, Thin Rip Jig

by benjamen

July 28, 2011

As I mentioned in my ladder toy post, I needed to rip a bunch of thin strips to the same width, so I made a quick thin-rip jig. The problem with the jig in that post was that to hold the dimension I used an expanding miter slot …

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Jul 06 2011

New Router Table Fence: The Face

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Cordless Drill, Phenolic Coated Plywood, Router Table, Router Table Build

by benjamen

July 6, 2011

With the carcass completed, I turned to working on the phenolic coated plywood face. On the top part of the fence, I have one stationary 32″ piece with a T-slot for attaching featherboards, guards, and stops. Below this stationary piece are two 21″ pieces that slide on t-bolts which can be …

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