Category Archive: Pin Nailer

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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Feb 26 2015

Making a Cornice out of Crown Molding

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Finish Nailer, Minwax Stain, Miter Saw, Pin Nailer, Polycrylic, Red Oak, Remodeling

by benjamen

February 26, 2015

When we replaced the exterior windows and doors in our family room, I trimmed the door out with a fluted casing and a cornice made out of crown molding. Now that we remodeled our family room, I wanted to trim out the double doors into the …

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Jan 30 2015

My Son’s Scrap Bin Imperial Shuttle

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Pin Nailer, Scraps, Son

by benjamen

January 30, 2015

My kids love my shop. I’ve always told them they can use any materials they want as long as they give me a drawing of what they want to do. My scrap bin is the exception, they can dig through it and use anything they find without asking. So of course …

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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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Mar 22 2012

Fixing a Burgled Birdhouse

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Bird house, Block Plane, Cedar, Pin Nailer, Table Saw

by benjamen

March 22, 2012

This last week, I finally got around to fixing the hole some critter (most likely a squirrel) ate into the birdhouse my daughter and I built a few years ago. I just got sick of looking at it sitting empty. Since I nailed and glued the front of the house in place, …

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Oct 17 2011

Crossover Track (Curved)

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Baltic Birch Plywood, Colt Router, Jig Saw, Maple, Pin Nailer, Router Table, Wooden Train

by benjamen

October 17, 2011

Click picture for slideshow My original idea for a crossover track was to have a connecting track that curved out of one track and into another, but it took me a while to figure out how to make one, so I built the straight crossover track …

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Aug 17 2011

A Jig For Routing Round Objects

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Baltic Birch Plywood, Drill Press, Finish Nailer, MDF, Pin Nailer, Router Table, Table Saw

by benjamen

August 17, 2011

I’d left off writing about my yo-yo project, when I ruined the sides trying to rebalance them. To re-true the yo-yo sides I needed to create a jig that would hold one of the sides a set distance away from a router bit and allow me to slowly rotate it into …

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Apr 21 2011

Keyboard Riser

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Pin Nailer, Pine, Plywood, Table Saw

by benjamen

April 21, 2011

After rearranging our computer desk and getting rid of the keyboard drawer, I discovered that the feet on the keyboard that make it tilt towards you were broken. The keyboard itself slants backwards, so with the keyboard on the desk rather than under it, it’s really hard to type. To solve …

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