Category Archive: Quick Clamp

Nov 06 2015

Making Valances for Our Bedroom Windows

Categories:

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 …

Permanent link to this article: http://workshop.electronsmith.com/content/making-valances-for-our-bedroom-windows/

Jan 03 2012

Homemade End Vise

Categories:

Circular Saw, Drill Press, Pine, Quick Clamp, Router Table, Shop, Table Saw

by benjamen

January 3, 2012

Click picture to view album* This past year it seemed like everybody was making a Moxon vise, a vise that you clamp to the top of your workbench to raise your workpiece up to a more comfortable sawing level. After seeing how simple they were to make, I got the idea to …

Permanent link to this article: http://workshop.electronsmith.com/content/homemade-end-vise/

Aug 10 2011

Repairing a Recalled Step Stool

Categories:

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 …

Permanent link to this article: http://workshop.electronsmith.com/content/repairing-recalled-step-stool/