Category Archive: Table Saw

Jul 26 2012

Wooden Engine Garage (Sodor Steamworks)

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Acrylic Paint, Baltic Birch Plywood, Drill Press, Maple, Miter Saw, Oscillating Sander, Router Table, Table Saw, Wooden Train

by benjamen

July 26, 2012

My son has amassed quite a few engines in the few short years he’s had his wooden train table. The problem is that there just isn’t enough track to play with all of them, so they end up all over the table and floor. He has a garage that is attached to a round house, …

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Jun 12 2012

If At First You Do Suceed, Fail, Fail Again

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Bloodwood, Drill Press, Jewelry, Lathe, Padauk, Peruvian Walnut, Table Saw

by benjamen

June 12, 2012

I thought making bracelets was easy, I guess I just got lucky the first time. I made my first bracelet out of Peruvian walnut. I started from a 1/2″ thick square blank, cut out the hole in the middle with a 2-1/2″ hole saw, and cut off the corners to make …

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Jun 07 2012

Wooden Bookmark With Pressed Clover

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Bookmarks, Defthane, Posts by Finish, Table Saw, Urethane, Walnut

by benjamen

June 7, 2012

Either my daughter and I are very lucky, or we discovered a patch of mutated clover. While waiting for the school bus, we’ve found about 10 four-leaf clovers and 2 five-leaf clovers in a 2 foot square patch. I’ve pressed every one of them and the question has been: “what should …

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May 01 2012

Making My Own Riving Knife

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Bench Grinder, Jig Saw, Oscillating Sander, Paste Wax, Safety Week, Table Saw, Table Saw Tuneup

by benjamen

May 1, 2012

In February Tom Hintz of NewWoodworker.com posted an article with a video about kickback that got the woodworking community talking. In the video he pushed a board through his table saw without a riving knife and twisted it at the end of the cut. The board and push block …

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Apr 25 2012

Toy Car 3: Sports Theme

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Drill Press, Purple Heartwood, Router Table, Scroll Saw, Table Saw, Toy Cars, Urethane, Yellow Heartwood

by benjamen

April 25, 2012

I planned on making another toy car for my nephew and I wanted it to be different. My brother-in-law loves the Vikings, so by default his children do too, and the Vikings colors are purple and gold. I figured I’d make a car out of yellow and purple heartwood. Purple heartwood is a favorite contrast …

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Mar 28 2012

My First Bowl

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Bowls, Lathe, Miter Sled, Table Saw, Urethane, Walnut

by benjamen

March 28, 2012

A few weeks ago, I turned my first bowl. I wanted to make something on my new mini-lathe, so I found a slab of walnut in my wood stash and decided to make a bowl. I did some things right, some things wrong, and learned a lot about turning in the process. …

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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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Mar 13 2012

Tablet Stand

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Leopard Wood, Router Table, Table Saw, Urethane

by benjamen

March 13, 2012

I made a permanent mount in the kitchen for my Android tablet a few months ago, but most of the time the tablet doesn’t live there. I find myself using it a lot around the rest of the house, strangely enough even when I’m at the computer where desk space is at …

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Mar 05 2012

Cherry Coat Rack

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Cherry, Danish Oil, Furniture, Hide Glue, Miter Saw, Router, Router Table, Table Saw

by benjamen

March 5, 2012

Click here if you don’t have flash Rather than put their coats away, my kids usually throw their coats on the floor. I suppose it’s not all their fault after all, since they really can’t reach the hangers in the closet. Getting sick of the mess, I decided to build a coat …

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Feb 26 2012

Resawing Safely on the Table Saw.

Categories:

Purple Heartwood, Table Saw

by benjamen

February 26, 2012

Using my router table fence for resawing

Resawing on my table saw has always been hit or miss, not to mention potentially dangerous. It’s almost impossible to hold the piece against the low fence while simultaneously keeping my fingers a safe distance from the saw blade. I’ve tried different combinations of axillary …

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