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    498 Bedside Tables Pt 4 Aug 23, 2015
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    The last few episodes of the Bedside Table build have been all about milling of components for the project and playing around with joinery techniques. It's time to start the final assembly.
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    The first step is attaching the dust frames and shelves to the sides. We have a lot of joinery options to get the job done, but in my opinion the one that's right for this particular project isn't a complicated one, it's dowels.
    Years ago I bought my first dowel jig and feel in love with the simplicity of the joint. Unfortunately I hated the dowel jig! So eventually I abandoned the technique for something else. Recently though I bought a better jig and have started to use dowels in more of my projects. The result is a happy woodworker!
    In the line up of joinery techniques dowels appear to get a little more respect than biscuits or pocket hole joinery but aren't on the same level as mortise and tenon or other "traditional" joinery. Seems a shame considering how strong the joint can be, not to mention their versatility in location.
    Tools used in this episode:
    Wide capacity economy dowel jig
    Bora Pistol Grip Clamps
    24" Veritas Aluminum straight edge
    Veritas Dovetail Saw
    Wentzloff & Sons Carcass Saw
    Benchcrafted Moxon Vise
    Bessey Bar Clamps
    Kreg K4 Kit
    Kreg Micro Jig


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    499 Bedside Table Pt 5 Aug 23, 2015
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    The holidays have really set me behind schedule on completing this set of bedside tables. Luckily though, I've been promising Samantha I'd build them for a few years now, so she's use to the delayed schedule.
    Almost there!!!
    In today's episode I'm concentrating on getting the drawers built. Nothing fancy about these boxes. Rabbeted ends on the sides to attach to the front and back of the boxes. A simple groove for the plywood bottom. And then eventually a false front for the drawer face (a topic I'll discuss in an upcoming episode).
    I know many of you will be asking why there's no dovetailed boxes or why I decided to use basic drawer slides vs homemade or a more expensive version. The fact of the matter is simply that the boxes will be closed the majority of the time, and while I love dovetailed joinery, I don't feel the need to use it all the time when there's other options.
    Speaking of options, the one point of controversy I'm anticipating from today's video will be surrounding my single blade method of cutting the rabbets. I won't go into details about it here, but I stand by method and will simply state once again; it works, it's safe and if you're not comfortable with it don't do it.
    Tools featured in today's episode:
    Micro-Jig Grrripper


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    500 Bedside Table Pt 6 Aug 23, 2015
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    The end of the "Bedside Tables Build" is upon us. I've once again been working on them a little longer than I had anticipated, but I have a slew of excuses for that...some actually true too!
    In today's episode there's a lot to cover; from assembling the body to assembling the drawers. There's dimensioning and attaching the tops and drawer fronts to a few other things in between. In other words, this is a busy episode!
    But in the end, the final result is a couple of matching bedside tables for me and Samantha. Finally something that has plenty of room for our stack of bedside reading (iPads and the occasional magazine), a lamp, and maybe even an alarm clock? Not to mention a drawer for hiding midnight snacks and more!!!
    Tools mentioned in today's show:
    Knew Concepts Fretsaw
    Veritas Low-angle block plane


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    501 Maple Table Base Pt 1 Aug 23, 2015
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    Today's episode is the first of a two part series on the construction of a solid Maple table base built for our friend's daughter. The tabletop is a pre-manufactured top with a Maple edge banding, so we won't be covering the construction of it.
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    In this first part I'll demonstrate creating a template pattern for re-creating the four legs I need and then I'll take the stock from rough to finished.
    All four legs are curved and attached at 90º to each other and when designing them, our friend's already had a specific shape in mind, so it was a matter of duplicating it as close as possible.
    After a little trial and error, I found a quick and easy to achieve the curves without having to buy expensive drafting devices. I'll talk a little bit about it in the beginning and hopefully you'll find it useful.


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    502 Maple Table Base Pt 2 Aug 23, 2015
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    In today's episode we're wrapping up the two part series on the construction of a Maple table base for a our friend's daughter.
    Previously we touched a little on the overall design of the legs and then spent the rest of the episode creating the template to duplicate the legs with our solid Maple stock.
    I used the template to not only rough out the legs on the material but I also used it to finesse them on the router table by flush trimming the oversized pieces down to their finished sizes.
    In this episode we're picking up where we left off last time and starting to assembly the project into the finished base. The hard part is all done, so this should be straight forward and pretty uncomplicated.
    But you know me…I can't let anything be that uncomplicated. In the process of drilling holes for dowels to use in the assembly I make a small mistake that really can't be ignored.
    So part of this episode is devoted to how I fixed the mistake and was able to get things back on track to a great ending.
    In today's episode we're wrapping up the two part series on the construction of a Maple table base for a our friend's daughter.
    DSC_0059
    Previously we touched a little on the overall design of the legs and then spent the rest of the episode creating the template to duplicate the legs with our solid Maple stock.
    I used the template to not only rough out the legs on the material but I also used it to finesse them on the router table by flush trimming the oversized pieces down to their finished sizes.
    In this episode we're picking up where we left off last time and starting to assembly the project into the finished base. The hard part is all done, so this should be straight forward and pretty uncomplicated.
    But you know me…I can't let anything be that uncomplicated. In the process of drilling holes for dowels to use in the assembly I make a small mistake that really can't be ignored.
    So part of this episode is devoted to how I fixed the mistake and was able to get things back on track to a great ending.


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    503 Winter Woodworking Tips Aug 23, 2015
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    I swear I wasn't waiting until the warm weather was just around the corner before I posted this content, but that's exactly what it looks like!
    So many of our fellow woodworkers give up woodworking in the cold months of winter because their shops are located in unheated or under heated locations. Be it a garage, a shed or a large out building like a pole-barn when it's cold out even the most passionate woodworker is thinking more about burning their stock to stay warm versus building with it.
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    But the biggest concern isn't so much about how to heat the shop as it is on what the long cold winter months do to our lumber and our tools.
    Let me start by saying I'm no expert by any means on this topic. My shops have always been in climate controlled locations of my house. But that doesn't mean I'm immune from the cold. And considering there's the occasional project or two that requires me to temporarily move into my under heated garage to complete them, it only makes sense I learn a little something about the environment I work in.
    So in today's episode I cover some very basic tips on winter woodworking. Starting with some common sense tips on lumber storage, moving on to ideas to help minimize rust building up on your metal surfaces and even a suggestion or two about cold-weather glue-ups and finishing. Today's episode is as a cold as ice (not really, but it sounded cool in my head).
    Tools and resources mentioned in today's episode:

    • Book I vaguely referenced Sandor Nagyszalanczy's "Setting Up Shop: The Practical Guide to Designing and Building Your Dream Shop"

    • HTC Large Machine Cover

    • Magnetic Tool Cover

    • Link to USDA "Storage of Lumber" Handbook

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    504 Wooden Rings Aug 23, 2015
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    You've seen the pictures and some of you have even been asking how I did it? After all, jewelry might be an amazing way to win over the love and affection of your significant other. Or it could simply be a way to wow your friends who still think the only thing you can do in your shop is "claim to be building a piece of furniture" but they can't understand why it takes days, weeks or even months considering the guys on TV do it in 30 minutes or less.
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    Back around Valentine's Day 2013 I posted a blog entry titled "Fastest way to her heart is with wooden jewelry?" and ever since then I've been down in the shop experimenting with scraps and even buying some exotic stock to try and make new pieces that EVEN I can't believe came from me.
    In today's episode I share with you some of the basics to wooden ring making I've discovered over the past few weeks. I'll demonstrate the first technique I tried and the one I'm having a lot of success with currently. It's so simple and you probably already have all the tools on hand.
    Tools mentioned in today's post include:
    Auriou #6 rasp
    Rikon 70-100 Mini Lathe
    Forstner bits
    Milwaukee 49-56-0051 1-1/8-Inch Super-Tough Bi-Metal Hole Saw
    IRWIN 226340 4-Inch Drill Press Vise

    ***UPDATE***
    Since recording this video I've been experimenting with a couple more options, which appear to be easier and more successful, for creating these beautiful rings. Keep a look out for follow-up posts and maybe even a follow-up video too?


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    505 SawStop & Me "My Full Review" Aug 23, 2015
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    On today's episode I'm sharing my full review of the 110V, 1.75HP SawStop cabinet saw I received as part of an advertising deal back in October of 2012. As I had mentioned in the previous video "Hello New Saw", I wanted to spend a little time with the saw before I shared my opinions about it. And that's exactly what I do in this episode.
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    It's been a little over 6 months and I've had a chance to build a few projects with the new saw, this has allowed me to get a "real world" feel for whether a saw like this is worth the investment for a home woodworker or serious hobbyist.
    Of course what would a SawStop review be without firing off the braking system? So we do that today too, in fact we do it TWICE just to show off that flesh isn't the only conductive material that could set off the system.
    Interested in purchasing a SawStop or SawStop Accessories for your woodshop? You can find them at the following locations:
    Highland Woodworking
    Woodcraft.com
    Amazon.com


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    506 Teak Shoe Rack Pt 1 Aug 23, 2015
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    Thanks to a generous donation of some amazingly beautiful Teak boards from a friend of the show, I have an opportunity to work with an species of wood I probably would ordinarily not use.
    Teak shoe rack
    It's not that I don't want to use different species, I just have a few that I'm readily familiar with and just haven't had a reason to step out of my comfort zone before.
    So the first thing I'm building with these gorgeous boards is a...shoe rack!
    Tools featured in today's show:
    JET Benchtop Oscillating Spindle Sander with Spindle Assortment, 110-Volt 1 Phase
    SawStop Cabinet Table Saw
    Steel City Tool Works 14-Inch Band Saw
    Wood Slicer Resaw Bandsaw Blade
    Bora Pistol Grip Clamps
    Micro Jig ZeroPlay Guide Bar System


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    507 Teak Shoe Rack Pt 2 Aug 23, 2015
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    In part 1 of the Teak shoe rack build I milled this amazing Teak stock my friend Jim sent. In today's episode it's time to wrap up the milling process by taking the components over to the router table and profiling the edges on all the pieces followed by prepping them for the mechanical fasteners.
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    The final result is an amazing project that my family will put their shoes all over, soaking wet and nasty. But since it's made from Teak I'm not worried about it all.
    Tools featured in today's show:
    Fisch Drillbit/Countersink Set
    Bench Dog 40-300 ProMax RT Complete
    SawStop Cabinet Table Saw
    Steel City Tool Works 14-Inch Band Saw
    Wood Slicer Resaw Bandsaw Blade
    Bora Pistol Grip Clamps
    Micro Jig ZeroPlay Guide Bar System


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