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Amazing what you can do with scrap wood

After making the DVD shelf as far as I could take it, I wasn't done putzing around in the shop. A friend from work gave me some scrap 2x4s and 1/8 inch paneling. I had some caster wheels my brother Denny gave me, and knew that I was tired of "dancing" with my mitre saw every time I wanted it out of the way. Well, some ingenious afternoon thinking led me to this roller rack I made. This baby makes getting my mitre saw out of my way soooo much easier!…

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Added by Don Grubish on February 8, 2010 at 11:09pm — 3 Comments

DVD Shelf Unit, part 2

Recently I was asked if I was interested in making a shelving unit for a coworker. She has a son that is big into movies, and she needed him to keep his DVD collection nice and organized. She didn't have a large budget, so she came to me to design her something that fit her dimensions. She said it should be no higher than 64", and no wider than 18". Also, it had to have seven shelves. Well, I went to Menards and saw that aspen pine was on sale, so I told her the cost would be $40, and I…

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Added by Don Grubish on February 8, 2010 at 11:00pm — 23 Comments

What tool would you buy next

I already have a table saw (portable Ryobi), and many hand tools including a plunge router. My space is limited for the time being and I am using my carport for any projects, so most of my future purchases will be the bench model variety.

IF, you were going to buy only one of the following tools (assuming they all cost about the same), which would you buy next.

Drill Press

Band Saw

12 inch planer

Combination…

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Added by Steve McCullough on February 8, 2010 at 4:31pm — 10 Comments

Putting up a Fasle Front can be a good thing....

I'm real sore today, but that should be expected as I spent almost 4 hours on my knees yesterday (no, get your mind out of the gutter). I finally got all the drawer fronts finished with a final coat of stain and poly and it was time to install them.



For those who may have forgotten, this is what we started with way back when:…

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Added by Kerry Drake on February 8, 2010 at 3:06pm — 8 Comments

What is this and what should I do with it?

This came from a store that salvaged odd pieces of wood and table legs. I paid $5.00 for it.

My dad, who builds model airplanes says it has the shape of a wing. (shown in the end shot)

I keep looking at it wondering "What wonderful thing can this become?" As of now the only thing I can come up with is hollowing it out and making it a vase.

Any ideas? I would love to know where it is from, what it is, etc.…

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Added by Kim C on February 4, 2010 at 10:06am — 20 Comments

No granny I don't quilt

For my first post I thought I would tell a little story… Recently during a rare visit from my grandmother she told me that she heard I had been “building a lot of things”. Of course I took the opportunity to show off my many projects in the workshop including tables, a porch swing, and several cabinets. I did the best I could explaining how the Kreg jig had basically changed my life. Now that joining wood was so much quicker I could accomplish much more in my busy-mom-and-wife schedule. Of… Continue

Added by Kim C on February 1, 2010 at 1:49pm — 12 Comments

A tale of two Kitchens

WARNING**** No where in this project did I use any kind of KREG product.



One Kitchen is a soothing, well laid out, modern, cullinary workshop, and the other kitchen is the one we actually have.



Step one in the transformation happened this weekend.





BEFORE:









AFTER:…





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Added by Kerry Drake on February 1, 2010 at 11:29am — 3 Comments

Ungluing - The saga of the second table

I got so excited about how my first end table came out, I jumped into a second one with a design change: add a drawer.



But did I add a 4" drawer like Charlie suggested? No, I decided to "maximize" the drawer space, designing a 1x6 front. That makes a 1x8 blind on the side. This was going so well I "maximized" the lower shelf reduced the… Continue

Added by Jenny on January 31, 2010 at 12:44pm — 14 Comments

Rough cuts

Here is a trick I learned from Brian for cutting oak smoothly even with a coarse blade:

He wraps the wood in blue painter’s tape before cutting it.



(I am writing a tutorial about adding pictures and links, this is my sample blog entry for the… Continue

Added by Jenny on January 30, 2010 at 12:28pm — 3 Comments

What's your favorite glue?

I started making the bird house tonight and I bought/used Gorilla Glue on it.

The Gorilla Glue was so slick that the Kreg right-angle clamp couldn't hold.

What glues do you all like? Should I have stuck with Tightbond?

Added by Tom Cook on January 27, 2010 at 10:33pm — 15 Comments

3, 2, 1, ... 0 Clearance

I've had a zero clearance insert sitting around my shop forever (a few years anyway) that I never go installed into my table saw. While working on the raised drawer fronts it became quickly apparent that I was going to have to do SOMETHING to keep the short end of the small drawers from falling into the blade opening of my standard insert while they were being cut, so I finally bit the bullet and figured out how to get the inset put in:…



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Added by Kerry Drake on January 27, 2010 at 1:28pm — 6 Comments

Fireplace Surround

We have a nondescript fireplace in our living room. Over the years, I've been trying to do something with it. I've tried adding a mantel which worked for awhile, but still lacked the pop I was looking for. My wife is into the whole Craftsman/Mission/Arts and Crafts (what is the difference anyway???) style so I started to Sketch-Up something for the fireplace.



This is the 2nd iteration of the fireplace mantel. Still lacked that special something I was looking for.…

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Added by Don Husslein on January 26, 2010 at 12:52pm — 2 Comments

Kreg face clamp

just bought a Kreg face clamp @ Lowes. Brought it home and was disappointed that there was no quick relese lever. I didn't even look while I was at the store. I just looked for the Kreg name. Are all there clamps like this, or did I just pick the wrong one?

Added by Grant Montgomery on January 26, 2010 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

Shoe Rack built using just the Kreg Jig

I just started building a shoe rack yesterday for my wife. I am only using pocket hole joinery (and glue), nothing else.

Here is a link with all the details, including a materials list and a cut list, etc. I needed almost an entire box of 100 1.25"-course thread screws:

http://lumberjocks.com/JonathanG/blog/13293

Added by Jonathan Gelaude on January 26, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

Raised Panel Drawer Fronts

FINALLY, I'm starting to work on the next stage of the built in project. Spent several hours in the shop Sunday (no football for me) making up panels for the drawer fronts and cutting them down to final size.







All the drawers are 25 5/8" wide, the top row is 8" tall, middle row 11 1/8", and bottom row 15 5/8". 4 Drawer per row. They are going to get attached here:







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Added by Kerry Drake on January 25, 2010 at 12:27pm — 2 Comments

Vintage Craftsman Band Saw

My brother Dan can get a little bored at work, and yesterday was no exception. He sent me an email in the morning saying he visited craigslist.com and came across this band saw. It's a vintage 1953 Craftsman band saw being sold in Burnsville for $110. He sent me pics of it and said it was in FINE condition. I called the guy and sure enough, it was still for sale. I told him I'd be by after work.



It's a good thing I work in Burnsville because this guy was basically in my back yard.… Continue

Added by Don Grubish on January 19, 2010 at 11:45pm — 9 Comments

Shaker Style End Table

This is a Shaker style end table that I made a few days ago. It was the first project I used my Kreg pocket hold jig. I watch a video on Youtube making an end table with removable legs, but I was just getting familarized with my Kreg pocket hold jig.…









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Added by Kevin P. Thornton on January 19, 2010 at 11:41pm — 2 Comments

Small End Table with drawer

This is a little project I have been working on the past few days that I just finished. It is a nice little end table. As you can tell I like more of the simple Shaker style furniture. It was fairly challenging, but it was a very relaxing project and very fun to make.…











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Added by Kevin P. Thornton on January 19, 2010 at 11:30pm — 5 Comments

Queen Ann Table

Project that I did. It is a Queen Ann's table. I steam bent the oak radius apron. It was a quarter inch oak three ply with a jig that I made. It was challenging because it was my first time bending wood, but it was a lot of fun. I went on youtube and watched some videos on bending wood. From there I made my jig and put the wood in my steam sauna for about an hour and a half and went in and wrapped it around my jig. All the materials I bought at Lowe's the top is poplar, the apron is red oak,… Continue

Added by Kevin P. Thornton on January 19, 2010 at 11:00pm — 3 Comments

Closet Storage Solution

I got my Kreg Jr for Christmas from my wife. There are some pieces of furniture that she is wanting me to build.



In the latest Family Handyman Magazine there is a closet storage solution that we really liked.



Our master closet has basic shelves and rods in it currently. We would like to make better use of the closet space.



The master closet is 10' by 11' .



here is my modified version of the closet storage system.…

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Added by Chuck M on January 19, 2010 at 10:00am — 11 Comments

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