Category Archives: woodworking

Nice light build

Posted on March 30, 2018 by robertwilkie

Pretty fancy looking and was done with common tools. Curved Wood LED Lamp Needs No Fancy Tools

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Adding in threads to wood

Posted on March 23, 2018 by robertwilkie

Nothing odd with the write up at first, you drill a slightly smaller hole, then thread the bolt thru it to create threads.  But the author then adds a small amount of superglue (non gel kind) to the threads to … Continue reading →

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Nice clamp build to hold a board upright

Posted on March 21, 2018 by robertwilkie

Nice build and pretty easy to make too.  Basically the wedge is used to tap in and hold the board, and then you can work on the board in an up-right manner. http://www.instructables.com/id/Simple-Wedge-Planing-Stop/

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Nice slide for a table saw to make dowel rods

Posted on March 21, 2018 by robertwilkie

Pretty nice build.  You can use a crappier blade to do this too.  My 2 cents, I think I would have built a handle of sorts for the drill just to keep risk of my hand, or drill from getting … Continue reading →

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Make a mini marshmallow shooter

Posted on March 19, 2018 by robertwilkie

I like the templates the author provides to print out and make the shooter.  This is more of a sling shot that looks like a crossbow. http://www.instructables.com/id/Mini-Marshmallow-Shooter/

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Build a hidden drawer with a floating shelf

Posted on March 14, 2018 by robertwilkie

This one is a bit different from other builds where the “hidden part is like a drawer instead of the drop down I have seen in the past with builds like this. https://www.familyhandyman.com/woodworking/projects/saturday-morning-workshop-floating-shelf-with-secret-drawer/view-all/

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The giant pepper shaker

Posted on March 14, 2018 by robertwilkie

This thing is huge.  Its fun to watch the build. https://makezine.com/2018/03/06/giant-pepper-grinder/

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Make a garden cart

Posted on March 13, 2018 by robertwilkie

I remember my grandfather having a cart like this.  It was a bit bigger and he bought it.  Looking at the materials its going to be $80 to built this cart.  The “bought” version can be found as low at … Continue reading →

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Nice build for an umbrella table

Posted on March 12, 2018 by robertwilkie

Relatively straight forward build too. https://www.familyhandyman.com/patio/umbrella-table/

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Simple and cheap park bench

Posted on February 27, 2018 by robertwilkie

This could make a good boy scout project, build a whole bunch of these to put around trails at a park.  Downside, I have a feelign in sme states you can’t use these benches, due to lawsuits. https://www.familyhandyman.com/woodworking/projects/build-a-wooden-bench-for-less/view-all/

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