Category Archives: woodworking

Nice router sled to flatten boards

Posted on February 24, 2020 by robertwilkie

All from plywood. Nice build overall. https://www.instructables.com/id/Making-and-Using-Upgraded-Router-Sled-Rails/

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Using the head from a cordless drill as an endstock

Posted on February 20, 2020 by robertwilkie

The title on the video confused me. The author basically is using the head from a cordless drill to be part of the tailstock for a homemade drill based lathe. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/homemade-lathe-wood-using-old-gearbox-reducer-cordless-drill-76799?homelistings#post148280

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Another nice wood lathe build

Posted on February 11, 2020 by robertwilkie

Bit more work than I am willing to do, but nice build overall. I like the tailstock build and the bar used for the tool rest. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/wooden-lathe-diy-strong-76763?homelistings#post148156

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Nice pin jig for router table

Posted on February 6, 2020 by robertwilkie

Nice jig to use to follow a template and make a cut on the undersize of a board. I like this a bit better than some of the other tracer builds I have seen (easier to store too). https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/pin-router-premium-homemade-router-table-77279?homelistings#post150253

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Make a jig for coves on the table saw

Posted on February 4, 2020 by robertwilkie

I had to watch the end of this video first to figure out what the heck the author was making. Basically its a jig so you can have beveled grooves in a board. Pretty clever idea. https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/coves-made-table-saw-fence-precise-duplicatable-77194?homelistings#post149883

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Another nice Lathe build

Posted on January 28, 2020 by robertwilkie

Bit fancier than I would have built. But still a nice build and the author has plans available. http://www.rcturka.com/wooden-lathe-making-pdf.html

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Making a handheld planer into a tabletop

Posted on January 27, 2020 by robertwilkie

Nice build, the author made a nice jig for the planer to basically plane down boards to a given size.

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Nice knob jig

Posted on January 24, 2020 by robertwilkie

Nice build for a jig to make knobs. Me…I just hand cut them for now. This build is nice cause it can be used for different number of grab points on the knob.

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The other alternative, use a jig saw

Posted on January 22, 2020 by robertwilkie

For making the gear (same author as before) but this time uses a drill press and a jig saw.

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Making a wooden gear with a table saw

Posted on January 21, 2020 by robertwilkie

This is interesting project. The author first uses a jig to make a circle, then prints out the “gear” pattern to put on the circle, and then slowly cuts out each tooth on the tablesaw. I wonder if there is … Continue reading →

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