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EASY TO DO JUST TIME AND SIZES NEEDED . 3 MM STEEL ROD BEND SHAPE INTO IDEAL GLASS /BOTTLE/ CAN/ HOLDER.THEN JUST STICK INTO GROUND . . SIMPLE  EASY .  . MAYBE YOU MAY HAVE OTHER IDEAS [...]

Adjustable Curves Laying out a large curve with a cobbled-together, oversize compass is a pain in the neck. Instead I use a bowed slat that can be adjusted to any curve. I used to bend the slat [...]

THE SLEEPER BENCH AND SEATS . THIS TIMBER WAS CAREFULLY PICKED FROM A YARD . SOME WERE BOWED SOME WARPED . BUT MANAGED TO PICK THE BEST I COULD FIND . .AFTER MACHINING / MOULDING THEN MARKING OUT [...]

Comfortable Dovetails Like the majority of wokbenches, mine is fine for planing but too low for cutting dovetails without prolonged stooping. My answer is to clamp a heavy backing board, as shown [...]

Normal 0 0 1 377 2153 17 4 2644 11.1282 0 0 0 I recently attended the JLC Live event in Providence, RI. It's an event for builders and remodelers. Since Festool was showcasing some new tools [...]

Starting today, and continuing each Friday, I'll be posting tips from the American Woodworker archives. This first one, however simple, is one of my all-time favorites, and one of the [...]

AS YOU MAY KNOW A FEW BAGS OF THISTLE BOARD FINISH PLASTER MAY  BE LEFT ON A BUILDING SITE ? AFTER THEY HAVE USED WHAT THEY NEED ? REST IS SURPLUS?  IT MAYBE ON A BUILDING LEFT FOR [...]

A HEAVY DUTY BENCH MADE FROM RAILWAY SLEEPERS ,THIS HAS BEEN OILED WITH BOILED LINSEED OIL COATED 5 TIMES TILL OIL IS PENETRATED .THEN WIPED OFF EXCESS OIL .AND USING A CAR ELECTRIC BUFFER THIS [...]

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 THIS IS DECKING BEFORE AND AFTER . ONE WITH GATE ONE WITHOUT GATE . GATE IS REMOVABLE BY LIFTING OUT. . THIS DECKING WITH MY ADVICE ON TIMBER CARE WILL LAST THIS CUSTOMER 15 PLUS YEARS IN [...]

In this movie dustin hoffman said there are a million things you could do with a block of wood . 6 X 6 INCH TIMBER CUBE . Just a few samples . WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A TIMBER CUBE …

This is the start of a 6 metre x 5.040 metre decking.Before there was old decking which was solid 6 x 2 timber,with household internal flooring 6 x 3/4 inch.None of old was treated or tanalised. [...]