My wife, Tery, wanted a display cabinet with doors on it (i.e not as deep as a bookshelf, maybe 6″ to 7″ deep). The reason she wanted doors was so that she could put display items in it and the cats wouldn’t knock them out (apparently something they do with the regular display shelves we […]
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Well, with the Covid virus, I haven’t been able to get out to craft shows/farmer’s markets to sell, so I get to do some home projects done. Working on a small kitchen island with a Arts & Crafts “Flair” to it. My wife have very definite requirements for it, so this was an interesting project
Well, summer went by with Covid, so there was a lot of time in the shop to work on projects and do stuff around the home. I was able to complete the boxes. I then got to work on Christmas gifts for the family. This year, everyone is going to get laminated cutting boards: Now
Its always an interesting question when working on projects. Machinery can do repetitive tasks quickly, once you have done the setup and test cuts (which can be time consuming). Hand tools can do the one-off tasks very quickly, oftentimes faster than machines (when you take into account all the setup time necessary). The best description
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Had some issues with the doors. The original design ended up with wider rails (the horizontal pieces) which reduced the window area – which is kind of a important if you want to “display” items in the shelves. So after building a full set of doors (cutting out, cutting joinery, putting in glass, gluing up,
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