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Into Each Life a Little Rain Must Fall
When it’s too little you have to step up your …Read More »
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day. At our house we say that with …Read More »
3D Printed M12 Drill Slatwall Holder
Continuing on the SlatWall custom tool holders, I have designed …Read More »
3D Printed Milwaukee M12 Charger Slatwall Mount + Free Plans
I have some slatwall in the garage and in my …Read More »
Changing Motor Brushes on Milwaukee 12 Inch Miter Saw
The motor brake on Marisa’s miter saw stopped working, so …Read More »
Author Archives: Bill
Acrylics
It seems that every time we go into the Rockler store, Sam is drawn to the acrylic pen blanks. So every now and then, I let him get one, along with a pen kit to go with it. I had never turned acrylic, but the pens made with them look absolutely beautiful. Well, this went on for over a year before I finally worked up the courage to try turning one.
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Three Mini Stylus Pens
Sam and I turned three mini stylus pens as gifts for his guitar teacher, voice teacher, and band coach. They all have iPads that they use for teaching, so it seemed like a good gift to give them.
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Cutting Bowl Blanks – Wood-Mizer Style
I recently watched a video of someone making bowl blanks from a log using a chainsaw. Now, this is my normal method as well, but I thought I’d try something a little different. I used my Wood-Mizer.
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Cherry Rolling Pin and Benjamin’s Best Roughing Gouge Review
A few years ago, I turned a 34″ long French rolling pin for my wife. Every year at Christmas time, she makes a traditional Slovenian pastry called potica. She got the recipe from my aunt. Making potica involves stretching dough out paper thin over the entire 5′ by 3′ kitchen table. She tried using her normal marble rolling pin, but this didn’t work very well. She thought that a French tapered pin may work better, and a really long one may work even better. So I got a 3′ long piece of 2″ x 2″ purpleheart, and turned it for her.
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Oak Candle Holder
We were decorating for a dinner at church, and my wife wanted some candle holders for some pillar candles. We found this one at a local store. After looking at it, I realized I could turn a pair of them pretty easily.
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Sam’s Watermelon
This spring, Sam planted a single watermelon seed in the flower garden by the front walk. It grew. We watched the little melon grow all summer, and grow it did!
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Shop Update
Here’s an update on the progress of the shop. We got the floor going. It took 5 tri-axle dump trucks of limestone, 100 tons in total, to fill the shop and bring it to level so the concrete could be poured.
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New Shop
The barn burned down last November. We finally got it all cleaned up and are building a new shop. It’s going to be 56′ x 32′. I’m going to include a 22′ x 12′ metal and welding shop, a 12′ x 10′ finishing room, an office, a dust collector & air compressor closet, and a bathroom. I haven’t figured out exactly how big the office will be yet. I don’t want to lose too much main floor space.
More Jumbo Jaws
I’d like to thank Angelo, who, in response to my Homemade Jumbo Jaws article, sent me a picture of some jaws he made out of corian. These look awesome!
These seem to be much more stable than plywood jaws. Thanks for sharing, Angelo!
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