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Bill Nash
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My "go-to" wood for cabinet making is a veneer-core oak or birch plywood. The shop-grade of either variety gives a nice finished product with a good application of wood conditioner followed by a properly applied wood stain. Raw edges are finished with iron-on veneer, trimmed, and sanded. Most hardware stores will have a panel-saw available to cut 4' x 8' sheets lengthwise, and they will then fit into most SUV vehicles to transport your wood to …
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Bill Nash
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If you are looking for a material and cut list for a folding picnic table/bench, ... here you are!
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Bill Nash
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Another cool design for garden benches that convert to picnic tables.
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Bill Nash
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I have been asked where I get my ideas and designs for my woodworking projects. Well, a lot of ideas come from just surfing through woodworking sites on social media. I cam across this video of building some nice chairs and benches for our deck. A little intuitive designing to find the proper measurements, and you are ready to go. You can always buy the plans through the video, but I like the challenge of creating designs from photos and videos. …
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Bill Nash
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I need to build a couple more of these keepsake chests for my grand-children. These two have gotten lots of use, ...
Bill Nash
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Hey fellow woodworkers, what neat items are we creating in time for Christmas? I will be making a few of these "Circle of Fifths" wall plaques for my musical friends, ... without the burn marks on the "A", of course. They are a handy item for any budding composer to have on hand, ...
Bill Nash
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Another great source for woodworking tips can be found in many place on Youtube. One of my favourite wood-worker/hobbyist guys is Matthias Wandel. He builds many of his own power tools such as a bandsaw, drill press, and a lathe out of wood. He is always experimenting with different ideas and testing material processes to help his audience have more success while woodworking. He lets you know when he messes up on a job in an often a dry humorous …
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Lacy Atalick
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stain testing
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Bill Nash
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Because we can't post photos in comments, ... here is the "Ramset" nailer I am referring to, ...
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Bill Nash
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So our Woodworking Space seems to make it to the back of the pack for viewing because of the alphabetical-based algorithm to create an activity monitor. Woodworkers of the Sault "UNITE" to beat this by posting your ideas, projects, methods, and comments so that everyone knows we are out there! Let's hear from you!
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Bill Nash
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So when we bought our house, it came with a poured cement patio and walkway that had seen better days. The cement was 6 inches thick and cracked and moved a bit over the years. The thought of taking a jack-hammer to it and then hauling it away wasn't too appealing. I decided to affix pressure-treated lumber "strapping" to it at 18" centers with "Ramset" concrete nails. I profiled the strapping so that the final product would be perfectly level …
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Bill Nash
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The kitchen of our former home that I designed and built, ... including all the cabinets and ceramic counter-top. Solid oak lumber everywhere. I went through two sets of cabinet moulding bits for my router table making the cabinets.
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Bill Nash
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So we did some landscaping in the yard removing a long cedar hedge that was eating up half of our front yard. We needed some "yard things" to brighten up the look, so off to the workshop, ...
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Bill Nash
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Some work that I did in my kitchen. I had some empty wall space that yearned for a small cabinet to match the rest of my kitchen cabinets. After a few days in the workshop, ... this appeared, ...
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Bill Nash
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So I think that woodworking (as far as this Space is concerned) should pretty much involve anything people do with wood, ... it is ALL "woodworking", in a sense. We can have hobbyists who make crafty things by hand or with machines, we can have home "do-it-yourselfers" who are fixing up a home, we can have yard work enthusiasts who create decks, gazebos, fences, sheds, we can have questions from people tackling building their homes, and we can …
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Eric Moss
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Is anyone familiar with 'Little Free Libraries'? My wife got tired of hearing me say I wanted one, so she got the ball rolling for me last christmas. 😅 She built a box and found a cabinet door on Facebook marketplace to use for it. I’m sure you will see more of this project as I finally get around to finishing it and getting it up in the yard!
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Bill Nash
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So I earlier posted about not being able to buy #10 x 1.5" round head brass screws anywhere in the Sault (finally found some at Home Hardware). This is a photo of a plaque I created for a friend for his son's 50th birthday. The brass screws are used to fasten the Plexiglas cover to the 3/4" brass stand-offs, so they needed to be that big for aesthetic value. All of the coins are 50 cent pieces (because it is the 50th birthday, and all are from …
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Bill Nash
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In the 80s and 90s we were inundated with the fad of television woodworking shows. my favorite was always Roy Underhill's "Woodwright's Shop". It seemed Norm Abrams always had easy access to the best tools money could buy, but Roy did it all with an adze, a fro, and a peddle-driven lathe. Who was your fav, ... ?
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Bill Nash
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So I am creating a decorative plaque for a friend, and wanting to use round head brass screws for it. So do you think I can find what I need?, ... not much of a supply of these in the Sault. I need #8 or #10 1.5", and no one has them. Not the Home Depot, Canadian Tire, Lyons, Soo Mill, or Princess Auto. Finally found two packets at the Home Hardware, ... Amazon was my next choice, but I like to buy local and not pay $3.50 a screw.
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Bill Nash
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I have a grape vine in my back yard that just won't go away no matter how hard I try. I relented, and built a trellis/arbour system for it to grow on. Now I just have to trim it back twice a year.
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Eric Moss
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Today’s project was installing a custom maple countertop. Maybe one day I will be able to build my own countertops but this one I ordered, through a guy on Facebook.
Installed onto this vintage cabinet, with room for this wire shelf underneath as well. Maple to match our hardwood flooring.
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Bill Nash
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So what tools are a must in the shop for anyone who is making furniture, cabinets, or "artsy" things?
I think free-standing power tools should include:
1- a table-saw
2 - a miter saw station
3 - a floor model drill press
4 - a floor model band saw (14" - 16" depth, if you can)
5 - a thickness planer (13" cut, if you can)
6 - a belt/disc sander combo
7 - a jointer
8 - an oscillating sander
9 - a dust collection system
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Bill Nash
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So someday I hope to replace my 12" miter saw with a Botsch 12" saw, because I really like Botsch quality and the space-saving feature of the collapsing slide arms. But in the meantime, I tore apart my 10 year old King 12" compound sliding miter saw, replaced bushing, cleaned and painted it red (original colour is a drab grey), and have a good refurbished saw.
Attached is a photo of my refurbished King saw, and the Botsch I hope to someday …
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Eric Moss
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I’m a real beginner! My first project, in late January, was to create a workbench from this old cabinet. The main challenges were that it did not have a back or floor panel, and the wood was deteriorated at the bottom edges. I added an MDF worktop which I coated in polyurethane.
Maybe one day I’ll go back and fix/improve on the mistakes I made (which are many), but for now it works!
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Bill Nash
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So where does everyone get their wood locally? I know my favourite sources for plywoods; but hardwood and softwoods like oak, ash, maple, birch, walnut, pine, hemlock, and cedar can all be sourced from local producers. What are our favourite sources?
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