div style="text-align: left;" For several years Ive been saving a bunch of rollers a neighbor gave to me. Since my new table saw is higher than my old...
Table saw outfeed support
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Make a lighted shadowbox
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If you have seen the last couple of Mere Minutes, you will know that I made a version of this shadowbox many years ago. I consider that one a prototype,...
Small space woodworking the bedroom workshop
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Paul Balm from The Netherlands is studying furniture making in Amsterdam. (Plus, hes a homebrewer. Two pluses!)br Think youve got a small wood shop? Check...
Viewer projects
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Just wanted to catch up on some cool projects people have sent!span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;" Bill Wilson sent over his version...
Worlds tiniest bandsaw box
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I decided to challenge myself to make a really teeny bandsaw box yesterday. Actually, I used the scroll saw.br div class="separator" style="clear: both;...
Big and small projects
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I always love it when people send pictures of projects they have made based on my designs. Last week, over on Google Plus, I enjoyed watching Bill Akins...
Huge whirligig
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Now heres a whirligig! Jim Jarvis made this one from plans he bought at the Winfield Collection. He said it worked great until some high winds tore it...
Router Week
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Discovery Channel has Shark Week, so why not Router Week here? Friday, Ill have two new videos on router basics. The first one will be an introduction...
Sharing projects
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Just a few days before Christmas, but I wanted to share some really cool stuff people have been sharing with me.*****br Most of us struggle to make ends...
5 woodworking resolutions you can keep
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Happy New Year! As we enter 2014, here are a few tips for you to consider implementing in your workshop. None of these will cost you a cent and may...
If youve only built projects from plans, try to create something on your own. It doesnt have to be fancy or complicated, maybe a new style of bookcase or storage container. You will learn and discover techniques and build your skills faster.
The Perfect Technichien
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Peter seems to do everything is his shop! His video is in German, but if you click the little CC button, it translates into English. Pretty funny stuff:br...
2011 New Years noisemaker
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Here is this years very loud noisemaker. If you dont have a lathe, you can just use a dowel for the handle and for the clanger. Its really loud! Big thanks...
Make a serving tray from recycled wood
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Just in time for Mothers Day, you can make this serving tray in an afternoon.Several years ago I designed a few logos, labels, and packaging art for some local vineyards and wineries. I collected a few wine crates that wound up in my shop. Ive used them for storing car cleaning supplies and electrical/computer cables and wires.
Funny how we often never give a second thought to something disposable like a wine crate. After building my last few pallet projects, I started looking at those old boxes in a new light! Not only free wood, but wood with character!
Wine pairing The base of this tray is made from two of the crates side panels. I still have the other sides and the bottom saved for another project. I wanted the sides to be half-inch thick, to keep the tray from looking bulky, so I scrounged around in my shop and found a redwood board that was the perfect length. I like the idea of pairing a Northern California tree species with a Northern California wine.
Options to fit your woodworkingThis is a flexible project that you can make using any tools and materials you happen to have. A few options:
- This would make a great pallet wood project.
- The base can be made with a scrap of plywood.
- You can cut the curved sides with a jigsaw.
- Cut out the finger holes with a coping saw.
- Use an inexpensive miter box and a hand saw to make the miters, or...
- Dont bother with the miters: just butt the sides together with glue and nails.
- Instead of making a groove for the bottom, just glue it underneath the sides.
Free plans
- WWMM Serving Tray (pdf)
- SketchUp version