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Drawers. The kind u put things in not the ones u put on.

8/12/2012

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Custom made drawer are not as hard as you think. I mostly but sheets of 2sided finished ply and make my own but in the case I was making one drawer and I decided to use pre made drawer sides. I needed 2 3/4" high sides. So I bought a 6" tall piece and cut it down to size so I could have the finished top part. If I had used a 4" side and cut down I would have lost that. I used a spare piece as a Template for the dado cut height. I did not have to switch to a dado blade set(set of blades u stack together to cut wide slot in wood)because a simple two pass cut was enough for the drawer bottom.
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All put together and held with a Bessy strap clamp. This thing is a sweet clamp but I'll post about is later with maybe a video review.
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Getting jiggy with shelf pins.

8/11/2012

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I have been asked several times about how I get all those shelf pin holes lined up so strait. A shelf pin jig of course!!! But shhhh I didn't tell you..
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Best workshop pencil sharper.

8/5/2012

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That is all...
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Pallet tear downs. If your up for it.

7/20/2012

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I love to make stuff from old pallets. That said its not as easy as you think it might be. You can get pallets from just about anywhere and most places are HAPPY to give them to you. Some are made of junk and some are made from hardwood like oak. These are the one I like the most but also makes it harder to tear down. Here are a couple tips to help you tear these pieces of gold apart.

1. Tools: good claw hammer, 3footcrow bar, 1 foot crowbar, nail punch, gloves and safety glasses. This is the bare min.

2. Other tools. Zawsall, circular saw.

3. PATIENCE.

If all you care about are the cross pieces then you can cut the edges and then you only have to worry about the middle nails. If you want the joists then you need to use a saw to cut as close as you can on the cross pieces. Just take your time and before you know you have some great free wood and a pretty good workout too.
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Taking apart pallets is no fun and sometimes a little dangerous.
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It's also hazardous for your planner if you don't get out all the nails.
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You can pull the rest out and now have room to pull the nail out. Go slow or you can pull the head off and then you'll need a pair of vice grips.
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Make that laundry organized with some built ins.

7/19/2012

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Got rid of some old wire and added some build in shelves to make more room in a tiny laundry.
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Put up some cork board too.
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Get professional with your next lemonade stand.

7/18/2012

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It has a door on the back, casters for mobility and a chalkboard for ur/kids menu.
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BGE Table gets comfy

7/17/2012

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BGE in its new home for another satisfied customer!!
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These are made for zero clearance commercial mowers. They roll like a hot knife through butter!!!
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Little bit a stainless to keep the hot coals from burning up ur table.
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Semi transparent stain.

7/13/2012

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Semi transparent stain lets you still see the wood grain while giving you a rich color. I like to use semi transparent stain on pressure treated wood because it helps hide the fact that is PTW.
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Depth stops

7/13/2012

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Use a depth stop to create big dados.
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Tue, Jul 10, 2012

7/10/2012

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Have a blank space on some kitchen backs. Add a little trim to fill some space and add some depth.
Make the back of ur cabinets not so boring with a little trim.
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    Christian Gaiser

    The Mad Scientist of woodworking

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