Monthly Archives: July 2009

July 25, 2009
6:30 pm
by: Torch02

Designs on Becoming a Maker

After creating a place to put my newly acquired router bits, I have some left over parts: I have two of these cases; one housed a three piece straight bit set and the other housed a three piece flush-trim bit … Continue reading →

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July 25, 2009
3:03 pm
by: Torch02

The New Addition

The Taylor Garage is happy to announce the newest addition to the tool family, a brand new (to me) Craftsman 15 1/2″ drill press: I found this drill press for sale on Craigslist up near Olney, MD.  That’s a bit of … Continue reading →

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July 21, 2009
8:43 pm
by: Torch02

My First Close Call

If you looked close enough at my router table setup from my last post, you might a see a “mistake” I made while constructing my bookcase: A closer looks reveals this was quite the gouge through the surface of my router … Continue reading →

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July 21, 2009
8:14 pm
by: Torch02

Baby Crib – Take 1

The first bold step I’ve taken in this new hobby of mine was to declare that I wanted to build our first child’s crib myself, rather than buying something prefabricated; even Ikea “building” wasn’t good enough for me.  Like most … Continue reading →

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July 12, 2009
9:45 pm
by: Torch02

The “Mandatory” First Project – Bookshelves

From the few things I’ve read, it almost seems like a right of passage to build a set of bookshelves as one of, if not the, first project as a woodworker.  The cliche wasn’t enough to dissuade me. It didn’t … Continue reading →

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July 12, 2009
8:59 pm
by: Torch02

Welcome to My Garage

I decided to put together this little blog to keep track of and share the wood related projects that I’m throwing myself into these days. I make no promises with respect to frequency or quality, given I expect few people … Continue reading →

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