Tag Archives: Plywood

September 26, 2010
9:35 pm
by: Torch02

Tick Marks to Templates

Design sketches – checks. Materials – check.  Now it was time for some serious shop time. For the complex curves that I had in several places on this piece, I knew I would need a few steps between my initial … Continue reading →

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August 28, 2010
7:47 pm
by: Torch02

Serving Up a -BANG-

When I was putting together my initial plans for this crate, I knew that I wanted to have a couple of trays that stacked one upon the other – even though I wasn’t sure how I would accomplish that. I … Continue reading →

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August 23, 2010
9:14 pm
by: Torch02

The Day in Shavings – 23 August 2010

This is the first tray out of the clamps and I have two others in clamps (I need more clamps) as we speak.  Once those are out, I can come close to considering the stackable trays complete. However, I noticed a huge problem with … Continue reading →

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August 21, 2010
9:49 pm
by: Torch02

The Day in Shavings – 21 August 2010

I don’t have the trays for the ammo crate completed, but I wanted to give a quick update on my progess for it. I’ve spent a ton of time working on the box joints for these trays (yes, that’s 3/8″ plywood): … Continue reading →

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January 12, 2010
11:55 pm
by: Torch02

Christmas Gifts – Domino Box

While I was working on the set of dominos for my parents, I was also working on a box to hold the set.  I liked the idea of box joints, but really liked  the joints Marc Spagnolo created for the case of … Continue reading →

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October 19, 2009
11:48 pm
by: Torch02

Crib Coming Together

I spent several hours in the garage this evening, attending to a few different aspects of Briana’s crib. I built my first frame and panel door, which will front the vertical cabinet on the right side of the crib: I ended up … Continue reading →

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October 19, 2009
11:48 pm
by: Torch02

More Clamps

Saturday afternoon brought an odd visitor.  I was downstairs watching football when I heard my dog bark, something he never does.  I ran upstairs to find a delivery on my doorstep that I had completely forgotten about: Woodcraft had a … Continue reading →

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September 26, 2009
10:20 pm
by: Torch02

Two Steps Back, One Step Forward

I haven’t spent much time in the garage lately, mostly because I made a huge mistake.  Remember how I had some alignment issues that I thought were purely aesthetic? It turned out to not be so.  When I tried to … 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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