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THIS IS THE OAK CLOCK NOW FINISHED. ART DECO STYLE ,SOMETHING DIFFERENT! ONLY 4 3/4" INCHES HIGH..HAS BEEN OILED IN HOT LINSEED OIL. BOILED SOME LINSEED IN A PAN AND...

THIS IS A  WATCH FACE OAK CLOCK CASE I AM MAKING AS YOU WILL SEE NOT ALL CLOCK CASE DESIGNS HAVE TO BE STRAIGHT. THIS ONE WILL BE AS I MACHINE...

From the “I need three hands” file: Sometimes when you scribe a line on a board with the guidance of a try square you need one hand to hold the...

IF YOU COME ACROSS AN OLD TV SET OR SEE ONE AT A SKIP OR DUMP? AND YOU LOVE YOUR TROPICAL / GOLD FISH WHAT BETTER THAN A TV FISH...

TODAY I WENT PASS A SKIP AND FOUND A FEW OF THESE. OLD USELESS CIRCUIT BOARDS. IDEA CAME TO MIND AS I HAD A FEW CORK TILES OVER FROM A...

When I built my French workbench five years ago I had two choices for the vise screws: steel screws from China or steel screws from Eastern Europe. The choices today...

Starting on Friday, we’re going to be sending out occasional special coupon codes for books, DVDs and CDs via Twitter, the micro-blogging service that all the kids are using (except,...

Starting on Friday, we’re going to be sending out occasional special coupon codes for books, DVDs and CDs via Twitter, the micro-blogging service that all the kids are using (except,...

            Small Parts Carousel    While visiting an antique shop, I discovered a way to store all that indispensible small stuff that used to [...]

      I’ve got a lot of clamps, but they don’t take up much space. I simply drilled 5/8-in.-dia. holes through 3/4-in. plywood at a slight upward angle and...

            Expandable Parts Rack    When I worked on a big project, every surface in my shop used to get covered with stacks of parts....

              Instant Surface   In my compact shop, everything has to be portable and stowable, including my work surfaces. Whenever I need tabletop space...