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CUT 1/4 TOP OF COCONUT,SCOOP OUT COCONUT, MAKE A FACE IF YOU WANT TO ON FRONT? THEN PLASTICOTE COCONUT,HANG AND FILL WITH PEANUTS FOR BIRDS.

MADE FROM  SCAFFOLDBOARD, EASY TO MAKE.SELF EXPLANTORY.!! CUT TO PLANT POT SIZE.THEN FIX TO GARDEN POST. THESE HAVE BEEN TANALISED AND I USED WATER BASED CLEAR TIMBER SEALER WITH A DROP...

For me, ripping boards on low sawhorses is a quick trip to a sore back. It’s a balancing act done while bending over and pushing hard. So I’m always on...

Woodworkers often labor without a lot of recognition or reward. If you have a project that utilizes veneer, here is a chance to get both. VeneerTech, a North Carolina based...

Since the Festool C12 drill/driver’s release, the Popular Woodworking shop has had the tool in use. In fact, someone in the shop (I’ll not mention the name) keeps this tool...

For as long as I can remember I’ve had a helpful chart hanging above my desk that explains 32 common moulding profiles. Whenever I forgot what a “conge” looked like,...

AS I HAD DONE ONE KNOT IN A DOWEL ROD!! I HAD THE OTHER DOWEL OVER ,SO I DID AND PER-FECTED TWO KNOTS. THIS TOOK HALF THE NIGHT TO DO AS...

  Now let’s mill the edges of the top shelves. I install a 3/8’’ roundover bit in the router table.     As usual, I proceed with test cuts. If...

Thursday, I wrote that I was going to make a “Step-Chair” (U-BILD plan No. 102) for my niece, per family tradition. What I didn’t mention was that I felt the...

     A PINE DOWEL 250 MM LONG X 3.5 MM DIAMETER. THIS IS WHAT IMPOSSIBLE IS. AND THIS IS WHAT I MAKE POSSIBLE, THIS TOOK TIME TO PER-FECT!! BUT I...

I’m think I’m a decent dovetailer. My joints are tight and I get things done. Heck, I can even teach dovetailing to others when pressed. So why don’t I post...

Memo to Human Resources Re: Throwing Axes by the Dumpster Dear Sir or Madam, As an employee of F+W Media Inc., I applaud the recent addition of yoga mats and...