Wooden-Strip Conference Table
This week Jimmy DiResta travels back in time, showing us the build of a conference table he did several years ago. You’ve gotta love the efficient use of wood, and the sawdust-and-epoxy filler trick:
Pantry Closet Shelves
As Matthias Wandel’s family grows, they’re starting to run out of space. Here he builds some closet/pantry shelfing using leftover wood, and employs some clever building tricks. (Note that when he cuts the notches in the shelves on the tablesaw, he takes a few extra passes to widen the kerf, in order to give himself room to get the bandsaw blade in there sideways. Forethought FTW.) There’s also a rare moment where we see Wandel momentarily lose his cool following a mid-project disaster–kudos to him for leaving it in the final edit, so that we know we’re not the only ones who’ve had similar experiences!
Chainsaw Milling a Walnut Tree
Frank Howarth and a friend mill up said friend’s fallen walnut tree on-site, showing us the work required to harvest wood with a 36" Alaskan Chainsaw Mill:
Building a Garbage Can Enclosure, Part 2
April Wilkerson finishes up her trash can shed. Midway through she notices an ergonomic flaw in her design, and corrects it with the help of gas shocks:
Asian-Inspired Coat Rack
This week Jay Bates gets an assist from buddy Jeff Ferguson and the two bang out an Asian-inspired coat rack. Bates takes the time to point out something dangerous that he unwittingly did during the process, reminding us all to be vigilant about shop safety.
Mobile Tiny House Tour
The project we’ve been following for many months, Ana White’s mobile tiny house, is finally finished! She’s ready to give you the grand tour:
How to Make a Wooden Tape Measure
Bob Clagett’s gotten into the habit of keeping a small tape measure attached to his keychain, but the jangling is annoying him. Solution? Replace the tape measure housing with a custom one made of wood. Here’s how:
Simple Planer Sled
So you sprung for an 8-inch jointer over the 6-inch–but now you’ve lucked into a 12-inch-wide board. How can you flatten the twist out of it? You could use handplanes, as Jay Bates showed us last week; but this week, Matt Vanderlist of “Matt’s Basement Workshop” shows us how you can build a simple sled for it, then run it through your planer (assuming it’s wide enough):
Physical Notification Box for Social Media
A fun, and TransAtlantic, project from La Fabrique DIY this week, as their operative in New York City starts a project that they finish up in Paris. The team build a notification box that lights up whenever someone “likes” them on Facebook or Instagram, as well as when someone subscribes to their YouTube channel:
An Impressive Shed
It’s easy to think of Linn from Darbin Orvar as the electronics specialist of this bunch, but this week’s video reminds us that she knows how to swing a hammer and do construction, too. Here she builds a seriously sturdy shed, laying a primitive foundation, driving rebar into the ground for stability, and framing out a watertight structure that looks like it will weather the ages:
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