How to Remove Dents from Wood
The Samurai Carpenter demonstrates the steam iron trick for getting dents out of wood. He also shows you a trick for fortifying a notched tenon to prevent it from splitting:
Building a Bed
This is an impressive build. The Samurai Carpenter builds a timber-framed bed for his son, starting off with pieces far too massive to flatten on any jointer or planer:
Air Conditioner/Pool Pump Cover Fence
A basic build from Bob Clagett this week, who builds a simple fence to cover a domestic exterior eyesore:
Classroom iPad Docking Station
Sandra Powell does a favor for a schoolteacher friend, building a charging station to hold 18 iPads:
End-Grain Work Station to Stereo Repair
What do you do when you’re making a butcher block workstation and your belt sander breaks? If you’re Linn from Darbin Orvar, you cope by tackling another project: Converting an old stereo receiver from AC to DC.
Bar Cart
Ben Uyeda whips up a bar cart from iron pipes, couplings and oak from the big box store:
Laser Cut, Thermal Formed Lamp
This is pretty cool. Uyeda experiments with a laser cutter, acrylic baked in his kitchen oven, and plywood forms to make this lamp:
Easy to Make, Perfect Fit Jig
Here’s a useful tip if you ever need to insert a panel into something that you’re not sure is 100% square:
Headphone Stand
Chris Salomone waxes philosophic while making this handsome walnut headphone stand:
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