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 [Untitled-1.png]      Boy and Girls,   I’m quickly running out of clamps (that I own), however, while many may refer to this as a vise, I often ...
    [IMG_1071.png]     Boy and Girls,   Sometimes bigger is not always better and I have found these “micro” clamps invaluable, especially in my p...
       [SHED001530.JPG]     Boy and Girls,   Is this a clamp or a vise?... a lot may depend on how you use it and your definition, however, I will...
 [IMG_1081.png]     Boy and Girls,   [Woo-Hoo.png] … finally got to them.   While many love them and swear by them, some like me swear at them an...
 [IMG_0720.png]     Boy and Girls,   I primarily use these type of clamps with my tracksaw, however, before yazall mutiny and accuse me of Fe$too...
[IMG_9010.jpeg] With the legs mortised for the bottom cross brace, the top cross brace needs to be dealt with. Doing the ol' dovetail half lap bo...
So I've been itching to make some furniture versus the small items of late. Decide to make a pair of side tables, wanted to get back to some arts '...
I decided that I wanted to roll the dice and see if I could escape fate. Through tennons! 😱 Plenty of opportunity to really screw up, me like! L...
    [IMG_1010.png]   Boy and Girls,   While there are a few different magnetic switches on the market, this article will be centered around my ex...
    [IMG_1024.png]     Boy and Girls,   When I make small boxes with mitred corners, I initially reach for the blue/masking tape, lay the work out...
I just had a few steps to get the panel ready for glue-up.    Finishing the border: [20240413-IMG_9024.jpg] [20240413-IMG_9031.jpg] Applying the ...
The panel is done, but since it is a piece of another project, the final panel photos are a bit anti-climactic.   The panel received a couple coats...