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Finished Storm Trooper

Storm Trooper Art

Here is a fun little project I did in honor of the new Star Wars movie.  I found this stencil on the internet and brought it into Inkscape.  I used the Trace Bitmap tool and saved the SVG.  I imported it into Easel and cut it out.  I did a shallow cut of 1/16″.  It […]

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XCarve3

XCarve CNC Assembly

I’ve been wanting a CNC Router ever since the CarveWright came out a number of years ago from Craftsman. I was really excited about the possibilities it would add to my workshop. Unfortunately, the CarveWright had awful reviews. So I bided my time until another consumer-grade CNC hit the market. The XCarve from Inventables came […]

Category: CNC, Videos, Woodworking
Bandsaw Unboxed

New Band Saw – Unboxing

The first large tool I ever purchased was a 10” Craftsman band saw.  I really wanted to do some band saw boxes and scroll work.  Unfortunately, I didn’t do my research before purchasing the band saw.  It turns out, the band saw had a proprietary blade and only offered 2 styles of blade.  So the […]

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Simple Tool Stand

A Simple Tool Stand

Thanks to Bob at I Like To Make Stuff, I was inspired check off a project I’ve been putting off for a long time.  I needed a rolling cart to hold my miter saw.  Now, I can push it out of the way when I don’t need it.  Eventually, the cart will roll into a slot […]

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Coat Racks

Making A Coat Rack

I don’t have a good place to put my coat when I get home from a long day’s work.  So it usually ends up on the floor, or the back of a kitchen chair.  In this video, I make a wall mounted coat rack at my entryway.  I made 2 racks, one high and one […]

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