I had always wanted to attempt one of these trailer builds. I don't use it all that much, but it is quite handy to have when you DO need it. I got the camper for free from someone who just wanted it gone. This was a build a few years ago...so I really don't remember everything about it...but I think it ended up costing me around a total of $800 for materials to complete it. It was quite a bit of fun foolin around with it and I am happy with the end results.
I came to own this sander. But it was on a crappy stand that didn't move around well. I decided that I would build a custom cabinet to house it and have storage underneath and put it on a mobile base to be able to move it around the shop easy. It turned out absolutely beautiful!
My Uncle called me to lend him a hand. He had intended on building this rocker/cradle project to present to his Grandson for his impending birth of their Son. I used as much of some 300 year old red oak that I could. It had such character. This was a challenge and fun to build. Not much problem. The actual glue up of it had to be planned out because there were some tricky situations that needed to be done in sequence. But, in the end....it turned out beautifully.
I fabricated this dining table for a friend. I used some beautiful quarter sawn Poplar. In hindsight...I probably will not make furniture such as this that will need to stand up to daily use, out of Poplar. While its stable and works beautifully, it's a bit to soft for such use. But, it finished up beautifully. Nice trestle table project.
My Aunt requested if I could build her some assemblies to hold her multitude of recipe cards. Most of the time....you have to hit me at the right time to get something done fairly quickly thereafter. However, she hit a break in my schedule and making something like this sounded like fun. I rolled the idea around in my head for a little while and about a week later, pretty much had a basic idea of what I wanted to do construction-wise. Next step was to layout a sketch to fill in the dimensions. From there....I "wing it" without plans...because basically, I have never used plans...I let the project guide me with the measurements. I just follow the direction. I love the way red oak and walnut play together. I love the look. I dug out my Incra I-jig to say hello to it. I haven't had it out in ages...and I wanted to use it to fabricate the box joints for the corners of the cabinet. Just a really fun project and it was simple from start to finish.
I had a former co-worker ask me if I could fabricate a gliding interior barn door for his Son's new home that was being either built or remodeled....I forget. I was intrigued by the idea and quickly accepted the job. These doors were popularized by Johanna Gaines of cable TV fame and her Magnolia Industries. Honestly, it was quite a simple job...but there was one sticking point in how to construct the field of the door...the section between the framework. I conferred with a fellow and trusted woodworking friend on the subject and he actually came up with a great idea. Two minds can sometimes make all the difference in the world!
The entire project is constructed from maple lumber. The field is actually made up of a 1/4" baltic birch plywood core. Baltic birch is a very stable type of plywood thanks to its multiple layers of plys over standard plywood. That makes it much more stable after construction, meaning it won't shrink and expand due to relative humidity. Over the core....I applied laminations of maple that were slightly under 1/4" in thickness...both sides and matching in their orientation. Used glue and pin brad nails. Came out awesome if I have to say so myself.
I had long wanted to build some bat houses for our property. We get mosquitos...no more than usual, but if we could help the bat population at the same time as we are taming the mosquito problem, all the more nice to finally get around to building these things. I made back to back bat houses and designed and fabricated a tilting mounting bracket that was sunk into the ground in a considerable amount of concrete. I loved building these bat houses and I hope to eventually have a huge populations of bats inhabiting them.
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