Several months ago my youngest daughter made it known to me that she wanted a blanket chest. I immediately thought to myself that would make a great Christmas gift. I knew I was going to use Eastern Red Cedar, I love the way it smells. But was not sure what size or how I was going to make it. An int…

When I first saw a table saw cross cut sled, I thought it would be nice to use and one day I would build one. That was many years ago! Should have built this years ago! I added a board to my miter gauge and thought that that worked just fine. Between that and my miter saw I just did not feel that a …

I have wanted a Finger Joint Jig for quite some time. I came across one that I really liked. Matthias Wandel has a Screw Advance Box Joint Jig that he designed and built. He even has plans for it. I only worry that it might be difficult or frustrating to use, but it is very versatile. Then I found t…

One of my kids (adult kid) was milling firewood into lumber and he managed to bend and crack the factory insert. Besides I have been wanting to make one of these for awhile. Version 1 I call this my version 1, there are a couple of things I want to do differently. I want to add a splitter and I want…

The power switch on my table saw quit working, a while back. The original switch and switch enclosure was unique to my table saw. It was easier for me just to replace both and while I was at I replaced the power cord that had been damaged years ago. After market power switch I like the paddle switch…