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I built this air raid siren ten years ago. Looking at the old video, I realized I could edit that much better now. This version is only half as long without skipping much! Article about the siren build: http://woodgears.ca/siren 2012 building the siren: https://youtu.be/XAfvOjdZpkg 2012 testing the siren: https://youtu.be/2Tr6hCZAVhI

Adding a drawer to my little "lab table" that I built recently. I used wooden drawer slides for the simplicity and cost, but with wax and mineral oil was able to make the hardwood on hardwood slide really easily

Using my vacuum patio stone lifter contraption to lift all the patio stones, re-level the sand and gravel, take out weeds and add additional barrier to weeds, then new sand in the cracks. Hopefully this will stay weed free without pesticides for a few years.

Dealing with a wasp nest that I can't directly get at. This originally shot and published in 2014, but re-edited to be much shorter, like I have done with #shorts, but using regular format, because that appears to work much better for me. Previous video on that topic: https://youtu.be/OM4Nku2qAiI Earlier video on that topic (from 2011) https://youtu.be/Gk52XA4rFpw

Making another table to roll around a computer (or other equipment) on for measuring experiments. more table builds: http://woodgears.ca/table/

Analyzing sources of noise and vibration on my homemade jointer. The shelix head made it much quieter, but without the cutter head dominating the noise, there are a lot of other noises to chase. More about my homemade jointer: http://woodgears.ca/jointer/homemade.html

Upgrading my 12" jointer to a Shelix head and testing it. Cut quality is improved, but there's more to it than that. The carbide shelix head is not a clear win. More about my homemade jointer: http://woodgears.ca/jointer/homemade.html

Building a curvy board toy from some curved scraps of wood from an old table. Previous curvy board build: http://woodgears.ca/toys/curvy_board.html

Building a slinky escalator. This was supposed to be a #shorts video, but it was just 6 frames over one minute, so doesn't qualify as a #short. But on the plus side, no annoying #shorts view when watching on a real computer. Video based on a video and article I first published back in 2015 http://woodgears.ca/toys/slinky.html Longer build video: https://youtu.be/5UP_njBPpZ4

Nearly all window air conditioners are made for vertically sliding windows. I made a new window panel to fit a window air conditioner into a casement window. Testing the window air conditioner: https://youtu.be/zcxeokD2s6k Amazon purchase link: https://amzn.to/3NnDD3y Amazon discount code: 50AC002 (Valid thu May 22) Also available on Dreo's website: https://dreo.com/products/dreo-arctic-one

Ran out of metal shelf brackets, so instead of going to the store, made some wooden ones.

Demonstrating how I use my BigPrint program to make 1:1 tempaltes. I do this every time I have a CAD model of something and want to build it in the workshop. You can buy BigPrint here: http://woodgears.ca/bigprint

Building a small set of chairs. These are based on my kitchen chair plans but everything shortened and no armrests. Kitchen chairs build: http://woodgears.ca/kitchen_chairs/

Testing several different construction adhesives for strength to see how suitable they are for woodworking

Comparing power consumption and speed drops while powering my jointer with an induction motor or a universal motor.

I built a giant wooden suction cup to lift heavy patio stones out of the patio.

Testing different types of woodworking glue on my glue strength testing apparatus. First with construction lumber, then with maple hardwood.

Building a thin lamp stand to fit behind a bed headboard and hold an articulated arm style lamp #shorts

Upgrading my 10 year old homemade jointer to use a big induction motor. More about the jointer at: http://woodgears.ca/jointer/homemade.html Plans for the jointer: http://woodgears.ca/jointer/plans

Making three simple wooden guitar hangers to get the guitars out of the way.

Using two simple squares as fences to use a handheld circular saw to cut a dado joint in wood. The ends of the fences are pushed against a thickess of thee wood to be fit into the dado, which sets the correct spaces for the skillsaw to cut the dado. #shorts

I have this theory that adding pins across a joint may actually cause it to fail sooner. I made a whole lot of test samples to test this out, but it didn't go as I had expected.

The lengths a mouse will go to to jump for food! This video is a shorts version of a video I made two years ago that never gained much traction. I think the original video was too long for what it is. More about the origin of this mouse video http://woodgears.ca/farm/circus_mouse.html Longer version of the mouse video: https://youtu.be/z4xZpm5n214 #shorts

Building a big bookcase using construction lumber and some oak trim. sides were too long to use on my box joint jig, so I cut the box joints on my slot mortiser.

A 2x8 with a lot of knots in one place. Thought I'd try standing on the flat side. Just one slight bounce and it broke! #shorts