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Making new steps for a deck at amogla camp. More about Amogla camp at: http://woodgears.ca/amogla

Similar to previous bed build, but focusing on how I made the head shaped head board. Last bed build similar to this one: http://woodgears.ca/bed/single.html

The new dust hood flips open so that routers that require two collet wrenches can be used with it. I tried fitting this to my wooden pantorouter. Get the dust hood at http://pantorouter.com Previous dust hood tests: http://woodgears.ca/pantorouter/dust.html http://woodgears.ca/pantorouter/dust1.html

A hybrid box / miter joint, good for frame joints that have a profile on the inside. http://woodgears.ca/frame/boxmiter.html

Checking out my neighbour's homemade 8" jointer, which he built in the early 80's, based on Galen Winchip's jointer, published in Fine Woodworking magazine in 1981. http://woodgears.ca/jointer/reg.html

My 26" bandsaw build one video, cut to 1\3 the length of the original series. https://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/26in.html Plans: https://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/plans26/

Talking about some of my techniques for varnishing while preparing for the third and final coat on a project. This is with an oil based varnish, though these techniques also apply to water based varnish. http://woodgears.ca/beginner/varnish.html John Heisz has some more tips: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sui2oUtBza8

Building a single (twin size) bed for one of the kids, using construction lumber. http://woodgears.ca/bed/single.html

Using some barometric pressure sensors hooked up to a computer to measure how well the vacuum gets distributed over the area when vacuum clamping to determine if some "cloth" on top to spread the vacuum is really necessary. http://woodgears.ca/clamps/more_vacuum.html

I needed a way to clamp a large flat area for making a cork board. A scrap of plastic and a shopvac was all I needed. http://woodgears.ca/clamps/vacuum.html

A motorized, hopper fed repeating catapult that shoots plastic caps from baby food pouches. http://woodgears.ca/capshooter/hopper.html

Trying out a wooodslicer resaw blade that I ordered, except it got made to the wrong length. But I used it anyway! The bandsaw blade is a woodslicer swift 3-4 TPI blade, 3/4" x 025".

Experimenting with different blades and bandaw chatter, then modifying the most troublesome blade to have less tooth set, which, though it didn't solve the chatter problem, greatly improved the cut quality. The main culprit to chatter is too much of a hook on the blade. http://woodgears.ca/bandsaw/chatter.html

When the longest piece of wood you have isn't long enough, and you need a strong joint to make it longer, a scarf joint or similarly angled joint is a good way to join pieces end to end. http://woodgears.ca/curtain_rods/spliced.html

Finishing up my 26" bandsaw build after I took it all apart again for painting and varnishing. Also balancing the wheels and adding electrical wiring to it. http://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/paint.html Plans here: http://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/plans26

This time without using my tilting router lift. http://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/pulley.html

Building the top enclosure for my 26" bandsaw. But I held off uploading until I finished the plans, which took some time. Top enclosure: http://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/top_enclosure.html Plans: http://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/plans26

Working on finishing up my 26" bandsaw. In this eposode, making the bottom enclosure and the sawdust drawer. This directs nearly all the sawdust into the drawer, making for passive dust collection. http://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/bottom_enclosure.html Plans for this bandsaw: https://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/plans26

Investigating some "buncing" I get with a sharp new hook tooth blade while resawing ironwood. This problem seems to be limited to using hook tooth blades on really hard woods like ironwood, though it happens to a lesser extent with hard maple and ash. More on bandsaw resawing: http://woodgears.ca/bandsaw/resaw.html

Adding castor wheels, a blade guard, and testing it by resawing through some ironwood. http://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/guard26.html Plans for this bandsaw: https://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/plans26

When doing lots of clamping, the unergonomic shape of typical bar clamps gets tiring. So I made star-knobs to replace the cylindrical clamp handles on some of my more frequently used clamps. http://woodgears.ca/clamps/knobs.html

Making the table for the bandsaw. This could have been much simpler if I just used baltic birch plywood, but I went the cheap and complicated route. http://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/table26.html Plans for this bandsaw: https://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/plans26

You don't need a CNC to benefit from using CAD. Using paper templates to cut out the parts exactly the way I needed them. Also used the templates to precisely position the dowel holes to mate the parts. http://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/trunnions.html Plans for this bandsaw: https://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/plans26

Making the blade guides for my big bandsaw. These are the same design as the ones I made for my 20" bandsaw back in 2016. http://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/guides26.html Plans for this bandsaw: https://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/plans26

Adding a motor mount and drive pulley to my 26" bandsaw. Some alterations to the frame were needed. Also, the motor didn't have a usable mount, so I had to clamp it to a mounting bracket with coat hanger wire. http://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/motor.html Plans for this bandsaw: https://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/plans26