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Building the tension and tracking mechanism for the upper wheel, and an adjustable mount for the lower wheel axle. Trying a blade on he saw, and first cut just by hand cranking the wheels.

I started this video to show why a cowling around the fan wouldn't help, but as I experimented, things got more interesting. More about my crazy 1 hp fan: http://woodgears.ca/siren/fan.html Experiments with the veturi effect: http://woodgears.ca/physics/venturi.html My other channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3_AWXcf2K3l9ILVuQe-XwQ

Gluing up the frame for my new big bandsaw, mostly made from 2x6 material. These are much thicker than my previous bandsaws, so I modified the design to accommodate. http://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/frame26.html Plans for this bandsaw: https://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/plans26

Making the wheels for my new bigger 26" bandsaw I'm planning on building. To cut down on weight and inertia, I'm making these hollow. http://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/hollow_wheels.html Plans for this bandsaw: https://woodgears.ca/big_bandsaw/plans26

Experimenting with building a fan from a 1 hp motor. It really blows! http://woodgears.ca/siren/fan.html

Showing the process of working out the dimensions for tenon templates on the wooden pantorouter, and using the new segmented tenon templates on the metal pantorouter. http://woodgears.ca/pantorouter/setup.html Segmented templates: https://pantorouter.com/shop/segmented-mortise-amp-tenon-template-set

More details about things to watch for when gluing up a hardwood table top and varnishing it. This covers stuff I omitted from my previous video. http://woodgears.ca/table/top.html#varnish

Making a hardwood table top from construction lumber and lots of hardwood scraps cut into thin strips. I can't recommend this method because it was a lot of work, but the restult is nice. More details: http://woodgears.ca/table/top.html

Building some more long reach clamps, similar to the ones I built back in 2011 https://youtu.be/5U7ufIyBaos These are a simplified version. Web article: http://woodgears.ca/clamps

Measuring air flow rates with different types of hoses hooked up to my shopvac and my dust collectors. What type of hose you use makes a big difference in terms of air flow. http://woodgears.ca/dust_collector/hoses.html

Drawer install, balancing the blower, motor guard, and investigating dust flow. http://woodgears.ca/router_table/finish2.html

A router table with a large router compartment, filter and extraction blower so that the cabinet itself serves as its own dust collector. http://woodgears.ca/router_table Tilting router lift: http://woodgears.ca/router_lift Trying a snopvac on the router table instead: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc5Dr_Sb25E More blower videos: Blower impeller design experiments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuEaP9kyiFc Building a dust collector blower https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBxFNUWD2GQ Blower design experiments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rqb64ryRNY blower housing shape experiments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INbV5ggQ93A

Building the cabinet for my new router table. This will hold my tilting router lift, and will also integrate dust collection. http://woodgears.ca/router_table/cabinet.html

Experimenting with caring a butt profile in a chair seat. Iterating on it and testing for comfort. Something flat on the bottom but coming up towards the edges feels best, but unless it's really deep, it doesn't add much vs. a flat seat. Given how thick a slab would be needed to make much difference, it's not really worthwhile.

Building sturdy wooden chairs with armrests out of oak. This is a design my dad came up with 36 years ago and made a lot of over the years. Using the oven-bent back rungs that I made in my previous video. Article to go with this video: http://woodgears.ca/kitchen_chairs/ Plans for sale here: https://woodgears.ca/kitchen_chairs/plans/index.html My random stuff channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3_AWXcf2K3l9ILVuQe-XwQ

Using a kitchen stove as a kiln for bending wood to make curved chair back rungs, then cutting the tenons on the end with the pantorouter. http://woodgears.ca/kitchen_chairs/bent_rungs.html

Building another version of my milk crate inspired wooden boxes that I last built back in 2009. The idea of the project at the time was to use all my fancy hommeade tools. This time, I used even more homemade tools and machines! More details on this build, and links to machines used http://woodgears.ca/milk_crate/again.html

I don't like impact drivers because they are very loud, but I have come to realize they have their advantages. The bit is much less likely to slip out of the screw head (cam out), especially when you can't get the bit straight into the screw. Mostly its the intermittent torque, but some impact drivers also hammer the bit into the screw as they go.

A minimalist cantilevered nightstand. Fits well over a baseboard heater but also wouldn't block a heat register underneath. And has enough room under it for a wastebasket or something else. build article: http://woodgears.ca/nightstand Free plans here: http://woodgears.ca/nightstand/plans

Break testing the heavy duty shelf brackets I made, also testing similar brackets using screws from the back, and using pocket holes. http://woodgears.ca/joint_strength/shelf_brackets.html

This is actually the first time using the template feature of my quick set tenon jig in a project. With double mortise and tenon joints, these shelf brackets are super strong. It's more a matter of how well they are screwed to the walls. http://woodgears.ca/tenon/double_tenon.html

Strip sander build: http://woodgears.ca/strip_sander/xl.html You can buy the plans here: http://woodgears.ca/strip_sander/plans

Modifying two identical shelves I built in 2014 to be a better children's book case, and a better shoe rack for the other one http://woodgears.ca/shelves/shelf_boxes.html

Tax time this year involves scanning lots of documents, but photographing is much faster than scanning. I used to always lean a tripod over a table for this, but finally built a more steady jig to accomplish this. Other camera holding jigs I have built: https://woodgears.ca/tech/pi_holder.html https://www.woodgears.ca/macro/index.html https://woodgears.ca/tripod/steadycam.html https://www.sentex.ca/~mwandel/photo/slide_photographing.html https://www.sentex.ca/~mwandel/tech/scanner.html

Building a circuit to engage the starter winding of an induction motor at startup. Also acts as an NVR (no voltage reset) switch and automatically cuts out if the motor stalls. Using one AC relay and two light switches. http://woodgears.ca/motors/starting.html This switch is for my 1.5"x48" belt sander http://woodgears.ca/strip_sander/xl.html