New Tools

I got this bad boy for Christmas!!!

Works pretty good right out of the box. Could use a good sharpening though just to bring it to a razor sharp edge.

Lego Table

This Lego building table was a last minute Christmas gift for my son. I decided to build it 5 days before Christmas. I used 8/4 Alder for the legs and Beech for the sides. I was not able to get all the pictures I wanted when I was building, since I was in such a rush to get it done. Even with the short time frame I was able to get the base all assembled and finished. I also cut the plywood top and framed it with beech. I will post more pictures when I get finish on the top.

Here you can see I used a mortise and tenon joint to join the sides to the legs.

The mortising machine with a stop makes quick work of this. I first set the stop to obtain the measurement that I wanted from the top  which was about 1/2 inch. I then adjusted the stop to the right which gave me the 1 1/4 height that I wanted. I was then able to move the part back to the left to remove the middle portion of the mortise.

I cut the legs to length with my Incra Miter1000HD.

As you can see this miter gauge is so versatile in how you can set it up. I was able to set up the stop very quickly and my cuts were perfect every time.

Xmas Gifts

I made these tea candle holders for my mom and two grandmas. I got the idea from http://www.dans-hobbies.com/.

Large Toy Box 2

This method works well because it leaves a clean tear out free cut.

I set up the router with a 1/2 strait cutting bit to mill the 3/4 dado's into the panels

Table saw will make quick work of cleaning up the rough cut pieces.

Rough cutting parts to size with a strait edge and a skill saw.