Month: January 2012

Things I've made and what making them taught me

Upgrading a Delta 50-760 Dust Collector with a Canister Filter

Dust collection seems to get people riled up for some reason.  I haven’t a clue why.  Searching forums and websites about it will reveal dozens of conflicting reports, differing opinions, information and misinformation.  After spending all together too much time wading through all that stuff trying to find the useful ideas, I’ve come to the …

Bench Stand-offs

Lee Valley recently started offering a non-slip pad material in 1″, 2″ and puck-sized self-adhesive discs.  They even sell the pucks.  Well… if you’re on the fence about these, don’t give it a second thought.  What a useful product! I got a package of the 2″ discs and stuck them to some roughly 2″ discs …

Live Edge Hall Table

It’s been a while since I posted a furniture project.  This one is inspired by the work of Geoffrey Warner that was featured on the back corner of Fine Woodworking #222.  I particularly like the motion in his design, and the combination of the natural edge top, the clean lines of the arches and mostly …