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At this point in a build I start to measure off the piece rather than off the plans. As promised I am moving 'all ahead slow' with the gimpy wrist. I thought I would get one side panel done today . . . at least right off the machines with all the joinery completed anyway . . . nope...

So here's my templates and a pair of panels that I need to shape. I need to account for the 1-1/2" stile that will divide the book matched panels. I will have a 1/4" tongue on all the panels so I use 1-2-3 blocks to account for the remaining inch during template setup. I failed to take pics...

More cogitating today than sawdust making. I did manage to resaw out some book matched blanks for the floating panels in the sides but that's about it. My wrist is a-singin'. I gots to go ice it a while.

Just showing this as an example of using setup blocks. The same template is used for the upper and lower rail. The lower rail is 1" wider so I just step it off with 1-2-3 blocks. I boogered one of the parts but not fatally. A spoke shave saves the day. Time to cut the leg...

For my 10" Rikon bandsaw I have been pretty happy with Olsen's PGT series. I order replacements when I swap out dead blades. Just noticed a good price ($13) on the APG73170 that I use the most and thought I would share.

That looks great Chuck. Maybe I shouldn't sell that lather after all :D

It has been years since I confirmed the position of my router motor in my lift. Turned out it needed an additional strip of foil tape where a couple of others had compressed over the years. Setting up for some template offset routing is what made this catch my eye. All better now. My thanks...

. . . cont'd The vac method worked much more reliably. I then milled the blanks just like you would single-piece blanks. The side panels will involve some template routing. For those of us without a CNC, here's how we roll. . . I used to use one half of a template and then flip it to make...

I may be jumping the gun on this one. I realize today that it is going to take a lot longer than it should. I jacked up the tendons in my wrist doing some domestic chores a few weeks ago. Finally went to the doc . . . blah, blah, blah . . . But, why not drag you poor folks along on my slow...

I know, broken record . . . I have a bin that I toss ply and composite scrap into. Small pieces of ply and MDF, tec. can be handy for many things. I just don't understand how I accumulate so much of it!?!

When I was in college I remember the jazz and classical folks looking down on rock whereas most of the rock folks liked rock, jazz, classical, and most other forms of music. Who's stupid now :D:D:D

Nice looking design. If he names and dates will be carved in I see the tube as unnecessary. If it will just be names as shown the tube could hold other significant info of interest.

I have run a Wixey DRO for my tablesaw fence since around 2005. A decade or so ago I started the habit of writing the date on a new battery for certain tools like my various DRO's. The tablesaw DRO display started acting funky. I removed the battery (without really looking at it) and left out...

Just heard that Wayne passed on the second of this month. A jazz band leader in the 60s, winner of 12 Grammys, Downbeat Mag's critics poll winner for 10 years on soprano sax (although he played others) . . . whew . . .what else? Started the jazz fusion group Weather Report with Josef Zawinul...

Love it. Great craftsmanship and a simple but ingenious mechanism.

Very cool Toni. "Also be done on a lathe"? So, how did you do it? All CNC?

As my eyes get older I find using a rule to be more awkward. Whiteside 4" setup blocks and a 1-2-3 block meet most of my needs around the shop. There are fancier ones but they don't seem to add any real value in use. I have some of the shorter setup blocks (2-1/2" I think) but find I rarely...

I am so late. My apologies. Hope it was a great day.

The Woodpeckers PRL-1 has an automatic locking mechanism as did the original Bench Dog lift IIRC. This is one of the things that led me to seek out a second PRL-1 instead of the PRL-2 when it was introduced. The amazingly stout Bench Dog lift had already morphed to a different animal at that...

I will just kick in that a single feed screw design can struggle with heavier routers so factor that in. I have never been big on a lot of bells and whistles on a router lift but that's me. If the plate or your table have any kind of scale on them the bit will have to be well centered in the...