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Maple Fan Pulls

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Zebra Wood Fan Pulls

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Ebonized Cherry Pens

This is my first set of commissioned pens. 5 initial pens out of a total of 12 (the other 7 will be completed in the coming weeks). Ebonized cherry with gunmetal hardware. Finished with a mixture of 1/3 shellac + 1/3 denatured alcohol + 1/3 BLO and a couple

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Desktable

I started out by calling this a "table", but I guess if it has a definitely front and back to it, I guess that makes it a desk? Most of the construction is 2x4s with half-lap joints held together by dowels and glue (no screws -- only screw-ups!). The top

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Internet of Shop Lights

I've been gradually building out a workshop in a small room in my basement. However, there's only one light switch, one light, and one outlet in the entire room, and the outlet is controlled by the light switch! That means flipping the switch turns everything off, but I want to

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Wooden "Pixel" Flag

I had some off-cuts from a bunch of half lap joints and decided to make some "pixel" art with the kids. It was also a good excuse to experiment with making our own milk paint! [ wgb0.imgur.com ]

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Ash Segment Clock

I had cut the panels and fingers for this several months ago and never assembled it. I decided to go ahead and finish it to give to a friend for helping me move a ShopSmith across town. Cut and resawn from an ash turning blank. IoT driven by a Particle

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Ash Pencil Box

Just a test of my new donkey ear for shooting miters. It worked pretty well on the short sides, but I'll need to make a longer ear for any longer stock. The long sides of the box hung off the ear, but I was able to get it to mostly

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Donkey's Ear

Apparently, I picked up the knottiest, twistedest, unevenest piece of white oak you can find and tried to plane it down with no real goal in mind. After getting it mostly flat and settled, I decided to make it into a donkey's ear so that I could make small miter

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Lola's Poplar Box

My 6-year-old had to do a Valentine's Day box with a theme of the state of Tennessee for a school project. After learning that the state tree is the tulip poplar, she asked me if she could build a box out of tulip poplar wood. Of course! My father-in-law has

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Giant Segment Clock Frame

I needed a frame for my giant segment clock that I built a while back, so I built one! The frame allows me to hang it on the wall a little easier, and it looks a little nicer. [ wgb0.imgur.com ]

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Blue Dyed Maple LEGO Build Tray

After some friends saw the LEGO build trays delivered to my girls from Santa Claus's workshop, they said they would like one for their son for his birthday. His favorite color is blue, so I decided to expand my horizons by playing with dyes. I quickly learned that maple doesn't

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Flush Trim Plane

A flush trim plane made entirely with hand tools. Originally cut from an off-cut of a maple slab 3” thick. Sawed down with a bipolar Japanese pull saw. Planed the sides at a slight angle. Chiseled the slope and “nose” (with dull chisels). Used files to round the corners on

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LEGO Build Trays

Some LEGO build trays built by Santa's workshop in anticipation of some bigger LEGO kits also delivered by Mr. Claus. [ wgb0.imgur.com ]

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Eclipsitron

This was attempt at having an eclipse assistant to countdown to the different contact times based on GPS coordinates. It's powered by a Particle Electron with extra GPS receiver. It also contains several sensors: temperature, humidity, UV, visible light. Now that the eclipse is over, it has been retrofitted with

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Orange Agate Segment Clock

Now this one is different! This one has a fancy toggle button on top. When pressed, it plays music through two speakers in the bottom of the clock. It's powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero W + stereo "bonnet". This allows for a little flexibility to change the music that is

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Purple Heart Segment Clock

Another segment clock, this time in purple heart for my purple-loving daughter. She and I seem to be the only ones in the family who think this wood is super cool. The color of the sawdust is such a novelty. It's also super easy to work with! [ wgb0.imgur.com

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Fidget Spinners

Collection of fidget spinners made for friends and coworkers by request. [ wgb0.imgur.com ]

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Solder Fume Extractor

Simple box containing two 80mm computer fans that draw air in and force it out through carbon mesh filters. Made from cherry sapwood and then ebonized for a deep, rich color. Fan and mesh holes were cut using CNC. I need to design and add some 3D printed parts to

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CSLA Class of 2029 Kindergarten Signs

All 3 kindergarten classrooms with the teachers' names, year, and student names. Each one measures out to about 20" x 12" x 1/2". CNC'ed from birch ply. Sealed with 2 coats of poly, applied 2 coats of spray paint, and then sanded off the spray paint and poly layers.

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Bamboo & Padauk Bottle Opener

Simple bottle opener stand made from bamboo with padauk accents. There are 6 neodymium magnets (taken from dead hard drives) to catch falling caps. [ wgb0.imgur.com ]

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Bamboo Clock

7-segment clock with 1.2" display made from bamboo for my wife. Powered by a Particle Photon. Keeps accurate time even in case of a power outage. Also includes a light sensor to brighten or dim the display depending on the ambient light. [ wgb0.imgur.com ]

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Secret Compartment Box

This project was a last minute idea for my wife's birthday present and came together in about 8 hours total. I'm still new to this woodworking thing, but I'm getting better/faster! The wood shop is in my father-in-law's basement which is prone to light flooding during heavy rains (just

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Cherry Segment Clock

The first in a series of segment clocks in a wooden enclosure. Being the first, plenty of mistakes were made and lots of things learned. For one, I realized the final dimensions don't need to be so big! Future clocks are much smaller with a more pleasing form factor. [ wgb0.