DIY Drum Sander
Backstory: We took down a red oak a couple years ago (Part 1 and Part 2) and I got it milled up for projects. Wifey wants a desk but the grain is a little tricky and my thickness planer just…
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How to Make Deckels
What’s a Deckel? A Deckel is a lid for a drink. It fits over a glass (like one of those large German Maas mugs or a red solo cup) to identify it as your own and to keep the flies…
Custom DIY Storage Banquette
I built this banquette over the weekend, posted it on Facebook, and now I have a few people asking for plans. While I don’t have any plans specifically, I did take a lot of pictures along the way to show…
Clamp Attachment for Securing Rods and Dowels
At our last 3D Printer Club meeting, the kids on the team started cutting threaded rods. We were clamping the rods to a table with a standard bar clamp to keep them in place. The problem was that they were…
McMaster-Carr Shipping Costs
It’s not easy to find concrete examples of shipping costs for McMaster-Carr online, and they don’t tell you what an order is going to cost to ship until after it’s already shipped — and that can be a little scary…
J&M SCR Robot Test-drive
He we’re test-driving the our latest robot creation for the first time. It’s the boy’s design and made mostly of wood. The tires are o-rings, and there’s a 12V AA batter pack sandwiched between the two pieces of plywood. The…
Fun With Reuleaux Triangles
Math Monday came early this week, and we had some fun exploring Reuleaux triangles. Next to a circle, they’re the simplest curve of constant width you can make — that basically means you can roll a plank on top of…
Reader-built Chess Boards
I love getting photos of chess and checker boards that people have built using my tutorial (), or after being inspired by it, and so I’ve decided to start asking permission to post those photos and the stories behind them…
DIY $3 Scrap Wood PCB Clamp
I’m still not fully convinced of the wisdom of a wooden soldering station clamp/vise, but it’s been serving me well nonetheless. It’s my DIY PanaVise! Why buy something if you can make it yourself, right? 🙂 The frame is made…
Wooden Pig Craft Project
We ran across a picture of a little pig online and my little girl fell in love with it, so we grabbed a sheet of paper and tried to make it. Here’s how it turned out. Below the photo is…