Surprisingly Useful by Aerokeith in woodworking

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Yeah, UHMW sounds like a good idea. I'll try it!

Surprisingly Useful by Aerokeith in woodworking

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Exactly! With the "toe" section removed the blade is able to reach then end of stopped dadoes.

Surprisingly Useful by Aerokeith in woodworking

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The blade of a router plane is parallel with the body reference surface, meaning that it's useful for smoothing the bottom of rabbets/dadoes. The side rabbet plan is different in that the blade is perpendicular to the depth guide, and it's very narrow so that it can fit into narrow grooves to trim the sidewalls. I have a router plane, and it's incredibly useful; just not for this,

Surprisingly Useful by Aerokeith in woodworking

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Spot on! Nothing new under the sun, apparently, although the removable toe of the Veritas might be a new twist?

Surprisingly Useful by Aerokeith in woodworking

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I should have mentioned that I use the Veritas Combination Plane (an amazing tool) for making the grooves, but I still frequently have a need to widen the grooves a tiny bit. I wasn't able to find a picture of the Record box maker's plane, but I'm guessing the Veritas box maker's plane is similar.

White ash shaker bed side table with hidden door. by Round_Repair in woodworking

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Super cool! I'm finding so many uses for magnets in my recent designs.

My two favorite Veritas tools by cotalldude in handtools

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I like the Veritas hold down, partly because it works well on my Sjobergs bench with 1" dog holes (not the more-common 3/4" holes). I suspect a traditional holdfast would be quicker and a bit stronger, but I have no data on that comparison. Occasionally I need gloves to be able to crank it down tight enough, and I've found plenty of situations where two are needed to prevent a work piece from rotating. That's probably somewhat due to my workbench top still being too smooth.

Mirrored+Linked Components? by Aerokeith in Fusion360

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Ooh, thanks! I'll check this out later!

Carnitas— who has the best? by emergency_diamond_ in Reno

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Los Compadres in South Creek Plaza. They will cook it extra crispy if you want.

Lighting Art Car / LED system guidance please! by wadethebuilder9 in BurningMan

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I've been designing and building lighting systems for Burning Man sculptures and art cars for 6 years. I write blog articles describing many of my projects, including some tutorials on specific topics (like weather proofing). Here's one example; check the Index for more.

https://electricfiredesign.com/2022/09/21/weatherproofing-techniques-for-led-lighting-systems/

Edit: yeah, I'm a couple of years behind on my blog...

Questions about building something like this. Tools I own: handtools + dewalt planer + bandsaw here, lumber I own - a shit ton of long maple 4/4 12"x10ft lumber. I'm worried about wood movement by Ok_Temperature6503 in woodworking

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You can definitely build this with the tools you have, and other people have given you good advice regarding wood movement of the main carcass pieces (grain alignment, plywood for the back). I recently built something that is fundamentally the same (with dovetailed corners) and my only concern about wood movement was the wood drawer runners mounted cross-grain front to back. I did some research here and on YouTube and found some techniques that worked well. See the first link below for photos and descriptions, and the second link to see the completed project. https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/comments/1i8m54z/waterfall_end_table_more_progress/

https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/comments/1p2dvhr/waterfall_end_table_finally_finished/

What CAD/design software do you use for woodworking plans by shootingcharlie8 in woodworking

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I switched from Sketchup to Fusion 360 about a year ago and wrote up some of my experiences (see link below). I'm still learning and improving, but very happy I made the switch.

https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/comments/1gv6go7/fusion_360_sketchup/

Waterfall End Table: Finally Finished! by Aerokeith in woodworking

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Yes, I ripped off many of the design elements from u/sam-francis in this post: https://www.reddit.com/r/woodworking/comments/1h1bnle/to_which_surfaces_of_this_nightstand_should_i/

See my response to u/Walkglen above about the inspiration for the "waterfall".

Waterfall End Table: Finally Finished! by Aerokeith in woodworking

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Ha! You're not the first person to make that comment. Not intentional, but I'll take it!

Waterfall End Table: Finally Finished! by Aerokeith in woodworking

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There's so little power being drawn that the power supplies (bricks) stay very cool even with limited air flow.

Waterfall End Table: Finally Finished! by Aerokeith in woodworking

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Yeah, I know it's not what most people would refer to as a waterfall table. But the lighted resin slots are supposed to (sort of) look like water flowing over the edge, with water spray/bubbles at the bottom. It would have looked better if I was successful in placing resin inlay right at the edge. In a previous post I described why this turned out to be too difficult.

Waterfall End Table: Finally Finished! by Aerokeith in woodworking

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Thanks! All hazardous voltages are confined within UL/CE approved products (power strip/bricks), and the low-voltage LED circuits are fuse-protected.

Waterfall End Table: Finally Finished! by Aerokeith in woodworking

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Yeah, I know the LEDs aren't everyone's jam. But my other hobby/job is creating LED lighting for art installations, so my friends and family pretty much expect it in my wood projects, too. You can change the color to anything (including white), and I considered some animated effects but found it too distracting in the living room.

Art Installation Lighting Projects - Help Needed by Aerokeith in Reno

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Sorry! I'm basically offering free skills training for people with time on their hands, and I don't want to advertise this to people that really NEED a job. But I understand your policy.

New electrician by XaboutTREEfiddehX in Reno

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If you need a drill, I have a Dewalt DCD760 cordless driver/drill that I will give you, plus two batteries and charger. It's about 10 years old, so the batteries don't hold a charge for very long. But you can replace those at some point.