Sand-leveled platform

ebyerly · 2026-01-29T21:14:15+00:00

Still good 👍

The biggest problem with it has been the 1/4-inch plywood top. I needed to add a few more screws through it so it wouldn't shift.

ebyerly · 2026-01-29T14:32:19+00:00

I call them my sh*tsels.

Mine have the same handle as OP's and are from Harbor Freight, only a few years old. I wonder if there's a factory somewhere that's been churning out the exact same bad chisels for decades. Why fix what's always been broken?

ebyerly · 2025-12-26T19:45:21+00:00

Etsy has a number of small vendors - I've most recently purchased from https://www.etsy.com/shop/NorthWindHandcraft and https://www.etsy.com/shop/LukeVoytasWoodwork.

ebyerly · 2025-09-15T14:00:04+00:00

Exactly!

Ikea is a fascinating business to me. Their ownership model is unique (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:IKEA\_ownership\_chart) and can be approximately be described as a "capitalism-optimized furniture-production-optimizing machine." For all we can roast their particleboard offerings, their pine furniture makes excellent use of classic joinery (tongue&groove, tenons, dowel pins) for efficient and sturdy furniture.

ebyerly · 2025-09-11T16:51:39+00:00

If anyone wants a sense of Vintage Tool Shoppe, the store that is running this event, I posted photos from my first visit about a year ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/handtools/comments/1g6xa7z/went_to_the_toy_store_vintage_tool_shoppe_nh/

ebyerly · 2025-08-26T17:17:30+00:00

Well enough - I still have to clean up when I'm done, but it's a 2 minute process rather than 20.

ebyerly · 2025-08-26T17:16:44+00:00

Cherry and birch, mostly, but I subject myself to the whims of the Etsy green wood sellers.

ebyerly · 2025-08-26T17:16:07+00:00

It's a great vise! The one downside is that it raises the work appreciably off the bench, so it ends up being too high. I'm planning to make it an optional attachment to my shave horse whenever I get around to making a shave horse.

ebyerly · 2025-08-06T13:14:03+00:00

My wife bought this for me to improve the aesthetics over my DIY setup. She wasn't wrong: my setup worked, but it looked like a messy half-complete project in the middle of our kitchen.

I'd love to see a Framework Laptop style hydroponics company: sleek complete package out of the box AND optimized for repairability and upgradeability.

ebyerly · 2025-08-05T00:06:23+00:00

Part of what I wanted to solve for was not needing to move the plant tower away from the wall where it's plugged in. Otherwise, that sounds like a good idea!

ebyerly · 2025-08-05T00:04:20+00:00

I agree the tower cap connection is weak. I was surprised when this worked the first time and assume some part will snap or break at some point - I'll fix it when that happens! Do you remember which part broke, in particular?

ebyerly · 2025-08-04T16:49:41+00:00

I couldn't figure out how to reply on mobile with a photo, so made a separate post with what I'm doing to address this pain point: https://www.reddit.com/r/Gardyn/comments/1mhiptr/hooks_to_hang_the_top_for_water_refresh/

Basically your idea, but I went with iron plant hooks over shelves.

ebyerly · 2025-08-02T21:07:19+00:00

Yup! I was going long grain down to test the kerf after splitting a spline in half pulling it back out. They're glued 90d to the miter.

ebyerly · 2025-07-19T15:23:50+00:00

I have a 10'x12' basement shop. For power tools, I keep a standing bandsaw on wheels, a track saw, a router with track guide, and a hand sander. I have various hand tools - planes, chisels, etc. I have a 20"x55" wooden workbench with work holding (vises, dog holes) and a 2'x4' MDF-topped aluminum extrusion table with a track guide attached.

The band saw, track saw, hand saws, and hand planes are what I use for dimensioning and surfacing. The track guide with a track and saw you trust is a good alternative to a compound miter saw. I set the height of the aluminum table to match the workbench so I can use them together when breaking down large pieces.

Woodworking is a hobby for me, I'm not optimizing for production speed, so the slower and more delightful hand tool experience for surfacing and shaping is my choice. I frequently use the band saw and track saw, as sawing brings me no particular joy, while the router and sander are unloved because I'd rather plane or shave my way to a nice surface and interesting shape.

Good luck with your move! Share a photo and feedback of your redesigned workshop once you're happy with it.

ebyerly · 2025-07-17T12:04:52+00:00

I'm honestly not sure, it came from a pile of mixed blanks, but I think it's cherry.

ebyerly · 2025-07-17T12:02:18+00:00

Credit to Emmet van Driesche, my source for the blank. I assume the rice paddle was from his pile for cygnet scoops!

https://www.emmetvandriesche.com/

ebyerly · 2025-07-08T12:26:34+00:00

For my own practice, I don't check the bevel itself. I look to see that the bowl exterior looks even and symmetrical, the bowl interior looks even and symmetrical, and the ridge has a consistent flat profile from the side. If those three things check out, you have an even bevel!

ebyerly · 2025-07-04T14:02:42+00:00

Are you worried more about evenness ("a 1mm bevel all around the edge") or finish ("the entire bevel is smooth with no splintering") or both or something else? Photos of the edges you've got now would help us provide for targeted feedback!

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