Drill Press table

I really like my drill press but I realized that the metal table that it came with wasn't adequate. That's why I started searching for a solution for the problem.  After watching many videos on YouTube I came up with a table that I liked. 

I used 2 pieces of ¾ inch Poplar plywood 17 ½ X 24 inches sandwiched together.  On the underside I cut two dados to fit the Kreg mini track in to connect it to the drill press table.  On the top side I cut two more dados for the adjustable fence. Since I had some scrap Red Oak in my shop I used some to edge band  the top to hide the plywood edge. I then made the fence from two pieces of the Poplar 3 x 24 connected together with pocket holes.

I am happy with how it turned out and look forward to using it on many projects.  

Storage for my dowels

Storage for the miscellaneous dowels laying around my shop.  I used 2 inch PVC pipe cut in lengths of 30, 24,15, 9 and 5 inches.  I used a hole saw on my drill press to cut out the plugs. After a little sanding they fit perfectly. I used the french cleat design so I can move it around if I need to.

Organizing my wood shop - Lathe Tools

Using the French Cleat system  I made a way to store my lathe chisels in reach of my lathe.

I used 1 1/2 inch pvc pipe cut to length and then angled. After using pipe cleaner on them I turned a rod the right size to fit inside the pipe. Once the rod was the correct size to fir I cut it off in one inch disks that fit snugly inside the pipe.  Next came the drilling of the holes in the top and bottom. The screw in the bottom not only holds the pipe to the french cleat it also holds the disk in the bottom of the pipe.

Keep watching for further improvements in my shop this year.

Countdown to Christmas

This is a second Christmas advent tree i have made.  This one features 24 Christmas ornaments that are each different. As we get closer to the day we celebrate the birth of our Savior the tree becomes more decorated. Each time you put the days ornament on the tree you receive a Hershey's kiss.

House Face lift - Butterflies

When trying to figure out what to do to make the front of our house not so plain we thought "what better way to add beauty to the front of our house the make some butterflies?" 

We found some plans for butterflies, built them out of 1/4 inch plywood and 1x2 pine, painted them and then mounted them on the front of the house.  

Each time we see them it reminds us how creative God is.

Happy 20th Anniversary Cake

August 23, 2005 we celebrated our 20^th wedding anniversary. As a garage woodworker the challenge was to come up with a creative way to celebrate.  After sitting in my shop thinking, looking around and thinking some more. It came to me why not build a cake?

Some dry wall cut to size and nailed together, then frosted with drywall mud and paint.  No cake is finished without candles. So to finish off the cake I cut 20 holes the size of quarters in the shape of a “20”. To complete the Anniversary cake I placed in 20 rolls of Bi-Centennial Quarters with a flame glued to the top of each roll.  Then place in each hole.in each hole.  

The House Pencil

When approached by “House” a home school group from Circle Christian to solve the problem of what to do with the name tags worn each day.  Here is the idea I came up with.