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Jim, I have a very good friend, a marine that is a Medal of Honor recipient and have done several projects for him as well as a few of recipients. Carving is really not my forte, but it was fun to do...

Pat, Yes I did learn something.......wear leather gloves when tearing off the fabric to expose the frame. There are a gazillion sharp staples and I have the wounds to prove it. Seriously though, I...

I have not been much of a carver but what little I have done I have enjoyed. This project is one I have done before on a slightly smaller scale and is a copy of a Medal of Honor ribbon. I have carved...

Jack, yes you are right, the back is not leather and nether are the pillows (not seen in the photo) They are leather blend and the back was originally not to be seen so we didn't want to waste $$'s...

Ole, Never thought the insulation wearing through even though the ends are in rubber gripped insulators. I can't see it happening without lots of movement which it does move some but not a lot. But,...

I'm learning more and more about the "Dixie Land" wood.

Jim, I'm going start off making a mantle and a kitchen table for my friend that gave me the wood. After all it was free to me.

Dave

Thank you all for the info on this lumber. I tried to count the growth rings on one board and got lost at 74 or 75 and given the back was built in the mid 1800's, that puts it around 220-230 or so...

Not being from the south I had never heard of Loblolly Pine. I hauled back about 460 board feet from Alabama where my friend had boards that were 52 feet long, 2 inches thick, 16 inches tall. They...

Yonak, Yes it will go against the wall but I never store it there, I also leave it over the assembly table and just loop it in a single coil to get it out of the way.

I too wish there was a way to...

I saw a post here on a magnetic lamp that one could set on any metal table such as a bandsaw. It got me to thinking of my overhead power cord arm that I made for my shop. When I built my shop I...

Ken, That is interesting on the number of frames for your payment. Thanks for letting me know.

Dave

Thanks Mark, no I don't mind. My part, the framing, and I terrible at keeping track of my hours on a project, but my best guess was about three weeks off and on.

The upholstery cost was just over...

I have been "out of touch" for quite some time with Sawmill Creek (and another forum) and not in the shop as well all due to family health issues and lots of traveling. I'm trying to work back into...

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Some of you may remember other projects I have done for Medal of Honor recipients. I am a big advocate of these men and women that went above and beyond the call of duty.
I sorry if this gets a...

Tim,

You are exactly right about the covers. They are there so I have a flat floor just incase I moved a machine. When I built the shop I didn't have my WBS then and the cover was there for...

My favorite project would have to be the plaque I made to honor all Medal of Honor recipients past, present and future. My daughter and I were fortunate enough to attend the Grand Opening of the New...

Chris that looks fantastic! I have done dozens of laser projects and have found Maple is not a good wood for the laser engraving. For photographs of
peoples faces or of scenery the wood is just to...

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was asked by fellow Creeker Brad Beam to post pictures of how I constructed
my under-the-floor dust collection system. I have posted it before but maybe it cannot be seen because it has been so...

I made this one right after I built my shop. The size is 4 feet by 8 feet and is
the same height as my table saw so it helps as an extension for long stuff.
The top has a full 1/4 inch sheet of...

It seem all I make lately are these large lasered plaques. Well not really but I do make quite a few of them. Anyway I made this one for a friend of mine for his 84th birthday who happens to be a...

I have to agree Frank Miller Lumber is a great place to get lumber. They deliver
for free too.

Dave

Jay, You did well for yourself. You will like the pocket hole machine.

Dave

Richard you are exactly right. That is where it came from. You seem to know
your Indiana history.

Dave