Recent content by Saxaphool

Making a grooming tote(basically a small wood box with a handle to carry horse-show stuff to the jumping ring) for the wife for Christmas. Has some cherry boards I bought eons ago for a long forgotten project that I'm using

Per your attic door issue, I have a similar situation. When we bought the house it came with a metal paint roller extension handle with a hook riveted on the end. I can reach up and hook the plywood of the attic door and pull it down. Then I reach up and put the hook end under the top step of...

Removed the neck from an Upright String Bass

Shelving & Storage I'm running a shelf across the top of my cabinets on the north wall and extending the shelf to the left wall. Bought some 3/4 ply and ripped the 12" deep shelf. Angled the the one end to eventually put a flat screen TV. Lumber Storage Found some extremely heavy duty...

Lots of small projects this weekend. I have some dead space behind my Craftsman Tool Chest. I also have a few items that I don't use often, but do need occasionally. In my other shop I had a nice heavy duty set of metal shelves. Trying to maximize space I wanted to get it as close to the wall...

NEW TOY Bought a Campbell Hausfield air compressor from my brother 10+ years ago for $50 or so. Worked fine but louder than a 747. Being space-limited, I needed something a bit smaller and quieter. After some research, here's my new toy. This thing is amazingly quiet! Like stand next to...

Thanks! I'm getting there....:)

Oops, missed one of your questions.... I occasionally will do some cabinet work on pianos, but it's not something I get a lot of demand for.

Thanks Captain14! I move pianos also. I use a wells cargo trailer for the vast majority of moves, although have to rent a truck occasionally. The Piano Technicians Guild is an organization for piano tuners. It offers numerous educational opportunities as well as an accreditation program to...

Drill Press Cabinet At the end of my workbench next to where the shop vac is located I wanted a cabinet I could set my bench top drill press. I need to be fairly narrow, but I wanted drawers to store drill-related stuff. I once again used 3/4" oak plywood. Here's the side panels I measured...

RECENT PROJECT Arnold Dolmetsch Spinet Harpsichord A client purchased this 1950's vintage harpsichord from an antique dealer. It had some "issues", mostly sticking parts that had corroded over the years. I've had it in my other shop for a few months working on it. Couple of weeks ago, moved it...

Thanks! Like anything else, practice, practice, practice....my first stuff sucked, but has gotten better....and trust me, what I'm making is FAR from perfect.....I still have a LLOONNGG way to go

Captain14, Thanks! And to answer your question.... Definitely wanted a heat and cooling option....as you know our summers are kinda brutal, and this past winter was no picnic...:)

I'm having to maximize my space(don't we all?), and after some thought I designed a cabinet to fit in the area beside the garage door and behind the exterior door. I had about 14" of width to play with. Here's the space I have to work with, and nothing too fancy, just some sides, top, bottom...

jayrush13....thanks for the heads up. I did call my electrician(he has to come back to finish since the drywall is up...nothing major, hooking up the outlets, etc.) Told him about the miter saw bridge, and he said yea, that was against code, but he could finish everything up with out making me...