It seems that some great ideas are born from other great ideas. There are 2 ideas in this episode that are ideas from others that I also happened to be working on and their ideas prompted me to get moving on the idea and see if or how it worked ...
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So many woodworking ideas to work with and often one leads to another ... like ...
For anyone who has had to struggle to carry hot drinks like tea or coffee will appreciate this super cool drink carrier. They not only look and work great, but they also save us having to recycle paper carriers that take up tons of room before they find their way to the recycle bin ... but there is a warning ...
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/kmF9H2y-Unw
Nearly every time I take my drink carrier to pick up coffees, I am asked "how much do they cost?" "where I get one?", "Are you taking orders?", "can you make one for me?" ... these drink carriers are super popular items ...
Of these 2 jigs, I use one a LOT the other, not as often, but both get used in my shop. The Assembly Jig is one of my top used jigs. I am always using it to hold my work square as I assemble then glue it together. The only real problem with the last ones I made, they seem to be too small as the projects and picture frames I make seem to get larger and larger ...
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/Bj0PK-MqroA
Time to upgrade the Assembly Jig with some new ideas to make this one last a bit longer and make it easier to use ...
Read more: Woodworking Jigs for Making Perfect Half Lap Joints Every Time!
It's not so much that Professional Woodworkers or Carpenters will not share their tips and tricks with novice workers, it's more a matter of "they have so many, they forget they even use them" ... so what this means is when we work with these people we need to be KEEN observers.
Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/exYeRCDZiE4
Lucky for me, I have an inquisitive streak in me, so I am always watching others to see what and how they do things, sometimes they are not the best but when you work with seasoned pros, you know .... your going to learn some handy tricks ...
Read more: MORE Secret Tips the Woodworking Pros Won't Tell You!
One of the reasons we make so many jigs in woodworking is to save ourselves from possible injury, and here is yet another woodworking appliance (some me call it a woodworking jig) that can go a long way to saving injury to your back from lifting heavy sheet goods like Plywoods, MDF and Strand-Board.
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Many years ago I saw a picture of the item that looked similar to this which I saved, I can't remember where I saw the picture but I recall there were no dimensions or any indications of woods, etc, but it looked fairly simple to make ... boy was I wrong ...
