• Tools,  Wood

    Corner clamps

    A chipboard scrap was used to build the project. Once I had an idea of how they would look, I moved to the next step – a table saw. Drilling holes with 12 mm bit. I countersank them – just for fun. Using a table saw – cutting from both sides. A quick sanding and rounding of the corners. 8 pieces make a set of 4 corner clamps, they can be used in different ways.

  • Tools,  Wood

    Large bits router table top

    I already have a router tabletop, but this one is slightly different. It can be used with large router bits – cutting head of 2 inches in diameter (50 mm). This big cutting head means a different router base. The trimmer base was too small for large bits, luckily the plunge base can handle bits of nearly 64 mm in diameter. Cutting the plywood was the first thing to do. Due to the size of the base I also had to trim the workbench. First with the jigsaw, then with the router. That was the first time I used a…

  • Wood

    Polish table makeover

    The original shape looked a little heavy, especially the legs. I also wasn’t happy with the tabletop mount. These 2 things had to be changed – the shape of leg supports and the position and thickness of tabletop supports. Disassembly was easy with the proper tools. Once completed I set my straight line jig and the table saw. I removed the chamfer from the top and then I cut grooves using my router table fence. Driving 8 large screws was quick and easy, then I sanded down the high spots (both wood and metal) using a belt sander. I made…