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Joint This! How to Joint a Board With a Router

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Sometimes you have a great piece of wood that has a natural edge, a bit of crook, or you want to put a taper on a board.  There are a

couple of ways to get a clean, straight edge on a board. The quickest is, of course, on a jointer.  You can also use a router table.  But you can also do it with a hand router and a straight edge guide, just like cutting with a circular saw.  In fact there are times when the combination of circular saw and router is the quickest and most flexible solution.  So, here it is, how to joint a board with a router. Continue reading Joint This! How to Joint a Board With a Router

How to Build a Table From Reclaimed Column for Less Than $35

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From the moment we moved into the new house, the wife has been looking for a side table for the living room.

She looked everywhere, and we tried several tables of various shapes and sizes to no avail.

Finally, while at a furniture store, she found a table made from what looks like an old baluster, that she thought was a great inspiration piece.

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How to Cut a Straight Line (with a circular saw)

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Not everyone has access to a table saw for making precision saw cuts.  So, how do you safely make accurate cuts?  With a circular saw and a straight edge guide.  For those with a small shop,  a limited budget, or working off site, this is a great way to get very accurate cuts with a simple set up.

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A Quick Padded Headboard – Or another Ikea Hack

Our move was quick, and in the winter. We needed additional storage, so… we bought an Ikea Brimnes bed frame. It has large drawers under it, but it’s very plain. Not how I would have built one at all, but very workable.

The problem is that we needed it to be about 4″ off the wall. I hate when my pillows fall behind the bed! Solution, a short, padded headboard.
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Upholstering a Chair ain’t so bad – Learn the Basics

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Re upholstering a chair

My wife decided that the side chair in our sun room, just didn’t work for her anymore. So… let’s upholster it she says. (We???  I know what that means)  Just how hard can upholstering be?

Here is the chair we started with. I didn’t think it was too bad.
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