Mega Shoebox teaser video
I’m struggling to find the time to edit this build together, but I posted this on my facebook page and thought I would do the same here too. Just a little shot of something to come, 🙂
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Fit It Beta testing
[cryout-multi][cryout-column width=”3/5″] Well I’m stoked with the response to my Fit It video from last week. It was overwhelmingly positive and received a lot more comments and emails than normal too which shows it is something that will benefit more people than just myself. And by… Read More »Fit It Beta testing
Grain Direction
I’ll be posting a longer update about it tomorrow, but I’m just a little bit excited that I’ve managed to implement Grain direction into my panel layout program Fit It! Woop woop! I’ve put over 20hrs into it the past 3 days, everything is… Read More »Grain Direction
Fit It – My Panel Cutting Optimiser
Here’s an update and quick demo of my cutlist generating program, tentatively named ‘Fit It’. What is the point of it? Well, plain and simple, I want to save money! My shop is always full of odd ends and scraps of wood, I’m a terrible… Read More »Fit It – My Panel Cutting Optimiser
Polishing up the Table Saw
Ok, put your hand up if you use your table saw as a workbench. Hmm, how about put your hand up if you use your table saw as a glue up bench. Alrighty last one, hands up if you use your table saw as a… Read More »Polishing up the Table Saw
A Picture Frame for my Wife
It seems that there are a couple of basic woodworking projects that I’ve never even attempted before. They are the two main projects that I see many new woodworkers first build; picture frames and chopping boards. I still need to track down some nicer wood for… Read More »A Picture Frame for my Wife
AutoMagic Panel Layout
This is the first rendition of an automagic panel layout algorith in my panel cutlist program. The first button I click loads up a project from a text file. The project is my Mega Shoe Box cut from 15mm plywood. The panels are all placed… Read More »AutoMagic Panel Layout
Readers Box Joint Jigs & Panel Optimiser Update
If only I charged for the plans for my Single Blade Box Joint Jig…with over 1500 downloads in the first month I could have had a nice little payday! 😉 In all seriousness though, it is nice to feel like I’m giving something small back… Read More »Readers Box Joint Jigs & Panel Optimiser Update
Panel Layout
Working pretty full on this past week I haven’t had too much of a chance to get into the shop other than to work on a Mega Shoebox for a friend of mine: But that’s ok because I’ve had another woodworking related project anyway. I’m working… Read More »Panel Layout
Mega Shoe Box Plans
Well this project turned out to be pretty popular. Lots of emails and questions about it, here are plans in both PDF and SketchUp format. DOUBLE CHECK MEASUREMENTS BEFORE USING THESE FREE PLANS. There are a couple of small mistakes in them, think before you… Read More »Mega Shoe Box Plans
The Mega Shoe Box
So this was a bit of fun. It’s a shoe box! A good friend of mine has been hassling me for at least a year now while I’ve been renovating my garage, trying to get me to build something for him to store his Nike sneakers… Read More »The Mega Shoe Box
Box Joint Jig Follow Up
Well, last weeks video went over better than I ever expected! I guess it really fills a need for a lot of woodworkers. Not everyone has a saw with the ability to take a stack set, or maybe simply like me they don’t have the… Read More »Box Joint Jig Follow Up