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Make all parts from a single board.

Wrap the sides around the box so grain is continuous.

Need 7 different species of wood veneer.

Make inside cuts first, working from inside to outside.

Spray paper with adhesive to hold veneer pieces together.

"Wet-sand" finish to create sawdust slurry to fill scroll saw kerfs.

Tape makes it easier to remove glue squeez-out.

Woah! Secret Doge compartment!

Recently the cryptocurrency Dogecoin took a wild ride. It had been started as a joke in 2013, and managed to claw it’s way up to about $0.005 USD by January 1, 2021, when a sudden interest by social media and a few comments by celebrities pushed it up to around $0.69 in early May 2021. Since then, it has fallen to less than half of its peak price. But being a long-time dog lover, I am still rooting for it.

Dogecoin’s icon is a photo of Kabosu, a female Japanese Shiba Inu who was rescued from an animal shelter by kindergarten teacher Atsuko Satô. Kabosu’s picture was posted on the Internet in 2010 and inspired a series of popular memes in 2013 – the same year that software engineers Billy Markus and Jackson Palmer began to crypto-mint their currency. Kabosu’s image also spawned the growth of dogespeak, a form of fractured English that is used today to reveal the thoughts and emotions of dogs in memes and videos.

All of which makes it a perfect subject for a bit of classic marquetry, wouldn’t you agree?  So...may I present the Dogebox, complete with dogemarquetry on the lid. Plus, there's a secret compartment (and some secret dogemarquetry) beneath a false bottom where you can store your true valuables. But it doesn't open the way most false bottoms do. Guaranteed to fool any burglar unless they have a really, really good nose. A dogenose, so to speak.

Dogebox plans are available from our store at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/doge-box-plans . And if you'd like to polish your marquetry skills, see my book, "Using the Scroll Saw," at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/using-the-scroll-saw . The book even has plans for making your own scroll saw!

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Making A Doge Box For Dogecoins - Scroll Saw Marquetry

Sharpening Theory

Sharpening Jig

Curved Edge

Use the Jig

This is one of the least expensive and most effective sharpening jigs I've ever designed -- I use it for all my plane irons and most of my chisels. Unless the tool has been massively abused, you can usually sharpen it in under 10 minutes. The secret is using ordinary wet-dry sandpaper on a hard, flat surface. You have a broad choice of grits and you can replace a grit when it wears out for just pennies. And if you use the trick I show you with honing compound,  you can get an edge sharp enough to shave with. Really! -- although that's one of those "don't try this at home" remarks...

The plans for all of the  jigs I show in this video are on pages 30, 68, and 69 of my book on "Sharpening," which you can pick up from our store at  https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/sharpening .

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Sandpaper Sharpening Jig - Sharpening Tools On a Budget

Side to Side Adjustment

Dust Collector

Pocket Holes

Pocket Hole

A drill press is an absolute necessity in any shop, but they can be frustrating for a woodworker. The table is too small, it tilts the wrong way, and there are no fences or stops to help align the work – it’s designed for metalworking! This quick-to-make fixture changes all that. There’s plenty of real estate to support large work pieces; the surface tilts front-to-back for angled holes; and it has and easy-to-mount fence and stop. It turns a standard drill press into a true woodworking tool. 

Plans for the drill press table are available at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/drill-press-table-plans . These include the plans for the drill press dust collector we show at 06:47. Or you can buy the dust collector plans separately at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/drill-press-dust-collector-plans .

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Drill press Table - Woodworking

Original Van Cleve - Henry Ford Museum

Champion Wooden Handlebar Clip

Demorest Front Fork

After spending a ton of time researching how old wooden handle bars were made we found nothing. It seems to be a lost art and we put weeks into experimenting with techniques to achieve a method for steam bending in 2 different directions, giving us a beautiful set of mustache handlebars.  We’ve been bending 1-inch wooden dowels to make wooden bicycle handlebars for a replica of a Wright “Van Cleve” bicycle. In the 1890s, just as bicycles became popular, cyclists had to put up with constant shocks when riding over unimproved roads. Some bicycle manufacturers, like the Wright brothers, used wooden handle bars to help smooth out the bumps – the wood gave slightly with each impact, just like the wooden handle on a hammer gives each time you strike a nail. The National Park Service has asked us to duplicate a bicycle the Wrights made at their shop on Williams Street in Dayton, Ohio, which is now an historical museum. These handlebars will grace a replica 1897 “Van Cleve,” a racing bicycle the Wrights made just before they began to experiment with gliders and airplanes.

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Making Wooden Mustache Handlebars - Woodworking

Tall Fence for Your Table Saw

Horizontal Fence

To Make a Cut with the Horizontal Fence

If you own a table saw, you need a tall fence now and then to cut boards on edge. Add a horizontal fence (sometimes called an L-fence) to the set-up and suddenly the usefulness increases exponentially. You can use this combination to straighten warped or bowed edges,  saw long tapers, duplicate complex parts, cut odd miters, even shave a whisker off an edge or an end for a precise fit. Together, these jigs vastly simplify complex woodworking operations without sacrificing precision. You can't buy either jig; you'll have to make them -- and you can find the woodworking plans in our store at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/tall-horizontal-fences-project-plan .

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Tall & Horizontal Table Saw Fences! - L Fence

I rescued this hollow basswood log from a woodpile, sealed the ends, and let it dry in my shop for several years. Because it was hollow, it dried from both the inside and the outside evenly, shrinking slowly and uniformly. This allowed the bark to stay firmly attached -- just perfect for a bark-included log chest. I scooped the rot from the inside,  added walnut ends and a small, crooked sycamore limb to serve as a handle. This is the result!

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Making a Chest from a Hollow Log

Dry out gluing surface.

Keep wood wet as you turn.

Soak in polyethylene glycol (PEG) for 3 days or more.

PEG keeps green wood from splitting and checking.

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A neighbor gave me some logs from an ancient walnut tree he had to put to rest. The wood was still green enough that the bark hasn’t begun to separate, so I’ve been making some “ bark-included ” turnings – this bowl is one example. It’s a short log turned sideways! I wet the log from time to time while turning it, and placed it in a plastic bag between lathe sessions to keep it from drying out. Once the turning was complete, I soaked the bowl in polyethylene glycol (PEG) for several days to slow the drying process, keep the wood from splitting, and keep the bark attached to the wood. (To learn more about PEG, see my post at the beginning of the Comments.) 

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Spherical Walnut Bowl – Turned Firewood!

Introduction

Big Plans

Materials

Props

Cork Balls

Drill Press

Propeller Hub Drilling

Wire Hooks

Brass Washers

Top Hub

Bamboo Skewers

Cork Skewers

Wing Frame

Heat Bending

Wing Frames

Prop Assembly

Wing Covering

Prop Mounts

Wing Cover

Rubber Band

Sport Rubber

Band

Prop Angle

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Nick gives a blow-by-blow description of how to make the 1878 Wright Bat. He also reveals some interesting information on who might have made the original bat, the toy that inspired the young Wright brothers and got them thinking about flight. If you’ve watched or time-lapse video and would like more detailed instructions, this is for you. Better yet, if you’d like to help a young person make this model helicopter, perhaps for a History Day project or a science fair, then this is for both of you. 

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1878 Wright Bat -- Detailed How-To Instructions (and a little archaeology)

In 1878, the Wright brothers' father brought them a rubber band-powered helicopter. Young Wilbur and Orville played with it until they wore it out, then began making their own from wood and cork. Years later,  after making their first flights, they credited this toy as having sparked their interest in aviation. Woodworking author Nick Engler, who has helped build many full-sized Wright airplanes and flight simulators for museums world-wide, shows how to build this historic toy, the Wright brothers' first flying machine.

Plans for the Wright Bat are available at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/1878-wright-bat-plan . And you can read more about this history-making toy and the Wright brothers at https://www.wright-brothers.org/History_Wing/Wright_Story/Unusual_Childhood/Special_Advantages/Special_Advantages.htm .

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1878 Wright Brothers Bat -- The Home-Made Toy That Began the Age of Aviation

Intro

Overview

Chisels

Shear or Scrape

Gluing

Turning stock

Mounting stock

Lathe turning

Smoothing plane

Wooden calipers

Tool rest

Story stick

Shaping

Sanding

Finishing

Nick turns his elegant rolling pin into a quick lesson in basic lathe turning techniques. Using this awesome turning project as an example, Nick explains how every turning, no matter how complex, is comprised of just three simple shapes. He then walks you through the tools and techniques used to create each shape. You come away with the core knowledge you need to turn almost anything! If you'd like the shop drawings for these rolling pins, complete with step by step instructions and full-size templates for the shop aids that Nick uses in this video, they are available from https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/scrapwood-rolling-pin .

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Rolling pin - How To / Intro to Lathe Turning

Assembly

Fence placement

Cabinet door

After 4 hours

Drawer assembly

Clamping squares

Gluing up

Adding clamping calls

Edge to edge gluing

Long gluing

Simple gluing jigs

This is one of those tools where once you have it, you can’t imagine doing without it. And like most good shopmade jigs, it’s simple to build and easy to use. Nick’s assembly tables offer a flat, rigid surface that has been slotted and perforated so you can attach a clamp anywhere you need one. The table helps hold the project together and keeps the pieces and parts properly aligned while the glue cures. Not only does this simplify assembly, your project comes off the table perfectly flat, square, and true. Plans are available at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/assembly-table-project-plans

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Assembly table - Best gluing jig ever!

Rip wood parts 7/8 (22mm) square.

Plane remaining surfaces so parts are 3/4" x 3/4" (19mm x 19mm).

Cut 1/4 (6mm) open mortises...

and matching tenons.

Drill 7/16 (11mm) holes to mount clock case.

Drill and file 1/8" x 3/8" (3mm x 10mm) slots in clock mount.

Miter sides of clock case 5 (12.7cm) long.

Drill 5/16 (8mm) hole in clock face for clockworks.

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Here’s an innovative twist on the popular Infinity Cube – an Infinity Cube Clock. Author/Craftsman Nick Engler shows shows how to build a small infinity cube. (Actually, since it's rectangular, it’s more of an infinity box.) He then mounts an electronic pendulum clock in it – complete with electronic chimes. Extremely contemporary and both beautiful and intriguing to look at. If you’d like to build your own copy, plans and instructions are available at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/infinity-cube-clock-plan .

A Note from Nick: If you watch this video and find yourself wondering why I ignored every rule of good joinery when assembling the clock case, let me tell you the clock is made thermally-modified quartersawn red oak. That's how I was able to glue the clock face directly to the sides without allowing for expansion and contraction. The combination of thermal modification and quartersawn grain reduced the rate of movement to well under 2%. It's a very different animal.

Another Note: If you're wondering which movement we used, you can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VCKL6RN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 .

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Infinity Cube Clock

We just don't know what to call it. All we could think of is that this is definitely not another chevron cutting board, so...that's what we named it. Nick fashioned this unique charcuterie board design from strips of contrasting wood (maple and purple heart) carefully arranged to create the optical illusion of peering into a long tunnel…sorta. There are other effects too, and it’s hard to decide which one to focus on…if you can focus at all. Have fun trying! This would make a good project for a beginner or advanced woodworker, and if you’d like to make this charcuterie board, the step-by-step instructions and drawings -- including the plans for the assembly table and miter sled used in this project -- are available from https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/not-another-chevron-cutting-board-plan

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Not  Another Chevron Cutting Board

hold the wood at an angle to the blade

glue up strips of contrasting wood

take a piece of 100 grit sandpaper

move on to 150 grit sandpaper

adjust the depth of cut

position the fence for the first cut

adjust the fence to two and a quarter

loosen the clamps

make a photocopy

let it drain for just a few minutes

Have you seen our time-lapse video in which Nick churns out soap savers at super speed? Well, here it is again at a regular pace, allowing Nick to explain each step in detail for those of you who would like to make your own. Specifically, he focuses on the “notch jig” he invented and tells how to use it to create the delicate lattice that enables the soap savers to save soap. For those of you who would like the plans for this jig, it’s available from our store at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/scrapwood-soap-saver-plans .

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Scrap Wood Soap Saver - How to

Mark 30 degree angle.

Cut 30 degree angle.

Mark shape of wedge and location of pockets.

Score a line defining glue area.

Bore 1-3/8 (3.5 cm) dia. pockets.

Cut rough wedge shape.

Finish sand adjoining surfaces.

Mask off gluing area.

Apply oil finish to adjoining surfaces.

Glue middle layer to bottom layer and let sit for 60 minutes.

Glue top layer to middle layer and let sit for 60 minutes.

Apply an oil finish.

Wax and buff.

The reason this small box is (almost) impossible to open is that it doesn’t open like a box. There are no hinges, no lids, no latches – nothing you’d expect. You have to hold the box in your hands just right and…well, you have to watch the video to see how the box opens. Nick also shows how it’s made. And if you’ like to make your own Impossible Puzzle Box, you can find the plans at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/impossible-puzzle-box-plan .

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Making a creative Wooden Puzzle Box

Cut 1/8 (3mm) wide kerf at 18 degrees.

Ease corner of kerfs with a file.

A simple lattice cut from a wood scrap becomes a decorative sink-side accessory that drains the excess water off you soap and keeps it from dissolving. Nick shows how make these unique "soap savers" on a table saw from a single block of wood. If you'd like the plan for the jig Nick uses, along with step-by-step instructions, visit our store at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/scrapwood-soap-saver-plans .

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Scrap Wood Soap Saver

If you’ve seen our speeded-up time-lapse video on making herringbone cutting boards and you’d like to make your own, we made this (regular speed) vid for you. Nick explains his technique in detail, including the simple math you need to design your own cutting boards. He shows five different herringbone patterns as examples, and then walks you through each step as he builds one of them. This tutorial takes some time, but there are plenty of tips and useful jigs to see along the way. And if you’d like a project plan for these boards, including the patterns and formulas that Nick uses, visit the Workshop Companion General Store athttps://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/herringbone-cutting-board-project-plan . It includes drawings for the (extremely) useful assembly table shown in our videos. 

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Herringbone Cutting Board - Tips & Techniques

In this speeded up time-lapse video, Nick shows how to make a deer with just a few quick cuts on a band saw. It’s a handy technique called “compound cutting” and it can be used to make all sorts of three-dimensional shapes. These particular reindeer are sized so you can cut them from scraps of 2x4s. Or, glue up blocks from different species of scrapwood. You can get the plans and full-size patterns for these reindeer in PDF format from or store at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/band-saw-reindeer . And if you're interested in knowing more about the band saw, pick up a copy of Nick's book, "Using the Band Saw," from https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/using-the-band-saw .

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Scrap Wood  Reindeer / Bandsaw Magic!

An overview of bench planes

The parts of a bench plane

Identifying types of steel

Sharpening the plane iron

Lapping the sole

Modifying the castings

Testing the tuned bench plane

0:00 Introduction
0:35 An overview of bench planes
4:35 The parts of a bench plane
12:50 Identifying types of steel
17:30 Sharpening the plane iron
24:14 Lapping the sole
26:05 Modifying the castings
31:20 Testing the tuned bench plane

Author/craftsman Nick Engler unpacks a cheap ($14 USD) bench plane from Harbor Freight and Salvage which, at first glance seems to be a reasonable copy of a Stanley No. 4. But there are so many hidden problems that this unpacking video quickly becomes a quest to re-make this tool as it should have been made in the first place. While Nick positively recommends that you NOT buy this plane, he does show how to overcome almost every problem that you’re likely to run into when tuning a new plane or restoring an old one. For more hand plane information of the printed variety, you may way to pick up a copy of Nick book "Using Hand Tools" at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/using-hand-tools .

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Harbor Freight Jack Plane - How Does It Stack Up?

Cut a Wood Blank

Compound Cutting

Mark the Cuts

Cutting the Side Profile

Hand Sanding

Apply a Finish

If you’ve seen our time-lapse video on scrapwood reindeer and what to know more about creating this compound cutting band saw sculpture, here’s Nick at regular speed. He explains the compound cutting technique in detail and imparts quite a few tips about gluing-up the scrapwood block, cutting and sanding it. He even explains how many reindeer pull Santa’s sled, just in case you’re thinking of reproducing the whole crew. It isn’t what you think! You can get the plans and full-size patterns for these reindeer from our store at https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/band-saw-reindeer . And if you're interested in knowing more about the band saw, pick up a copy of Nick's book, "Using the Band Saw," from https://workshopcompanionstore.com/products/using-the-band-saw . .

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Scrapwood Reindeer Band Saw Compound Cutting Project: How to