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Retrofitted dust collection to Dad's old table saw (actually, it was originally my grandfather's table saw). Bit of CRC here and there, and it's good as new. Hope to do it justice! I'll be building a new fence for it and reconditioning the top when I get time. #woodworking #tablesaw #dustcollection #tb #heirloom #heirloomtools

Starting to look a bit like a woodshop. Another week and it should be ready for production!

Getting ready to move to my new woodshop, in the corner of my old man's engineering shop. First port of call was to empty out 5 years worth of wood and dust. Next step is cleaning, sealing the floor, and then moving onto layout. Big job, but it's gonna be so much better than working out of my dining room!

Who needs sandpaper anyway? #kannafinish #kanna #japanesetools #japanesewoodworking #handplane #shavings #tsunesaburo #常三郎

Table delivered to some very happy new owners (just between us, they're my parents 😉). That's my first commission piece officially delivered! Big milestone. Can't believe that less than 2 years ago I'd never even held a chisel! Woodworking has changed my life, and that's no exaggeration. Onto the next! #entertainmentunit #lawsoncypress #portorfordcedar #liveedgeslab #liveedgefurniture #woodworking #finewoodworking #happycustomer #bigmilestone

Not my usual furniture work, but I spent a few days cladding a cattle truck for Makara Engineering.

My first commission piece is ready to go out to the client. I hope they like it! #entertainmentunit #lawsoncypress #woodworking #portorfordcedar #pastewax #boiledlinseedoil #mortiseandtenon #slidingdovetail #liveedgefurniture #finewoodworking

Glue-up! I've learned so much on this project. Now just clean up, detailing, and finishing. #entertainmentunit #liveedgefurniture #liveedgeslab #woodworking #portorfordcedar #lawsoncypress #glueup

Surface prep time!

Resin stabilizing the knots and small checks in the slabs. #liveedgeslab #liveedgefurniture #woodworking #entertainmentunit #resinstabilizing #portorfordcedar #lawsoncypress

Laying out the final sliding dovetails for the top. Then onto detailing and surface prep. #entertainmentunit #woodworking #liveedgeslab #liveedgefurniture #slidingdovetail #lawsoncypress #portorfordcedar

Joinery on the entertainment unit is coming along. I had to recess the legs into the shelf slab as it was too wide. I actually really like the way it looks. #woodworking #slidingdovetail #liveedgeslab #liveedgefurniture #entertainmentunit #lawsoncypress #portorfordcedar

Making sliding dovetails to hold the slabs on the entertainment unit. Will spot glue only on one end to allow for wood movement. #slidingdovetail #woodworking #liveedgefurniture #liveedgeslab #entertainmentunit #lawsoncypress #portorfordcedar #router #boschpof1200 #whitesiderouterbits

My 2nd hand hollow chisel mortiser was missing the front clamp, which made using it a challenge. @microjig matchfit clamps to the rescue! Starting to use these clamps for everything. Gonna need more than two soon 😅. Gotta say, was a little nerve wracking drilling into the cast iron bed! #matchfitdovetailclamps #microjig #hollowchiselmortiser #woodworking

More tenoning. The stretchers this time. #woodworking #tablesawtenons

Tenoning all of the components. Never tried doing it on a table saw before, but sure is quick. When I eventually get a cabinet saw, I'll be sure to get one of those fancy cast iron tenoning jigs. #woodworking #tablesaw #tablesawtenons

Cleaning up the live edges for this commission piece. It'll be an entertainment unit eventually. #liveedgefurniture #liveedge #liveedgeslab #lawsoncypress #portorfordcedar #woodworking #legvise #roubobench

Prepping a live edge piece of Lawson Cypress for an entertainment unit table. #woodworking #liveedge #liveedgefurniture #scrubplane #lawsoncypress #portorfordcedar #maxingoutthethicknesser

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