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How to Cut Mortises Easily, Prototyping a Dust Collection Shoe, Building a Folding Bed for a Minivan & More
Part 1 of this week's Makers Roundup
By Rain Noe - June 16, 2017
Tree Swing
Jimmy DiResta uses everything from a chainsaw to a brace-and-bit to rope splicing techniques to create this tree swing, then figures out how to hang it without having to climb up to the branch:
"My Delta Hybrid Table Saw"
As he empties out his old shop, Matthias Wandel runs down the features of his self-modified table saw with an attached DIY router lift/table:
Building a Folding Bed & Cabinet for a Mini Van
Using a minimal amount of tools, Izzy Swan outfits a minivan with a convertible sleeping/camping set-up:
CNC Dust Collection Shoe Prototyping
Shoptimization. Frank Howarth modifies plans for a CNC router dust shoe to create his own dual-hose version, encountering and solving problems along the way:
How to Make a Kids' Growth Chart Ruler
April Wilkerson breaks out her router freehanding skills to bang out this project for a growing child:
Quick & Easy Mortises
For beginners, the Wood Whisperer demonstrates a simple four-step process for creating mortises with a router:
DIY Stone Cheese Boards
Ben Uyeda shows you how you can easily cut stone to create some durable serving platters:
Rain Noe
Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.
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