This plane guide helps achieve a consistent thickness using a handplane. The loose side stop is placed adjacent to the piece that needs thicknessing and can be taped down with two-sided tape. When the edges of the sole of the plane reach the side stops, the workpiece is the right thickness.
Angle Marking Tool #1.skp (42.6 KB)
This is tool for marking or scribing angles. A protractor or a speed square could be used but this tool can speed things up.
Frame Saw #1.skp (122.8 KB)
Traditionally used by two workers, it can be used by one in tandem with a Bow saw. If one user saws, it should only be where the saw kerfs can be observed. Any unobserved saw kerfs will not stay on course. That means there’s a lot of flipping to carefully rip.
Floating Shelf #1.skp (262.4 KB)
This model is based on Tony O’Malley’s article in Fine Woodworking issue # 277 in October 2019. It is a torsion box construction that is light but strong. The top and bottom were oak plywood and the side edging was solid oak. Not modeled are two screws that are hidden under the shelf that angled into the wall to secure the torsion box shelf from sliding. All the the edging and bracing are glued together, and the only other hardware connects the ledger to the wall and the angle brackets to the ledger.
Here is a Purfling Knife for cutting stringing for inlays. Different spacers will produce different
thicknesses of stringing. I modeled a 1/16" spacer here and set the depth at 1/16".
Desk #1.skp (495.3 KB)
Here’s what I’ve been working on for the last couple of days. It had me going and stretched my limits. It’s a desk with drop front and front radial, sunburst cover. I put some organizer, inserts inside. I wondered for the longest time why the front cover bumped into the staves when I opened it. It was simple, as usual, because the pin was 7.5 degree off the green axis to match the sides. Once I put the screen on the green axis . . . .
I was looking at it at first just to see if it would be strong enough. Couldn’t really tell if the Nylon was supposed to be rubbing. The veneer looks like it’s supposed to be a ledge for the door to rest on. Would something like this actually have a metal bracket or hinge?
