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Timberframing on a small scale and other woodworking tales.
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Corner dog with big mouth
I picked up an odd variety of Workmate-like portable table a few years back at a Habitat for Humanity Restore, I hadn’t seen one like it before and can’t find another like it now. It has two clamp threads that go forward and back like most Black and Decker Workmates, but it also has side-to-side […]
Categories: General Woodworking
Shotgun chamber reaming for 2-3/4 inch shells
I bought another of my favorite shotgun, the Ithaca Lefever Nitro Special in an online auction recently. I now own 4. One in every length they made 26″, 28″ and 30″. This particular one was made in 1926. It is a 20 gauge with 26″ barrels. It was in pretty good shape. My only hesitation […]
Categories: General Woodworking
Shotgun forend repair
I bought a used 95 yr old shotgun from an auction that was in pretty bad shape. Nothing catastrophic, but needed some help. One of the issues, was a crack in the forend. As a woodworker I thought “I can fix this!” I knew that if worse came to worse I could put a dowel […]
Categories: General Woodworking