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my best tool is a woodturn,because is magic when i work of this,the possibilties of work is incredible.
I just completed a polishing station that only cost me the price of 1 hard felt wheel. All the other parts (motor, pulleys, belt, etc:) I had picked up for $0.00
You can build inexpensive box corner clamping jigs using corner mending plates bolted on either side of two thicknesses of MDF cut to an "L" shape. Drill holes through the 'sandwich' for 1/4-inch machine bolts and tighten with lockwashers and hex nuts.
Drill an extra 5/16-inch hole on each leg of the jig to hold the clamps. Use two Bessey TK6 table clamps per jig.
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I have a stockpile of roughcut boards and crotch slabs from walnut trees that had to be cut down about 10 years ago in our backyard in Northern Virginia. We moved to South Florida almost 6 years ago and all of the boards are here in my shop. I am now using some of the wood to build a blanket rack based on a Shaker design with 4 posts and two crossbars. It's been a real challenge.