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Whats cooking?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Dillen on Sunday. 11 Replies 0 Likes

With Memorial day being just around the corner, what are you cooking? I picked up an 18 lb brisket with a 1" fat cap that I inject with a roasted garlic marinade and rub with a dry rub about 24 hrs…Continue

A shed is born!

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Dillen 10 hours ago. 10 Replies 0 Likes

Here is the shed my Wife, a friend & I built. It's 4'X 10' with double doors and hopefully enough room for our lawn equipment. We still have a few loose items to tie up but I should be able to…Continue

4' X 10' storage shed

Started this discussion. Last reply by Mike Dillen May 10. 9 Replies 1 Like

Now that we have some good weather in our forcast the Wife and I got down to building our shed. We started off by laying down a base of 4" compacted 3/4 minus gravel inside a simple frame (the frame…Continue

Are DIY home improvement shows horrible? or is it just me?

Started this discussion. Last reply by Wayne Mahler May 5. 4 Replies 0 Likes

Over the past few years I've noticed the DIY shows are horrible except for "Ask This Old House". They take a home owner through a yard or home improvement project. Most of the ones I've seen use…Continue

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Portable Miter Saw Station from Woodsmith Shop Plans

This is a great project from Woodsmith Shop Plans which are free by the way. It's very straight forward and can be built from common construction grade lumber. Its made from 1/2" plywood, Douglas Fir 2" X 4" X 8' & 2" x 6" x 8" lumber, T TRACK, 2" X 2" X 1/" X 6' aluminium angle and hardware.I used cabinet grade maple plywood for the support bases for the fence and the saw and I used poplar for the fence faces and the center guide. The base uses I beam construction with a guide strip that…See More

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Please tell us about yourself.: I retired from the U.S. Coast Guard and now work for a regional airline in the Pacific North West. I enjoy building fishing rods, brewing beer, woodworking and I play golf. I have a wonderful wife, 3 children, 6 grandchildren.

Please describe your main woodworking interests.: Wood turning, cabinet making, many small projects that strike my interest.

How did you find The Patriot Woodworker: Through a post on Lumberjocks.com

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Portable Miter Saw Station from Woodsmith Shop Plans

Posted on April 26, 2012 at 10:35pm 8 Comments 4 Likes

I used cabinet grade maple plywood for the support bases for the fence and the saw and I used poplar for the fence faces and the center guide. The base uses I beam construction with a guide…

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Curved Lid Curly Maple Jewelry Box

Posted on March 10, 2012 at 1:32pm 5 Comments 0 Likes

This is a jewelry box I'm making for the wife. It's a box that I saw on the Woodsmith show earlier this week. You can find the free plans at: http://www.woodsmithshop.com/episodes/downloads/

It's actually fairly easy to build and can be made from any wood. I chose Curly Maple as illustrated in the plans but any hardwood will make a great box. The pics are of the dry assembled case. The lid is very easy to mill and I didn't…

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Building the checkered cutting boards

Posted on February 23, 2012 at 10:55am 4 Comments 1 Like

First I apologize for not having pictures of the build as I wasn't expecting John to ask me for a blog on these boards but I have provided a…

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At 6:57pm on February 22, 2012, Forum HostGreg Aksdal said…: Happy Birthday Mike

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At 4:54pm on June 23, 2011, John Snyder said…: Mike - per Dan's message below, I'm hosting my 3rd annual OWWM swap meet this Saturday the 25th. It's from 9 to 6, address is:

13400 NE 168th St

Brush Prairie 98606

Hope you can make it!

John Snyder

At 8:20am on April 9, 2011, JourneymanDan Wyatt said…: Hi John Michael Dillen ............please stay tuned to new members as I think that a good friend of mine that also lives in the same town as you ........Battle Ground, WA ..........he is gonna join up in a day or 2............he also puts on a neat old wood and metalworkin machinery swap meet at his place once a year and it is comin up in June.

Take Care ~ Dan

At 6:57pm on January 12, 2011, Forum Hostdragon1 said…: Hi John, Welcome!!!!!!!

I do fishing rods too!!!

I'm Mike Dragon1, The Home Improvement Sentinel !!

Welcome to our group !!

Ask any question and we'll do our best to answer it!!!

Looking forward to seeing you on the forums!!!!

At 4:11am on January 12, 2011, ApprenticeGary said…: John,

You aren't a Herc crewmember are you? That CG Herc in your photo almost looks like one of the NY ANG Firebirds (with skis). I flew H models for the AF in AK 89-92, then King Airs for another 3 yrs there. Been to Kodiak many times. Grew up in Tacoma.

Gary Rolf

At 1:33pm on January 10, 2011, Master CarpenterRichard McComas said…: Welcome John! Glad to have you here. We are looking forward to your input, questions and pictures. We like pictures.

At 1:12pm on January 10, 2011, Site AdminJohn Morris said…: Howdy John, thank you for joining The American Woodworker, your probably here for Joe and I hope you can help out. Thanks for being here and thank you for being a true patriot and a fine human being.

John Morris

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At 8:10am on January 10, 2011, Site AdminJohn Moody said…: John, Welcome to The American Woodworker. Glad you found us. We have some great woodworkers here all willing to help, share and learn with you.

We love to see what others are doing, so we hope you will jump in and post picture in the forums and on your personal page.

Let me know if I can be of any assistance to you.