Converting a Harbor Freight 2HP Dust Collector Into a Two-Stage Cyclone System
If you’re running a home workshop, you know dust collection is one of those things you can’t ignore. It’s not…
Manufacturing
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Building Skis for My Wife – Tree of Life Inlay Part 2
I’m excited to share the progress on my latest ski build, a custom pair of skis I’m making for my…
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Build Logs | Design | Process
Designing Skis for My Wife
The next project in the shop is a special one, a pair of skis for my wife. I’ve started with…
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Finishing the Snowboard, Part 3
The final stage of this snowboard build is complete! This board has been in the works for a while, and…
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Snowboard Build – Part 2: Edge Bending & Base Color
This morning was all about edge bending for my latest custom snowboard project. Winter can’t come soon enough! Edge Bending…
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Shop Upgrades and Snowboard Build – Part 1
The shop’s had a little facelift! My old “workbench” — a piece of plywood on sawhorses — has been retired….
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Laser-Cut Veneer Inlay Experiment – Lessons on Focus and Kerf Adjustment
Today I ran some experiments with very small veneer inlays — some of the pieces were only 1 mm wide…
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Telemark Ski Build – 170 cm Pair with Redwood Veneer Topsheet
My latest custom build is finished — a 170 cm pair of telemark skis with a traditional redwood veneer topsheet…
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10th Ski Build – 170 cm All-Mountain Skis with Hickory Veneer Topsheet
After a long summer away from the workshop, winter is back and so is ski building at my house! My…
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First Snowboard…Redo! 145 cm Freestyle Board with Olive Ash Veneer Topsheet
Remember that first snowboard attempt I botched a while back? This one’s the successful redo — a 145 cm freestyle snowboard…
