Fix an Antique Dining Room Chair

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Fix an Antique Dining Room Chair

A few years ago we purchased a spectacular dining room table and chairs from an estate sale. For the cool price of $350 we had a complete table with 3 leaves and 6 chairs. It was made some time in the 1970s, is made from solid maple, and is in nearly unused condition. It does have one problem. It is old and some of the glue joints are beginning to dry out. The chair in this video came apart. Surprisingly there was no damage to the wood. The glue joints just failed. So, a little sanding, clamping, and cleaning brought the chair back to being usable.

4 Saw Horses in 3 Minutes

OK, so I sped it up just a bit. ;-)

I needed some saw horses for the new garage. Mostly because I need a little more surface space to build my next few projects, but since the garage it going to be renovated very soon, I didn't want to build anything permanent.


I don't know if there is such a thing as a good saw horse. Every one I've ever built has some sort of shortcoming. These, being simple and quick to build are about the best I've come across.

They are taken directly from Jay Bates and what he produced on his channel. For a better description of how they are build, I highly suggest checking out his video.


Jay Bates' sawhorse video: https://youtu.be/zxf6xMe_PKY

Jay Bates' website: http://www.jayscustomcreations.com

Internet Gadget Shelf

The internet connection comes into our house through Debbie's home office. In addition to the connection comming in, there is a wired hub, wireless router, and a couple of network attached hard drives. Instead of crowding her desk or stacking on the floor I built a shelf with an attached power strip to plug them all in. It looks good and keeps these devices out of the way.

Debbie's Enchiladas!

Debbie is an amazing cook. These enchiladas she makes are one of my favorite dishes. One day after making them for dinner, she gives me a memory card with a bunch of video files on it saying "Can you make these into a video?" It turns out that while she was cooking, she was also filming each step. It has taken me a while to post this because, frankly, this is much more complicated than anything I've ever made, and it has taken me some time to edit it.

Let Debbie know what you think! I know I enjoyed both the video and the food!

Snack Table and iPad Desk

A simple table designed to snug right up next to the couch or chair. It is heavily inspired by the sofa table designed and built by Steve of Woodworking for Mere Mortals.



Woodworking for Mere Mortals: http://formeremortals.net

Video of Steve's version: https://youtu.be/Q4HxGlrJnqo