This is what I did for you our kids. Used a bull nose but in a router for the engraving. The graduations were done with a straightedge while the numbers were freehanded over pencil lines.

I then spray painted it black and sanded off the paint from the flat surfaces, leaving it paint in the engraving troughs.

Their heights are simply penciled on.

We’re pretty pleased with it. It looks nice and doesn’t feel out of place.

I think that would be a perfectly good jaw vise. But only put in a few dog holes, as shown in their product photos, to maximize rigidity.

There’s a groove on the insides of the walls that the plywood fits into.

Plain wood glue for the corners but the bottom is not glued in order to let the sides move with humidity changes.

Our toddler messing with this glass scale was the inspiration! I bet an off the shelf letter holder would work.

Router table but yeah a table saw would do it too.

https://youtu.be/HQXHzvJNsoA?si=RymjYrCY8YK__Foe

Yep! They let the top expand and contract with the seasons.

Gotta spend about 10% of your “shop time” on organization and cleaning!

Thanks! We’re joking that it’ll wind up as a dorm room coffee table some day.

I haven’t done a shop post. I’m lucky to have a large, clean space for my hobby and posting about it would feel like bragging to me.

I made something similar as a personal serving plate / cutting board for our toddler. We often cut up his food, and it saves a dish to combine the two tasks.

Yep just some grooves from a V-shaped scraper.

I’ve had the Laguna 1412 for a long time and am happy with it. A bigger saw will have a couple of advantages:

• The larger wheels allow the blades to bend less and therefore will have longer life
• The longer blade length gets you more teeth per blade so your blades will last longer
• A larger saw will be able to exert more tension, allowing you to use thicker/wider blades

So the usual advice is to get the biggest saw you can afford, assuming you have the electrical setup for it. Footprints are pretty similar.

With my 14" saw I primarily use 1/2" x 0.035" Lennox Dimaster Bimetals blades and get great results. With a 17"+ saw I could use a wider blade with lower TPI and resaw faster, but as a weekend warrior those time savings don’t add up.

Used upper cabinets out old kitchens have served me well for storing odds & ends.

What kinds of things do you have left to make hangers for?

Thanks! I was pleased with how simple it was to hang the two saws.

Don’t worry it’s the same size 😂

Nope, not that fancy.

Thanks! He’s liking it so far so I likely will add a few extra cars. It was the first thing he pulled out this morning so I was pretty chuffed.

Maybe a flat car for hauling his other toys.

Between centers on the lathe. I first cut out a bunch of thin squares on the bandsaw.

1. Mark out center
2. With a compass draw the diameter
3. Drill the axle hole
4. Mount between centers. I have a matching ring drive and tail center with adjustable points so locating small stuff like this is pretty easy.
5. Turn to diameter with a small bowl gouge and add embellishments

I just wanted to ease the corners should we step on it at night 😊

Why does the drawer front cover the legs?