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Sunday, 17 March 2013

Review: Tomb Raider Xbox 360 - Techday NZ

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God of War: Ascension Puzzle Solving Guide - Gameranx

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God of War: Ascension Puzzle Solving Guide

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Like all the previous games in the God of War series, the latest title—Ascension—is filled with puzzles that'll have you tugging at your hair, assuming you're the sort of person who's prone to pulling their hair out at frustration. To save your scalp ...

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Daily Sudoku: Mon 18-Mar-2013

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Daily Monster Sudoku: Mon 18-Mar-2013

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Daily Squiggly Sudoku: Mon 18-Mar-2013

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Capital Quiz: Monday, March 18 - The Dominion Post

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Hookup to some romance - Irish Examiner

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Cedar Gate Handle #1: Cedar Gate handle - Start to Finish

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So, I recently built a new cedar gate & needed some handles. I didn’t want to go out & buy some, so decided to make my own. Inspired by “http://lumberjocks.com/projects/48854” CaptainAhab’s handles, I ended up with:

Here’s how I built them:

Starting with a lamination of 3 pieces of clear Cedar which I planed down to about 2 1/8” thick:

Obviously, I made a little template for the top curves out of 1/4” plywood & cut the top curve with the bandsaw.

Cleaned up the saw marks on the belt sander:

And some hand sanding:

I drew the rest of the cuts on the piece (poorly):

Then to the dado stack to make the first cut on both sides. I was just eye-balling the depth, as this was a design-on-the-fly deal:

Cut dado’s on both sides ending up with:

Moved the fence in & the dado up for my next cuts:

Ran it on both sides, moved the fence in a couple more times to end up with:

Needed some holes to put the mounting bolts through. First a recess with a forstener bit, the smaller hole for the bolt:

To the band saw for a couple cuts on each end:

Cut both ends off up to my lower cut on the bandsaw:

Cut the middle of the “leg” out on the bandsaw:

Didn’t need the “feet” anymore:

A little work with the hand saw to finish off the shoulder />

Back to the band saw to cut the angle on the top (yes, should have done this prior to cutting the “feet” off:

More sanding:

Second one went much quicker. I have another gate to build, so will make a couple more of these. They were surprisingly easy to make, and were a fun puzzle to work out. I am installing the gate this weekend, so will update with more photos later.

Thanks again to CaptainAhab for the inspiration. Feedback is always appreciated. Did I do this the hard way? Anyone see any unnecessary steps?

Thanks for looking.