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Be sure to save your wood shavings because they can be used for potty training puppies. Your friends will thank you because the shavings - depending on the wood - can have a scent to mask the dog’s business. They also look a whole lot nicer than stained newspapers used in paper training.

An alternative to paper training, is crate training. And, making a custom designed crate for your new puppy might be an interesting project that shows how much you care for the new addition to your family.

You can find free plans to make a wooden puppy crate here.

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Here’s an interesting woodworking project… making a guitar.  And, it’s not just any guitar but a copy of the famous Gibson Les Paul electric guitar.  The Les Paul is one of the most popular guitars used by Rock guitarists.

These videos will give you a good idea of what’s involved in making your own Les Paul.

A good resource book is How To Build Your Own Electric Guitar: Complete Instructions and Full-Size Plans

It’s a complete step-by-step guide to building an electric guitar—from the initial design to assembly and wiring—with clear instructions, full-size plans, and more than 400 color photos.

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Building a guitar part three. Repainting, polishing, machine heads, bridge, wiring, finishing.  The Gibson Les Paul electric guitar style instrument takes shape.

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Part 1 of 2 - John W. Nixon from Eagle Lake Woodworking demonstrates how to build an Arched-Top keepsake made from Cocobolo. This unique arched-top keepsake box is an eye catching item with a unique feature on the inside - a place to frame a picture. The process for making a dovetailed box is detailed in this video, as well as, the procedure for shaping the arched lid. This 15 minute video covers: * Resawing / Bookmatching. * Making a dovetailed box. * Shaping the arched top on the router table. * Installing a lid support hinge. * Tung oil finish. * Procedure for gluing cocobolo. Visit www.eagleLakeWoodworking.com to see the rest of the videos in this series, as well as videos on other woodworking topics. Eagle Lake Woodworking is the home of the world’s first foot-activated motorized router lift that makes router table mortising quick and easy.

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