FerryTalk – Spray Lacquer, Sandblasting, Hand Plane & Tool Giveaway (FT25)
My wood finish of choice for smaller projects over the last few years has been Deft satin spray lacquer. Around early 2014 I noticed it becoming harder and harder to find. I am super curious to know what happened with it. In my hand plane restoration project I used a cheaper gravity feed sandblaster from […]
Anniversary Tool Giveaway
May 1st, 2015 marked my 1 year anniversary of making online videos. In celebration of that I wanted to give away some tools just to say thank you to all who have supported me and my efforts to make fun and entertaining videos. I would like to thank Kreg Tool Company, BESSEY Tools North America, and […]
FerryTalk – LIVE Anniversary Celebration & Tool Giveaway (FT24)
May 1st, 2015 marks my one year anniversary on YouTube. It has been a surreal experience. I would first like to say thank you to everyone who has supported me and the videos I have made. Whether it be through comments, thumbs up, shares, subscribing or merely watching. The best way I came up with […]
How To Restore A Hand Plane (ep49)
I was at my plywood supplier when walking through their used tool section when I saw a gorgeous vintage hand plane. It had years of shop time atop its cast iron and brass surfaces. I tried to recall a time in which I had previously restored a hand plane and the only recollection I could […]
FerryTalk – Solid Core Plywood, Hand Plane Restore & Shiny Things (FT23)
Solid core plywood? It had me wondering too. I ended up using that in my last project, the sandpaper cabinet, because that was what I had available to me on the Sunday afternoon I went to start my project. I hadn’t worked with it before. I am still on the fence on if I like […]
How To Make A Modular Cabinet For Sandpaper (ep48)
Storage and storage solutions can sometimes be tricky. Well at least for me they seem to be. I hate building anything to store items only to find out a short time later that my storage needs have changed. My thoughts on how to combat this was to have modular storage where not only the cabinets can […]
FerryTalk – Patreon Quandary & Kids Say The Darndest Things (FT22)
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FerryTalk – HardBoard VS MDF & Secret Screws (FT21)
I may or may not be too particular about some of the materials I use. Granted hardboard can be a more durable substrate for work surfaces and workbench tops, I still prefer 1/4″ MDF. Are you a creative person? If so, organization can be difficult. It is hard to put an idea or thought aside […]
Make An Easter Basket From Pine & Some 2×4’s (ep47)
I was in the shop testing out the fence system on my new table saw. My wife saw the thin strips I was cutting and asked what they were for. I told her I was just testing out the accuracy of the saw and she said they would be nice to make a basket from. […]