Marking Knife From Walnut Gun Stock Blank (ep80) Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds 16 Comments There are a lot of woodworking tools that are sometimes easier or more fun to make, rather than buy. The marking knife is one of those tools because it is both fun and easy to make. A marking knife can be...
How To Make A Wood Mallet (EP79) Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds, Woodturning 10 Comments Sometimes it's the simple projects that you can learn the most from. I've made a dozen or so mallets in the last 4-5 months as a way to relax and get more time on the lathe. For several of them I wanted to...
Making A Zip Tie Holder (ep78) Get Organized, Projects, Shop Projects 10 Comments Zip ties or cable ties are one of those things that a shop almost needs to have. I would like to imagine zip ties and duct tape are close relatives or in the very least, best buddies. I have used...
Kraft Paper Holder For A Workbench (ep77) Get Organized, Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds 8 Comments Any of you that have been following me for a little bit probably already know that any clean horizontal surface doubles as a workbench for me. It doesn't matter if it's the table saw, band saw, router table,...
Firewood Log To Maple Wood Bowl (ep76) Projects, Woodturning 18 Comments Woodturning has been something I have messed around with a few times over the last 20 years. I have never owned my own lathe until around June of 2016. Before that I had only hopped on friends lathes and...
Making A Curly Maple Clock (ep75) Projects, Simple Builds 8 Comments Making a clock is one thing. Having two friends in the shop at the same time while they are also making clocks was something new for me. Jay Bates and April Wilkerson were visiting me and on the last full...
Random Orbit Sander Holder (ep74) FerryQuickBuild, Get Organized, Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds 6 Comments Whether you call it a random orbit sander or a DA (dual action) sander, mine needed a home: a holder to have it nearby when finishing projects. Late one night I found myself cleaning the shop. I know that...
Outfeed Table Organizer (ep73) Get Organized, Projects, Shop Projects 6 Comments Not too long ago I had Jay Bates and April Wilkerson in my shop to work on some projects together. They made me an assembly/out-feed table while they were here. I have been getting a ton of use out of it...
DIY Office Desk w/ Baltic Birch Top (ep72) Projects, Simple Builds 4 Comments Many times in woodworking projects evolve. This a a good example of that. I wanted a "home" for my laptop and a more permanent place for it meant I needed to make a desk. I didn't want to...
Making A Table | Curly Ambrosia Maple (ep71) Projects, Simple Builds 18 Comments My friends Jay Bates and April Wilkerson were visiting so we could build some projects together. My son wanted an end table for an alarm clock so we figured we could come up with one for him. He likes...