Chamfer & Bevel Jig For Dowels (ep91) FerryQuickBuild, Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds 6 Comments So let's break this down quick (yeah right). Part of the fun I have as a woodworker is trying to build little parts and pieces to make the bigger parts and pieces more fun to make. This is an example of...
Metal Dowel Rod Holder Organizer Thing (ep90) FerryQuickBuild, Get Organized, Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds Hobby metal? Metal dowels? Tubing? Flat bar? I really had a tough time naming this project. I think I can sleep comfortably calling it a "Metal Dowel Rod Holder Organizer Thing". Ever since I was a...
Workbench Build / Potting Bench – with Unique Joinery (ep89) Get Organized, Projects, Shop Projects 6 Comments There are a ton of options when it comes to workbench joinery; from pocket holes to mortises with haunched, wedged through tenons. So which joinery should you choose? Two qualifiers come to my mind almost...
How To Identify Twist In A Workbench Or Table (ep88) FerryQuickBuild, FerryQuickTips, Shop Projects, Simple Builds Making sure you have a "FLAT" frame when building a workbench or table is important - as the adage goes, you need a good foundation to build off off - Winding sticks are a fast and easy way to determine if you...
Shop Tour Of My 2 Car Garage Workshop / Woodshop (ep87) Community, Ferry Talk, Get Organized, Pocket Hole Projects, Projects, Shop Projects 8 Comments Shop tour videos are sort of a love 'em or leave 'em kind of thing. For me, I love them. Why do I like watching shop tour videos as much as I do? Simply put, ideas. Ideas for storage, ideas for...
Best Way For Gluing Wood Together To Get Thick Pieces (ep86) FerryQuickBuild, FerryQuickTips, Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds 14 Comments Gluing wood together to make larger and thicker pieces can be a problem. The glue makes everything slide around making it almost impossible to get the boards even and flush. I was recently hanging...
How To Plane Thin Wood – Veneer Making (ep84) FerryQuickBuild, Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds 7 Comments Eventually in your woodworking endeavours you will find a need for thin material. Maybe it's for spline material, inlays, dutchman, veneer, bending and/or glue laminates. Heck, maybe it's for lining the...
Perfect Dados Without A Dado Blade – No Measuring & No Math (ep82) FerryQuickBuild, FerryQuickTips, Shop Projects, Simple Builds 8 Comments Getting dados & grooves perfectly sized to your project material can sometimes be a difficult task. Not when you use this method. When it comes to woodworking joinery, using your material to gauge your...
Leather Vise Jaws – Soft Jaws to Protect Marring Your Projects (ep81) FerryQuickBuild, Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds 2 Comments One of the very first projects I ever made as a woodworker was vise jaw pads. I made my first set for a vise I was gifted when I was around 10 years old. It was my first vise and it was a smaller mechanics...
Drill Press Tip – Using Playing Cards in the Workshop FerryQuickBuild, FerryQuickTips, Projects, Shop Projects 2 Comments I never really know what to share with people. What folks will find interesting or beneficial. While working on a small project I was utilizing this technique using playing cards, and that's when my ah...