How To Get Continuous Wood Grain – CRUDE VIDEO (ep92) FerryQuickBuild, FerryQuickTips, Simple Builds Wood keepsake boxes and small jewelry boxes are one of those projects that get picked up and handled a lot. With that in mind, it would be easy to say that the devil is in the details. If people are...
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...
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...
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...
Vintage Sign – Making A Distressed Rustic Sign (ep83) FerryQuickBuild, Projects, Simple Builds, Theater Builds Whether you call them vintage signs, rustic signs, antique signs or distressed signs, making new signs look old is actually a ton of fun. I have found it most useful in making props for theater and set...
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...
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...