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...
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,...
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...
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...
Wood Lathe Tools For Burning Rings (ep70) FerryQuickBuild, Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds, Woodturning 10 Comments Not too long ago I finally got my wood lathe I wanted. I have been feverishly turning like some mad scientist. One thing that seemed to grab my attention is how a couple accent grooves could add the...
Perfect Dados & Grooves – Simple Router Jig (ep68) Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds 22 Comments Cutting dados and grooves in wood can be tricky sometimes. Especially when you have 2 or more that need to be evenly spaced apart; even more so when the material you are using is big and rather cumbersome to...
How To Make A Spline And Tenon Jig (ep67) Projects, Shop Projects, Simple Builds 20 Comments Being able to make accurate tenons as well as structural splines for mitered joints was the reason behind this build. Another reason was to be able to do these joints without buying expensive factory made...
Toggle Clamp Upgrade (ep66) FerryQuickBuild, Shop Projects, Simple Builds 16 Comments Toggle clamps are essential for woodworking jigs and fixtures. A lot of times they come with a rather small clamping foot. If you are using multiple clamps and/or securing the workpiece against a fixed...