1Feb 28, 2019
Hobby in general tool acquisition upgrades or saving equipment capacities making due – many tools can preform many functions – often times new tools can make better cuts or speed up tasks money & investing in the future buying used – CL, garage sales, estate sales, auctions, etc. trial tools to gauge interest base set […]
3Aug 21, 2018
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 that. I was making a bunch of wood dowel handles and wanted a quick […]
4Aug 15, 2018
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 young child, around 8 or 9, I have been accumulating small metal stock. I’ve used it in anything from […]
5Jul 30, 2018
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 immediately; strength and how easy the joint is to make. Most of the time you will be looking for a […]
6Apr 20, 2018
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 workflow, ideas for layout. Seeing how a separate individual works and utilizes their space is abundantly educational. […]
7Mar 24, 2018
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
8Feb 14, 2018
Woodworkers are known for hoarding wood. This story is no exception to that line of thinking. I’ve had this particular piece of highly figured curly maple kicking around my shop for a few years now. Whether you call it curly maple, tiger maple or fiddleback maple, the tightly spaced and consistent curls in this board […]
9Jan 18, 2018
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 inside of your 80’s era fanny
10Jan 2, 2018
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 dressing but lately it seems like a lot of