1Aug 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 […]
2Aug 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 […]
3Jul 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 […]
4Jun 29, 2018
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 are flat or what you are working on has a twist – people […]
5Apr 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. […]
6Mar 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
7Jan 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
8Nov 1, 2017
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 cuts can often be better than
9Oct 23, 2017
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 vise. At that time I made the soft jaws from […]
10Oct 12, 2017
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 ha moment went off. Meaning, my wife walked by and said that’s cool. So I figured I would share it with the rest […]