First, I did add pictures to my earlier, background blog.
Well, I did not master sketch-up, but I did get it to show the way I plan to start my storage wall.
So, the plan is to attach the OSB to a 2×4, back-up the OSB with a sheet ...
I “grew up” woodworking with power tools since my background is in remodeling. Hand planes and other hand tools of the like are not where I come from, however, it does not mean that I cannot or do not like using them. One of my favori...
Today will be a quick blog. I am still working on my painting project and making some progress, but I think it will take me at least until the end of the week to finish. So far, so good though and I am really getting excited seeing the pieces com...
Only a month after more than 1,100 Bangladeshi garment workers lost their lives in the collapse of a badly-built and poorly-maintained eight-storey building, the new building code has – thankfully – gone into force … And its rigi...
I am looking for fellow wood workers that would like to participate in planning a 2 day workshop with David Finck the Author of Mastering and Making hand planes.
I am tearing down our 150+ year old pine/hemlock barn and love the look of the barn wood. I want to use some to make 2 tables, chairs, banquette, and flooring. We have found one nest of termites in the rafters. I wont be using any roofing wood,...
This weekend I went to a garage sale, I picked up three planes the Stanleys were $1 each and the craftsman rabbit plane was $5. I left probably 10 planes on the table but didn’t have money with me and it was so dark I could not see the...
I thought I would document my desire to reorganize my one car garage/workshop. My woodworking tools share the floor space with a washer, dryer, upright freezer and a hot water heater. The outside wall has a heavy duty storage rack that takes up ab...
Wow! According to my last LJ post, it’s been 273 days since I last actually worked on this table of mine. What can I say, work and grad school have kept me busy. But I’m back in action!
The glue up:I glued all my strips for the tabl...
Everyone,
The Society of American Period Furniture Makers wants to share with you all its’ newest Newsletter. The newsletter has been around for years, but as recent the society has changed its look and plans for it. We hope to offer 25...
Progress has really picked up on these as of late. In fact, as I write this, I have the second coat of finish on each plane, along with each knob. I just need to have the blades heat treated, mill the soles square, and do final adjustments of th...
So a couple of months ago is started this project. It ended up in the corner of my shop as time did not allow me to move forward with it. I saw it yesterday and decided to get it moving again. I just needed something really simple for my bathroom....
Many peoples ask us how easy it is to clean up Old Brown Glue.
One of the things I really love about hot hide glue and liquid hide glue, is it cleans up easily AND without damaging the finish
Here is a video on repairing antiques and conserv...
Time to install the drawer pulls. My hardware requires two holes drilled 3” on center.-----I use this little jig to make sure all the holes are aligned correctly. It is a full-sized pattern, and works for the 6” and 8” drawers....
Well folks – after a weekend of pretty much continual painting, I am still only about one third done with the project that I am designing. I don’t remember the exact day I began working on it, but it was sometime in the middle of last...
I now have everything ready to glue together.All I need is three band straps, six small clamps a rule and a square and some Titebond III.
Tray no 1
The two small clamps hold the front frame onto the baseThe damp sections are where excess gl...
Having successfully milled my board to four square, cut in a dado, and cut it to size, I worried that all that had been accomplished would be for naught once I learned I had to miter the corners to 45° and use splines for added support. I nearly p...
I was trying out my Arbortech Turboplaner,
Had a chunk of wood lying about so set it on some horses andturboplaned away
Seemed easy enough to use
I revealed some nice grain.
I thought I would like this gull wing design so I spent a lot of time drawing it up. Now that it’s done and can be put next to the Gerstner style box design I created first, I’m just not sure. I lean towards the Gertsner style since ...
Well another week and a little more progress .Not much time for this project ,but had a good weekend being fathers day and hope all of you enjoyed it as well .The shelf is build and I finally came up with a shape for the corners of the top ,I hate...
There seems to be one (unfortunate) truism in the tool world: “Sooner or later every tool gets used as a hammer.” With that in mind, the first tool to come out of Raven’s Edge Toolworks is a brass plane adjusting hammer. It proved to be a gr...
Drill Press Station – Table/Lift/Fence/Vise/Drum Sander
My drill press is a small inexpensive bench top type, and until I get a good floor type one I am trying to get the best out of it.
One of the first things I did was to change its ...
Happy Fathers’ Day everyone!
I got some shop time this weekend and decided to work on the pair of tenon saws again. Unfortunately, I only had time to work on one of the saws, but the procedure is the same for the other one so it doesn...
Hey fellow LJ’s, I am going to try to upload this to LJ.com so you can all enjoy without clicking links…...Thanks!
Now comes the time to finish the countertop! Here you will see how to assemble and create an end grain top. Also, y...
It’s a … Box.
Just finished a course on box making. Little did I know making such a simple item had so many steps, many of which are loaded with chances to screw up…which I inevitably did. But, not one to let a lack of talent ...
I am now at a stage ready to fit the bases I made into the bottom of the three frames.I wanted to make the bases slope backwards into the trays so I set about making yet another jig.Also you may remember I milled the bases down to 5mm. Now this ha...
Well all is advancing and the sides looked a little bland, square and featureless so I decided to do some profiling.
I had a bowl cutter and radius bit so I used both of them to produce the following effects.
First up the bowl Cutter at wo...
When I left off (over a month ago) to chase shiny things and re-do a couple of real boat issues, I had just finished assembling the two motifs for the desk doors on mounting boards. I had made a video to show part of the assembly but hoped to do a...
I “grew up” woodworking with power tools since my background is in remodeling. Hand planes and other hand tools of the like are not where I come from, however, it does not mean that I cannot or do not like using them. One of my favori...
Only a month after more than 1,100 Bangladeshi garment workers lost their lives in the collapse of a badly-built and poorly-maintained eight-storey building, the new building code has – thankfully – gone into force … And its rigi...
When I left off (over a month ago) to chase shiny things and re-do a couple of real boat issues, I had just finished assembling the two motifs for the desk doors on mounting boards. I had made a video to show part of the assembly but hoped to do a...
Last week in my video showing my first turning project I showed you a Pen Press I made to press the parts of a turned pen together. I asked if you wanted to see a Pen Press How to video and the overall response was yes. So here you go. This is a g...
I’m trying something new! I’m going to be building a cherry side table and I’d like to invite everyone to build this along with me. Below you’ll find the dimensions and a link to the SkecthUp file. For the top I’m goi...
As a follow-up on Robby44 submission of his Molesworth’s cabinet (with Norm Adams design), want to present my woodworking tribute to Tom Molesworth, the father of western furniture. The focus is more on the furniture business and nostalgia than i...
Whenever I glue multiple boards together, my ultimate goal is to hide the fact that it is indeed a glueup. If I can make it appear as if the panel was cut from one super wide board, I’m a very happy boy. The first step in achieving this l...
Stumpy takes you back to a time of simple woodworking pleasures! This time he shows you how to make your own marking knife and how to use it for a lot more than marking! Then he demonstrates how to use a traditional mortising chisel. All this ...
For a very long time now I have been wanting to learn how to turn on a lathe. Well recently I was able to purchase a lathe using a Gift card I won thanks to your votes. My first project, wow, well since I am a fan of pen turning, I thought that wo...
In this video i go over how I built my tool tray. I show 2 ways to get a tounge and groove system using both hand tools and power tools. Enjoy, Share, Subscribe!
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