| This blog is written by JasonD | 29 entries so far |
-
Dovetailed Hand Tool Cabinet #5: Half lap door frame, glass panel, glass stops...
I didn’t take too many pictures on the day that I built the door frame. This is particularl...
-
Dovetailed Hand Tool Cabinet #4: Making the tool holders
As I got further into the build process, I found myself really starting to fly by the seat of my ...
-
Dovetailed Hand Tool Cabinet #3: Flow with the go
While the pieces for the back were clamped / glued up, I spent some time practicing hand cut thro...
-
Dovetailed Hand Tool Cabinet #2: One man's trash - making the cabinet back from scraps
When I first started working on my Roubo workbench, I was given the advice to buy 2×12 lumbe...
-
Dovetailed Hand Tool Cabinet #1: The plan...or lack thereof...
I’ve slowly built my hand tool arsenal up over the past year. Unfortunately, I didn’t...
-
Custom Coffee Table (wedding present) #4: Hand-cut dovetails
I got a lot done yesterday for the joinery on the long stretchers and am about 90% finished with ...
-
Custom Coffee Table (wedding present) #3: Both side frames complete
Today was the first day that I haven’t had any shoulder pain in over a month. So, I took ad...
-
Custom Coffee Table (wedding present) #2: Side frames almost complete
Still trying to work around my injured shoulder, I was able to get the first side frame completed...
-
Custom Coffee Table (wedding present) #1: Intro + First side frame joinery complete
For my first furniture project, I’m building a coffee table for some friends’ wedding...
-
My hand made tools / shop accessories #1: Making a scratch stock / beading scraper (part 1)
My next major project (and first furniture project) is a coffee table for a friend’s surpri...
-
My new Roubo #19: Making the sliding board jack with hand tools only
I got some time in the shop tonight and was able to get the sliding board jack made and installed...
-
My new Roubo #18: Completed shelf and sliding board jack track
Just a quick update tonight. I got the shelf completed and also made / installed the track for th...
-
My new Roubo #17: Continuing the "accessories"...
I spent the evening cleaning up and rearranging my shop the night that I got the top flattened an...
-
My new Roubo #16: Tools used in the bench build
Here’s list of the main tools I used in this bench build:- a “scrub” plane (a c...
-
My new Roubo #15: Mon Roubo est complet!!!
What can I say…when the bug bites, it bites hard! I had about 1-1/2 hours after work before...
-
My new Roubo #14: Thankful for small victories...or how to eat an elephant one bite at a time
It’s funny that no matter how many hurdles I’ve tackled so far in building this bench...
-
My new Roubo #13: Knocked several items off the list today
I didn’t quite get as far as I’d hope today, but I did make some good progress. I set...
-
My new Roubo #12: Base + top = bench
The day started with me cutting the vise chop into shape. I cut the straight cuts with my rip pan...
-
My new Roubo #11: The base is COMPLETE! (with pics)
FINALLY!!! After several weeks of little to no shop time each day, I finally hit another major mi...
-
My new Roubo #10: Twisty stretchers, sore shoulder
After a very busy week, I finally got some time in the shop tonight to start on the stretchers. T...
-
My new Roubo #9: Leg tenons done
I got the leg tenons cut throughout the week and got them trued up tonight. I don’t own a s...
-
My new Roubo #8: Starting on the joinery
Because I train and teach Gracie Jiu-Jitsu between 4 – 6 nights a week, I don’t get a...
-
My new Roubo #7: Continuing to work on the legs, 1 step at a time
This past week was very busy for me and I only managed an hour a night at best in the shop. I spe...
-
My new Roubo #6: Beefing up the legs
Originally, my legs were going to be 3-3/4” x 4-3/4”. After I got my top glued up, I ...
-
My new Roubo #5: A minor set back, but happy to have it
After getting the 3rd 8” section glued up to complete the bench top, I went to bed, letting...
-
My new Roubo #4: Final glue up of the bench top
There were points in this process that I didn’t think I’d get this far. I took some v...
-
My new Roubo #3: Laminating the top (part 2)
Still hard at work putting the top together. I recently upgraded the blade in my vintage Stanley ...
-
My new Roubo #2: Working on the top
One of the things I’m most thankful for about this project is all the lessons I’m lea...
-
My new Roubo #1: Legs...lots of sweat, lots of shavings
I first got into woodworking a year ago when my wife and I bought our first house. At the time, m...
