This blog is written by woodshopmike | 30 entries so far |
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Husqvarna 394 XP Rebuild!
Hey y’all, it’s been awhile since posting anything here due to moving states and ...
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Building Big Blue, a Home Made Wood Lathe
Some of y’all may remember the post a few years ago about the wood lathe I built. I...
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ONEWAY Live Center Repair
I damaged my ONEWAY live center a few weeks back and finally got around you repairing it this...
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TV Stand finished up! Free plans too :)
I finally finished up my TV stand and wanted to share it with the community. As always I hav...
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GRR-RIPPER GR100 Giveaway!
Just thought I’d share the love over here! I’m running a giveaway for a GRR-RIPPER...
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Making a Vacuum Adapter for Wood Lathe
I was wanting to use a vacuum chuck on my lathe so first thing I needed was a way to get vacuum t...
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Vacuum Chuck
I was needing to make a vacuum chuck for my lathe and didn’t want to use a faceplate or foo...
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DeWALT DW100 Repair & Review
I recently acquired this drill but needed to repair it before I put it into service. Check o...
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DIY Upholstered Headboard With Nail Head Trim
Check out my latest blog post, building a linen upholstered headboard with nail head trim! I hop...
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DIY Kreg Jig
Wanting to use pocket hole joinery but don’t want to buy another jig? Make it instead....
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The Importance of a Woodworking Community
In my latest blog post I give my personal opinion of why being a member of the AAW and local chap...
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Chip in Dip Finished Up!
Y’all may have seen the ambrosia maple chip-n-dip I posted in the project section a few day...
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How to make a wooden business card holder
I’ll walk you through the steps to make a wooden business card holder like this one. ...
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Coring Bowls
Here I discuss my experience with bowl coring. A fellow WGNC member offered to show me the rope ...
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Walnut Trestle Table Video #3
Here’s the final video of the series! Check it out here. Hope you guys like it! I didn&...
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Walnut Trestle Table Video #2
The second YouTube video is up! Check it out here
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Walnut Trestle Table Video #1
The first YouTube video is finally up! I had to do these in 3 different segments though and for s...
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Tannewitz Restoration #1: video of first cut
Here’s a short youtube clip of me using the Tannewitz I restored awhile back. No, it didn&...
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A Dying Chainsaw's Last Words #2: Top End Rebuild
Unfortunately for me, rebuilding the carburetor was not enough for my 026. Herein lies the tail ...
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A Dying Chainsaw's Last Words #1: Carb Rebuild
I figured there’s at least a hand full of people that frequent this site that could be help...
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Making Ornaments #5: Assembly
Oops! I forgot to post the end of this project last week. With that said… Get out the ...
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Making Ornaments #4: Finally Finials!
First off. Wow, sorry it took so long to get this next step on the blog. Cold weather and life ...
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Making Ornaments #3: Finishing Up the Globe
Alright, back on track. Lets get to making the globe for a Christmas Ornament! There are two ...
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Making Ornaments #2: A Quick Detour for Tool Making
I know what you’re thinking. Mike, it’s the second post of this series and your dera...
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Making Ornaments #1: Globe Preparation
Well, I’m back at it. Making more ornaments. I had the best of intentions to make a tuto...
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Making a Tool Handle... From Pipe!
Want a handle for your turning tools without the big price tag? I’ll show you how and have...
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Making a Wooden Tool Handle
Today I’ll walk you through making a handle for a tool that has a square tang. This coul...
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Making Bowl Blanks
Here is an abbreviated version of a tutorial I posted to my blog showing my process for making bo...
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Shop Built Bowl Lathe
Hi All, Just thought I’d share this. I built this lathe while I was restoring my Tannew...
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Tannewitz Restoration Model FDS
Here are the results from my table saw restoration. I acquired this saw by trading my Shop Smith ...