My son-in-law has taken an interest in woodworking. He has a small shop with some really good equipment. As an extension of this hobby, he has started selling woodworking projects at craft fairs in our area. You can see some examples of his creations at the Blackforest Logworks website. One item that seems to be […]
Recently, I had a knee replacement operation. I can tell you, if you have a lot of pain in your knees, it is worth. You have to go through a lot, but having the pain gone is good. I am still recovering and in physical therapy, but getting stronger all the time. That brings me […]
I had a brief break from woodworking. I jumped back in by building a Grill Table. I do a lot of grilling, so I thought a Grill Table might be helpful. Since this was an outdoor project, I built the table out of Cedar. I used plans from the Kreg Jig people. Hence, the table […]
Recently, I thought I needed more outdoor furniture. I found some plans online to build a Cedar Bench. These were not very good plans, so I had to adlib in several places. Despite that, the bench turn out fairly well. The plans call for making the legs of the bench out of 4×4’s, the arms […]
I happened to see some plans for Adirondack Chairs on the Rockler website recently. I liked the look of them, so I thought I would make a pair for my wife and myself. I didn’t want to use standard big box store cedar so I bought some “tight knot” cedar at a lumber yard. It […]
We have a couple of mirrors around the house, one of which I built. However, I wanted to build a mirror for the entryway of our home. I found some plans in a Woodsmith magazine article. The plans called for making the mirror out of Red Oak, but I chose Cherry. I think Cherry is […]
My wife had an old cedar-lined chest for storing blankets and other things. I decided to build a Blanket Chest. I used plans out of an issue of Woodsmith Magazine. These guys make some of the best woodworking plans available. The Blanket Chest is designed to be Craftsman Style furniture. I know most Craftsman furniture […]
I had been watching some videos on how to make an end grain cutting board and decided to make one for my Niece. The video I ended up using was from the Wood Whisperer website. It is pretty thorough which makes this project not too difficult. I chose Hard Rock Maple and Purpleheart for the […]
Needless to say, I followed Incra’s instructions and did several practice cuts of junk wood before trying the box joints for real. This project was a reminder that working on small items is difficult. You just have to slow down, take your time and do some practice cuts along the way. Speaking of the wood […]
A while back I was on a flight to California with my wife. As is my usual practice, I was reading a Woodsmith magazine enroute. I was reading an article on building a Walnut Tray. My wife saw it and said, “I want one”! That was the impetus for this project. To make this work […]
