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 […]
A while back I came across some wall mirror plans from Woodsmith. Finally decided to make the mirror. I wanted to do something different (I use a lot of oak for my projects) so I bought some African Mahogany. That stuff is expensive!! But, it is totally beautiful. I started where I always start by […]
