A while back I purchased some walnut to build a set of Piggy Banks for some friends of mine. The plans called for buying old, used post office box doors and then building the banks around the doors. I put the project aside for almost six months. Finally, I had a bunch of time on […]

This past winter I built a wet bar in our basement. It was a great winter project, working mostly indoors in a fairly moderate environment. I got the plans online at a site that exclusively had plans for wet bars. There were several to choose from. Of course, I had to choose one of the […]

I have been spending my Saturday’s of late building this picnic table and stand-alone benches. My wife Carol has wanted a picnic table for the yard for some time. I found the plans for this project in the Woodsmith vOutdoor Projects Deck Lawn & Garden book published by Oxmoor House. They were pretty straightforward. It […]

Right after my wife and I got married I started my woodworking quest. One of the first things I made was an oak cutting board. I was taking an adult education class on woodworking at a local high school and I used their equipment. I made this cutting board out of red oak. It is […]

These tables were made long before the date on the post, but since I am just starting this new woodworking blog it puts a current date on it. I have always loved Arts & Crafts style furniture. Sometimes it is referred to as Mission furniture or Craftsman furniture. These tables were my first foray into […]