I originally made this desk for my wife’s home-office way back in 1999. It was used pretty heavily up until a few years ago and then it went into storage. Now that my boys are going to college from home my son Walter needed a new work area so this was a good time to...
In this woodworking project, watch along as I build a wooden platform. This wooden platform is designed to hold my beehives, but the general design and how-to steps can easily be adapted to create a sturdy outside bench or even a log rack....
A dedicated fish cleaning table is a great addition to any dock and makes for easy clean up after a day of crabbing or fishing. I use treated lumber for the frame and base, scraps of IPE for the cutting surface and some composite fascia board from a recent decking...
Come on a video tour of the 15,000 square foot warehouse store of Monteah Moulding and Lumber in Old Bridge, NJ with long time employee Buzzy who shows us their big selection of moulding and lumber. Monteath has been in business since 1856 (over 160 year) and they...
Here’s a step by step video guide to setting up the the JET 18-36 Drum Sander. The sander will get a lot of use and it seems to be really sturdy, easy to use, and it looks great in the...
This sofa table bookcase is a fun project and is pretty simple to build since it’s basically two plywood boxes. I built this for a client’s home and we chose Sapele wood for the top and base, which has a ton of character. We matched the paint color of the...
In this video, I show you how to make cabinet drawers using screws for the queen sized storage I’ve been working on. I show you how to properly measure for drawers to be sure you get the right fit. Once you measure and cut all the parts of the drawers, I lay...
Here’s the how-to video and additional project photos of the Outdoor Cabinet I build for my friends Ed and Mary. The cabinet will have two purposes: Its main purpose is to be a place for delivery packages to be dropped to stay out of the weather when no one is...
A few weeks ago I winterized the outdoor kitchen. I used my compressor to blow out the waterline and also the drain. I decided to build a simple roof for the cabinet…not so much to protect the cabinet top, but to keep water from collecting in the sink and...
Learn how to make a wooden piggy bank which is great gift idea. It’s also a great way to practice your woodworking skills and I made my box using dovetails but you can make box joints, butt joints or miter joints. Here’s the video with how-to instructions...