Jun 11, 2018 | Home & Garden, Woodworking, Woodworking Projects
Here’s a fun shop project using the lathe to turn a wood mallet from a piece of a Dogwood tree. The Dogwood was dead and I cut it down in the yard and I was surprised how heavy and dense the wood was. It’s still a little moist and green but it’s...
May 8, 2018 | Design Plans, Woodworking Projects
Learn how to make a sofa table or entrance table with a floating top. I use a 4″ x 4″ piece of Douglas Fir to make the four legs and a nice piece of straight grained Douglas Fir for the top. Here’s the how to video and design plans for the project....
Apr 6, 2018 | Design Plans, Uncategorized, Woodworking Projects
This simple Miter Saw Station does a great job of supporting the wood and makes for a comfortable work space on the job site. Here’s the how to video and design plans for the project: Click Here to Download the Design Plans as a...
Mar 29, 2018 | Tools & Tips, Woodworking, Woodworking Projects
Learn how to make this rustic bench with a burnt wood and antiqued finish built using mortise and tenons and a combination of woods I had around the shop including Red Oak and White Oak and Hickory for the top. The bench is extremely sturdy thanks to the joinery and...
Mar 18, 2018 | Tools & Tips, Woodworking, Woodworking Projects
Learn how to make simple cutting board with walnut and maple scrap wood. Cutting boards are great woodworking projects and you can use hand tools instead of power tools if you don’t have them. They are pretty easy to make and cutting boards always come in...
Mar 5, 2018 | Tools & Tips, Woodworking Projects
I take a look at the Sapele kitchen countertop at my brother Will’s house to see how the inside miter joint is holding up. The countertop was installed about four years ago using pocket screws that were placed every inch and a half or so and the miter joint is...
Feb 7, 2018 | Framing, Uncategorized, Woodworking, Woodworking Projects
I show you how to make molding using old Douglas Fir 2 x 4’s and the table saw and then use the molding to make a picture frame. Once I cut the coves into all of the 2 X 4 pieces using a jig, I use the table saw blade again to mill Poplar boards into 3/8″...
Jan 29, 2018 | Design Plans, Woodworking Projects
Learn how to build a set of chairs using just one sheet of plywood. I used Garnica’s Maple Plywood on this project and it has a really consistent Poplar core and nice Maple faces that make it ideal for furniture projects. Here’s the how-to video and...
Jan 20, 2018 | Design Plans, Tools & Tips, Woodworking Projects
Building a model for a trim and molding project is a great way to see what the molding will look like before it’s installed and understand how everything comes together. Here’s the how-to video on making a trim model and some helpful tips at the end of the...
Jan 8, 2018 | Woodworking, Woodworking Projects
The final step of the kitchen pantry project is making, fitting and finishing the wooden countertop. I like to use Sapele for countertops because it’s extremely durable and has great character when finished. This project starts at the lumber yard and it makes...