[01.28 New Design - Shelf Details.jpg] Each horizontal frame is composed of six pieces. The front and back are connected by braces, forming sort ...

[01.31 New Design - Cut Sheet - Hardboard.jpg] The last part of the project was cutting and attaching the hardboard panels (shelf surfaces and ba...

This rack is big. I knew it would fit into the storage room, and I was convinced that getting it into the room wouldn’t be a problem. After my deba...

These are words I tell myself in the throes of the process: Any fool can put something together. It takes a special kind of fool to design somethi...

My town has a store that only sells imported Japanese hand tools. I only recently heard about it this year, but I wouldn’t doubt it if it has been ...

I released the plans for the 3-arm kerfing plane last year  https://hub.shapertools.com/creators/5ff39ec0f861b00010201ece/shares/6508e5c0477e18160...

   Even with a comfortable Shop, Winter seems to curtail Woodworking Projects... But I have not been altogether idle... Various little "Problems" e...

   This latest Project came about literally by accident! We have two Lamps in our Bedroom that I had inherited from my Mother... A picture was snap...

I've got a lot to learn about turning.   The last time I had any instruction was in wood shop class back in jr high school.   I'm retired now, so y...

I selected a bleached linen for the shade, which is an off-white.   I doesn't color the light very much, so it's a fairly white light in the end.  ...

This is the final installment of the project.  Thanks to all who have followed along. To lighten the look of the base, I added a chamfer along the...

2/8/2026 Note: I originally posted this blog on LumberJocks back in April 2017. I m re-posting it here so I can eventually remove it from there. W...

2/8/2026 Note: I originally posted this blog on LumberJocks back in April 2017. I m re-posting it here so I can eventually remove it from there. F...

2/8/2026 Note: I originally posted this blog on LumberJocks back in April 2017. I m re-posting it here so I can eventually remove it from there. W...

Hey folks,  It’s been a minute since I last said hello, so I thought I’d share a little update on this humble cigar box and the challenge it quietl...

The overall shelf's structure comprises several elements: • A back panel that is a one-sided torsion box. • Individual shelves that are torsion box...

Unlike most projects, finishing was by far the easiest part of this one. I sanded everything to 280 grit and, in preparation, used every portable ...

Initially, I thought I could assemble the entire shelf in the garage, and that my wife and I could move it into the study. As my wife is happy to t...

Boys and Girls, This is another of my “Operational Tips” posted on LJ, that I managed to drag across a while back before the ban.  May be of som...

Boys and Girls,   Another “Operational tip” posted on LJ and copied before my ban.   Being a cask-o-vino drinker, I’m surprised I managed to learn ...

Boys and Girls,   It seems I was proactive in the past and taken copies of some of my past LJ BS posts and unfortunately for you poor wretches, thi...

 The final panels to build go on the sides of the bed over the fenders. Way back in Part #3 I made templates for these panels. [image.png]   At tha...

[image.png] It’s time for a visual treat. Each round trip to see Michael takes 3 ½ to 4 hours driving. That plus 2 to 3 hours at his shop makes it...

This is a long overdue update. The project progresses, but the conversion takes a break while Michael’s main business ramps up for the holidays. He...

Before I can apply finished, I need to take care of a couple things - address the gap in the hub veneer and plug the holes in the end of the spikes...

In keeping with the all-wood theme, I thought I'd see if I could make the wood hands as well.   To mimic the black hands of the original, I found j...

With a bit of finish, the clock will be complete and ready for use.  For the hub, I wanted to retain the whiteness of the holly, so I finished it w...