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...

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...

I've been kicking around ideas on how to fasten the chair shell to the stretchers, and I think I have the front mounting worked out.   The shell do...

I used a 3/8" radius round over bit to shape the stretchers.  To avoid tear-out where cutting (nearly) end grain in some areas, I made multiple pas...

Glue-up was simple enough - a couple strap clamps and one bar clamp over cork pads to pull the joints tight for the back stretcher.  [20251023-IMG...

Below pictures of the way how I make a front engine with a integrated hood. [07 Engine v7 1.jpg][07 Engine v7 (2).jpg][07 Engine v7 (3).jpg]

Below pictures of the way how I made a propeller. [08 Propeller 01.jpg][08 Propeller v4 (2).jpg][08 Propeller v4 (3).jpg][08 Propeller v4 (4).jpg]

Below pictures from a simple indexing jig for use on a drill press table. [09 Indexing Jig v3.jpg][09 Indexing Jig v3 (2).jpg]

In 2015 I bought a Nova Galaxi 1644 lathe as a Beta tester. I did not like 3 things about it (1)  the quill operated backwards. They sent out new q...

After company visiting us for the weekend, and my sweetie’s birthday yesterday, I got back to the shop this morning. About an hour and a half finis...

This evening, I got a couple hours in the shop. Set up the laser-guided hollowing rig and took the bowl down to a little over a quarter inch. I had...

The most recent session in the shop had a lot of putzy work. Mostly a card scraper and sandpaper, and more CA glue. But I got close enough that I ...