Blog Series

My Take on a Small Budget/Space Shop

Part 2: The Beating Heart of the Shop

There are two institutions to be given credit for how well I have been able to equip my shop for so little money and in so little space. They canno...

Part 3: What can you build in a small low budget shop?

All of the stationary stuff that I described in the last post cost around $1500 or less with a little shrewd horse trading and not really a lot of ...

Part 4: Garage to Shop in 2 1/2 Minutes

This is a fun little video I’ve been meaning to do for a while now. It is what I do every morning (with slight variations) when I’m in Green Valley...

1st cabinet build

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Part 1: Cabinet build

first cabinets I have built .. All built out of red oak and is custom built to fit the space .. Added corner draws , a space for corner dishwasher ...

Simple Jigs and Techniques

Part 4: Easy DIY Safety Straightedge

This one came from a discussion in lanwater"s blog about hammer veneering. The topic of safe straightedges for knifework came up and a few ideas we...

Part 5: Modular Veneer Press Build

Just a few more pictures and explanations than the project post had room for. The concept is simple and can be adapted in many ways but here is wha...

Part 6: Cheap DIY Veneer Press Screws

When I decided to revamp my old veneer press in my Green Valley shop I decided to try something I have been thinking about for a while now. I remem...

WoodworkingWeb Awards: The Joys of Toys

Part 1: Announcement

Theme: The Joys of Toys … of building them, giving them, and receiving them. This Awards celebrates the child in each of us by creating a wooden to...

Part 2: Cast Your Votes

The Joys of Toys Awards entry period is over and we ended up with 13 entries. Now it’s time to pick your top 5 list and cast your votes. Voting dea...

Part 3: And the Winners Are ...

Our fourth WoodworkingWeb awards are over and we ended with 13 entries. I would like to thank you all who participated by submitting entries or vot...

DIY thickness sander for lathe or ShopSmith

Part 4: Tuning up

So I went out to the shop this morning, all set to get the sander all tuned up and ready for the velcro kit which should arrive today. Unfortunatel...

Part 5: Test drive, she works a treat!

Well, the velcro kit arrived yesterday afternoon but just as I got it installed a friend showed up and made me go golfing so I didn’t get to try it...

Part 6: Sander in action video

I finally got around to doing a video today for those who wanted to see this little sander up and running. It also covers the often asked question ...

JIGS

Part 1: Jig for corner keys

Since this seems to be the week for jigs, here’s one I made recently for corner keys in boxes and frames. There’s nothing fancy about it but it doe...

Oddites in wood

Part 1: odd wood grain, Knots or patterns

This is a scrap of Douglas Fir I was about to toss away when this caught my eye " A Bird " I did add the eye but other than that wow!

Work Bench Build

Part 14: Glue Up and Final Assembly

Well this is the day, the final assembly of the legs, the stretchers, and the bench top. We held a quick briefing and took note of the time. The gl...

Part 15: Update

Here’s another ten items finished, only about a dozen to go. Roubo Work Bench “to do,” list and, assembly order. ^ ^ equals completed work. ^ ^ ^ ^...

Part 16: Final Pictures

Well this will close up this blog on my journey building this Robou Hybid Workbench. When I started I wanted to be able to hold and clamp wood in o...

My Shop

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Part 1: Photos of my shop

I was asked to share photos of my shop. This will take a little while to gather photos up. I wish I could go out and take a few right now but unfor...

Coffe Table

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Part 4: Rib Cage Glue Up

In the previous installment of this blog, I left off with the ribs cut and pattern routed. It is time to glue them up. I decided that the first 5 r...

Part 5: Covering the rib cage with 1/4 " plywood

In my last blog on the coffee table, I had the rib cage all glued up. Right after that was done I moved to install the 1/4 inch plywood. This blog ...

Part 6: Installing the 1/8 Ply

In the 5th installment of this blog I glued up the 1/4 inch Ply. Now it’s time to install the 1/8 ply. I finally found a local source for bendy Ply...