Blog Series

Learning veneer

8 entries

Part 6: Problems Repair

I got some shop time last weekend and decided to do some more veneering. While working on my last panel for the veneer box, I messed up with the sc...

Part 7: Redo

In the last blog I was facing bubbles and a slew of problems. pictures of some problems below: I decided to rip it apart to find out the root cause...

Part 8: Veneer Box Top

The top, I thought should be better that the rest. I decided to attempt a compass star; I think that’s what it’s called. I took my last piece of 1/...

Old Tools, restoring/reworking

5 entries

Part 3: Millers Falls #9 Smoother

This one looked a a little worse than it than it really was, turns out it was a diamond in the rough. The iron and chip breaker still like new, the...

Part 4: Millers Falls No. 105 Single-speed hand drill

I think this drill was made in 1914 most of the paint/jappaning was missing from the frame but the main gear looked good. Here it is completely dis...

Part 5: Millers Falls No. 709

As received After taking it apart I realized this is another barely used tool. Although the iron had a couple chips in its edge, it was the origina...

$100 Christmas Giveaway 2014

Part 1: Announcement

Post any kind of your woodworking creation (+Add → New Creation) for a chance to win a $100 online gift card from your favorite online shop. RULES ...

Part 2: Only 2 Days Left

Post any kind of your woodworking creation (+Add → New Creation) for a chance to win a $100 online gift card from your favorite online shop. RULES ...

Part 3: And the Winner Is ...

Our 2014 Christmas Giveaway is over and it’s time to announce a lucky winner chosen at random from the authors of 107 creations posted during the e...

Crazy Stuff Stumpy Thinks About

Part 1: One man's artsy is another man's fartsy...

A closely watched internet auction ended this morning. And by closely watched, I mean a total of five people, including myself, noticed it a few mi...

Part 2: Black Friday 2014: The Legend of Pappy Nubs

As you know, Black Friday is a big event around the Stumpy Nubs Workshop. Every year we put on our parkas and confront the horrors that officially ...

WoodworkingWeb Awards: Jewelry Box

Part 2: Call for Entries

Entry period of the WoodworkingWeb Awards – Jewelry Box is now officially open and will close on October 24. Theme: Jewelry Box Golds and silvers, ...

Part 3: Cast Your Votes

Our Jewelry Box Awards entry period is over and we ended up with 18 amazing entries. Now it’s time to pick your top 5 list and cast your votes. Vot...

Part 4: And the Winners Are ...

Our third WoodworkingWeb awards are over and we ended with 18 beautiful entries. I would like to thank you all who participated either by submittin...

CHRISTMAS GIFT BASKETS

8 entries

Part 6: The Devil's Bow-ties

Today I have been working on the basket bottoms. They are made from 2 pieces with a glue joint down the middle. The wood is pretty thin, about 5 mm...

Part 7: Sanding and Gluing

This project is almost finished. If I’m lucky the three main components of the baskets will be glued together tomorrow. Here’s what was done in pre...

Part 8: Completing the project

At the end of the last blog the sides and bottom had been glued up and the foot frames and top rim frames had been each glued together in preparati...

Marocan Pattern Build

Part 1: Intro and Stock preparation

I saw a picture of a pattern on google that I though would be fun to make. It looks like a rugby/American football ball in a square centered on the...

Part 2: Glue Up

In part one of this blog I went through making the stock of the pattern and sliced it into squares. This blog is the glue up of the pattern Hide gl...

My little Shop

1 entry

Part 1: Small Shop - Big Ideas with good Intentions

So like most part-time woodworkers, my shop is small. 15′ × 15′ was the size that I was given by the boss. It’s home to all my equipment, other hob...

(Not So) Hidden Gems

Part 3: Follow, Follow, Follow ...

We tried hard to make it dead simple to follow the members that inspire you as well as to follow the discussions that you want to participate in. I...

Part 4: Youtube and Vimeo Video Embeds

It’s good to include a link to a cool Youtube or Vimeo video in your posts. But it’s even better to have the interactive video player directly in y...

Part 5: Posting Photos from Smartphone Easy as 1-2-3

As I mentioned in my Mobile / Tablet Friendly post, WoodworkingWeb was designed with mobile users in mind. This also comes handy when you want to p...

Stumpy's Twigs of Knowledge

Part 1: Rules aren't made to be broken- they're made to measure stuff.

As you know, here at the Stumpy Nubs Workshop we like to bend the rules. Something we even break them. But most often we simply create a nasty kink...

Part 2: Which type of vise is best for an old-timey bench?

When you’re building a traditional piece of furniture, it makes sense to keep everything… well, traditional. You wouldn’t put a digital face on a T...