There are so many ways to sharpen a card scraper but it doesn't have to be "Rocket Science" like so many people make it. Here's how I do it. [ima...

 The critical step for inlaid dovetails is cutting a rabbet 1st on the tails board ( inside face ). For inlays it is mandatory. The depth of the ra...

 First I marked up the pins positions using the tails per Fig 13. Next I set my marking gauge to account for the rebate on the tails board in Fig 1...

This is the finished Inlaid Dovetails. Keep in mind this is only one corner of a box! When doing a complete box a lot of the steps can be done in t...

Our front gate, which is now 4 years old, started sagging enough recently that it wouldn’t latch any more. I was a little disappointed by the compa...

Here are a few pictures of the marquetry and routing in the inlays. By only using two veneers for the marquetry, Gaboon Ebony & Holly with the back...

I've done a previous blog on a similar item, but this time I'm including the design process for those of you who are interested. Making another pa...

 [02.07 Design - Cart Details.jpg] The support brace is a large open triangle that connects the cart’s base and rear panel. The top of the brace ...

 [12.13 - Finish and Assembly - Finished Rack.jpg] With the brace finished, the rack was almost ready to assemble. I started by adding the top cap...

  [13.03 Fixes - Base Weight Rebar in Base.jpg]   When I brought the assembled rack inside, I was pleased to see that it was quite stable when the...

I intended to do this all in one entry but I ran into a bit of a dilemma.  The tool I'm working with is an Ashley Iles 60 degree, 1/2" inch tool wi...

This one isn't exactly on sharpening but it does have to do with using abrasives on a tool blade so I thought I'd throw it in here.  This is a copy...

Haven't had a chance to get back to carving tools but I had a couple pocket knives that needed a refresh this weekend so I thought it would be wort...

Rather than drag the 4" hose around from machine to machine for my Oneida Supercell I decided to install a 4" PVC dust collection system.  The 4" h...

I've been AWOL for almost a year.  Like a lot of other folks,  I migrated over here from the other wood working forum a year or so back.  About the...

I'm going to start off by admitting I'm guilty of procrastinating on getting this posted.  I kept telling thinking of one more thing that I wanted ...

Not a whole lot on this one.  I'm building a small melamine kitchen for my sales rep at the lumber store. Along with the cabinets I'm going to mak...

This was something I built for one of my buddies.   It was built for, and installed in the offices of a company that races Porsche's.  (Hence the r...

Anybody want to come help me cut up these sheets? They're 83 1/2 x 110 That is a 4 x 8 on top for comparison. [20240529_080545.jpg]