Martin Sojka

The last bit of joinery remaining are the stretchers between the longer front/back stretchers.  Are they really stretchers or do they have a differ...

As a final sub-assembly, I glued the bottom and the fixed shelf together.  Here, I used some clamping squares to keep the front edges in the same p...

A number of years ago, I turned this narrow wall into a home for the TV, components, and speakers.  I didn't have a cabinet/console that would fit ...

After completing all the boring sanding of the individual panels, I started to glue-up some sub-assemblies.   Breaking-up the assembly into multipl...

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...

This is my baby, most used tool in the shop behind the table saw. [IMG_8839.jpeg] When I first started using it, I was undewhelmed with what it c...

I normally don't post my articles here on Craftisian, but this is my favorite one so far on how I make Marquetry. The publisher for this magazine i...

I would love a two car garage workshop, it's my dream to have space for everything including a dedicated  finishing area. I do have a garage, but i...

Of course, I'm not just going to make these windows straight off the bat. I have spent many hours looking into this project, looking at what toolin...

Except not "finished."  I should say, it's functional. I did the test lacing with the chair on the floor.  That was a bit hard on my back.  I got ...

Boys and Girls,   How often have you heard that Honey please from SWMBO about replacing that worn out old knife block that was getting a tad tatter...

My last pair of blanks are for the armrests.  I started by planing them down to 5/8" thick, which is the final thickness for rear of the armrest.  ...