The next step is to start milling the rough lumber by jointing and planing. Once the pieces are milled they can be laminated to get the desired thickness. After the lamination dries, planing, jointing and planing ensued. Continue reading Birch Bench 2 – Jointing, Planing, Laminating
After a few years of using my current bench, I am ready to upgrade to something that doesn’t rack and wobble when I use it.
The design is based on the french Roubo bench by Schwarz. I bought his book and have read through it a few times. I have also done a bunch of online looking and thinking before I started. Continue reading Birch Bench 1 – Introduction, Lumber, and Rough Cuts
I set out to make a couple of shelving units that contained coat hooks. The units will hang in a long hallway between a garage and the house. Continue reading Coat Rack Shelf
I have always struggled with the bajillion tick marks on the planer scale. Was that 2 and 3/32 or 2 and 5/32? So, I decided to add a digital readout to my planer. Continue reading Wixey Digital Readout on Dewalt DW734 Planer
I have acquired a few router bits over the last few years and they have all been sitting on a shelf in their individual packages. It works, but I have knocked a couple to the ground and I also have to pull half of them down to find the one I want. So, last weekend I decided to make router bit storage trays out of scrap wood. Continue reading Router Bit Storage
I had a little time on Sunday afternoon to work on a little project for my wife. The project is a small wooden “box” that holds a couple of mason jars. The mason jars hold pens and pencils. So, think of it as a container for a container. Continue reading Pen and Pencil Holders
My wife wanted to make a large sign to replace an existing project on the wall. We have a few cedar things in our house and like the way it turns out. Continue reading Large Custom Sign
I saw a pretty clever idea while perusing the internet and I figured I would give it a shot. The idea is to create a small wooden “upside down U” that fits over the armrest of your couch or chair. That way you can set stuff on it (like beer). Continue reading Sofa Armrest Table
First Post and its not real exciting
