One of the things when starting a project is to try and mark out your rough lumber to ensure it looks good and to optimize the use of your wood (its expensive). In the case of this cabinet, I want to have the grain lines continue from the sides to the top and back over …
With the Craft Show season over, and heading into the winter, its time to clean up and reorganize the shop to get it ready for winter projects. Provided your shop has heat, the winter is an excellent time to build items and prepare for the new year. Typically, after I get done with a major …
With the Farmer’s Market and Craft Show timeline winding down, I’ve got only two more for the year. Based on some feedback from customers and other interested parties, I developed several new products to sell that were in a smaller “price point” for the show. Once done, I’ll post them in the products page if …
Well the injury is somewhat healed and I can take the big bandage off. Still don’t have much feeling in the top third of that finger, but the doctor believes its going to heal close to 100%, so I’ll take that! Now its time to start working on the next project, which involves laminating …
One of the issues with any sort of hand labor (carpentry, automotive, etc.) is there is a danger from the tools you use. You need to always be on guard, especially with powered equipment (like Table saws, miter saws, etc.). Whenever I’m working with powered equipment, I make sure the guards are on, and I …
I received a commission at the last farmer’s market that I attended. A local vendor, Kathy Steinfeld from Controlled Burned Designs, wanted a small tabletop for her sewing table (36″ x 20″). I was able to take on the work, and just got started with the build. Its going to have breadboard ends to help …
After a lot of dovetailing, measuring, cutting and gluing up, the joinery bench top is pretty much done (still need to do some planning and sanding to clean it up). It’s got a nice Moxon vise for the front to do dovetailing, cutting tenons, etc. I’ve also got a small “tool well” in the back …
Well, the next project is a joinery bench for the shop, which will enable me to do certain work up high, where its easier to see and cut/chisel/adjust. Think Dovetails, carving, etc. To make the workbench top, I’ve had to joint two faces (make them flat and square to each other) plane them down to …
Creating the laminated top for the joinery bench Read More »
I finally completed the Stickley #74 book racks (soon on the project page, available to order). Now its time to get started on the next project. I’m going to be building a small, semi-portable joinery bench, which I can take to craft shows and use for cutting dovetail joints and carving. Its based on a …
Completed cleaning up the Tenons and test fitting them into the shelves. I have to make each one separate, as the mortises and tenons need to match and there are always minor variations. So I use chisels and a rasp to cleanup and fit each tenon for its individual mortise slot. It needs to go …
