I’m going to be selling at the Collingswood NJ Farmer’s Market this Saturday, Nov 15th (713 North Atlantic Ave, Collingswood NJ). I will be giving away a sample piece I made, the hanging wall shelf. Here is how I built it with just hand tools: Hanging shelf made with hand tools – T.K.D. Woodworking See …
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I will be joining a host of fellow crafts people at the Lenola Fire Station to support them and sell for the coming holiday season. Sunday, Nov 9th, 10am – 3pm. Come see us!
Laminated Coasters So I’m building a new item for the markets that I hope will be a good seller for the holiday season. It’s a set of laminated wood coasters with a holder, based on a design by Paul Sellers. I am using a variety of hardwoods (Oak, Walnut, Cherry, Purple Heart, Maple) to create …
This is a Paul Sellers design (https://woodworkingmasterclasses.com/videos/dovetail-caddy-project-info/) that is made 100% with hand tools. I thought the build of dovetails and both through and stopped dado’s was fascinating. It was a good opportunity to further improve my hand tool skills, and should make a nice gift or personal addition on someone’s desk. The back has …
Been busy with life and summer time tasks (mowing, outdoor maintenance, vacations, etc.) so haven’t spent that much time in the shop. Been selling fairly well at the markets I have attended, and I completed several commissions. So I needed to work on the items I feel (based on sales) that I will need to …
Saw this design and wanted to make this for a commission customer. Made of Mahogany, it has three small slots in the back with holes for charging cables, a cloth top for holding items (keys, glasses, etc.) and a pull out drawer for personal items. While the build was challenging, I enjoyed getting the work …
Sometimes, you just have to admit that the project is not going well, and just cut your losses. I was working on building a couple of 3-dimensional cutting boards, which are very pretty but very involved. There are a lot of steps (milling up, gluing, cutting angles, planning, ripping, re-gluing, etc.). If you mess up …
So my planer has been acting up lately, failing to start and losing power. After doing some evaluation and consulting folks on the internet and the company that made it (DeWalt) I determined that the probable issue was the brushes on the motor. This would be the first thing to replace and see if the …
I’ve spoken before about how I use one weekend a month to do shop improvements, to try to enhance the productivity and accuracy of my operations. So last weekend I set aside a full day to work on the shop. I sharpened and reset my shoulder planes. These are used to clean up tenons and …
Just got finished making a bunch of new product for the farmer’s markets, as sales have been pretty brisque on a lot of items. Finished a show on Saturday (26th) and while sales were very good, I still am in pretty good shape in terms of inventory. So its on to a project I’ve been …
