I had a customer who had a small apartment in Brooklyn, and they wanted a walnut hall table with specific dimensions (50” long but only 9” deep) in order to fit a specific spot in the house. This happens a lot with me with my commissions. Someone has an idea what they want, but they …
This “Desktop Bookshelf” is based on a design by Woodworker’s Journal. It is made with Hickory and Walnut, some interesting domestic hardwoods. The wedged through-tenons hold one end piece in place, while the other end piece is adjustable and moves back & forth, based on the books in the shelf. The pieces can be disassembled …
So my local town does a street fair twice a year, where they have food truck vendors, craftsman, politicians, and local businesses come out. They close off main street to vehicles, and just have pedestrian traffic for the 4 blocks of downtown main street. Its a lot of fun, and one of those “small town …
Well, the Craft Fair schedule has stared for the year, with me heading to Haddonfield NJ’s farmer’s market to start the year. In the months ahead, I’ll be attending several craft shows and farmer’s markets, selling some of my wares. My current schedule is: Hopefully I’ll see you at one of these in the months …
This “Gentleman’s Tool Chest” is based on a design by Chris Schwarz from Popular Woodworking. It’s based on a 19th century tool box common in the 19th century – used to hold household tools for use around the home. It uses simply dimensional lumber, nailed together with applied moulding.
A simple two-piece holder that can be kept or shipped flat, then slide the two pieces together.
Sorry for the lack of posting and pictures. I have been out backpacking and just got back. will resume shortly.
One of the issues you always have with running a woodshop is taking the time out for machine maintenance and to sharpen your tools. You don’t get a lot of enjoyment out of doing these basic processes, but if you fail to maintain your tools, they will stop working well for you – or worse, …
Took the opportunity during the week to rip down some of my hardwoods (Walnut, Maple, Cherry, Purple Heart) into strips, glue them up and create laminated charcuterie/cutting boards. Process is somewhat similar to the end grain, but we skip the second step where we expose the end grain. Still the effect is striking, with the …
End grain Charcuterie/Cutting boards are built to stand up to heavy use for many years. If you imagine wood as a series of straws running in a line, the end grain cutting board would be like setting a basket of straws up on their ends, compressed together. As you cut with a knife, instead of …
