I need to make new product for the 2025 Farmer’s Markets. So I needed to create some new end-grain cutting boards. The process for this one uses standard 13/16” boards, instead of having to get 8/4 (i.e. 2” thick) boards. The patters that it makes are pretty cool. I chose to make them out of …
I wanted to build some more artistic style charcuterie boards for the new year. One of the ones I wanted to build was a three-dimensional end-grain board. There are a lot of process steps, and the wood is somewhat expensive, but in the end, it comes out with something beautiful. So you start off with …
I wanted to build something with just hand tools to improve my skills and demonstrate that I could do it. Many folks don’t understand that, if you are building 10, 20, 100 of an item, then machinery and power tools certainly help. Once they are set up, you can run the same part over and …
My niece Christina wanted a live edge floating shelf, so for Christmas, I decided to make her one. I had to bandsaw one end to clean it up and then ran it across the jointer to make sure the one end was flat and square. From there, I had to lay out and drill the …
One of the things I wanted for the Farmer’s Markets is some project which “popped” and had folks come in to take a look. I earlier had a craftsman chest which many folks used for a jewelry check (that is what my wife uses hers for). However, I sold my last one, and wanted something …
So I am working on a new item to sell, and I will also be giving it as a gift to family this year. What that means is that I have to make 18+ of these, and there are two of these in a set. Each set needs four of part A, four of part …
I wanted to build a higher end piece to show my skills off at Farmer’s markets and craft shows, and found a pretty good piece in a woodworking magazine. It is a jewelry chest with places for rings, hanging necklaces and drawers for other items. Made with walnut, with brass hardware, I think it looks …
I wanted to make a jewelry stand as a trial piece and try to sell it at the Farmers Market. This one is based on a design I found from Wood magazine, issue #177. Materials Part # Description T W L Material Qty A Posts ¾ ¾ 10 Curly Maple 2 B Long fillers 1/8” …
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 …
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.
