Tablet/Book Holder
A simple two-piece holder that can be kept or shipped flat, then slide the two pieces together.
Product Build
Laminated Charcuterie/Cutting Board
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 Board
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 …
Phone Holder
A simple two-piece holder that can be kept or shipped flat, then slide the two pieces together.
Pencil Box
Simple Pencil box, but not as easy as you think…. Tools Required: Materials: Steps: Now use the pieces to make a pencil mark on each for the depth of the dovetails I cut “tails first” when I make dovetails. So you lay them out with a dovetail marker or bevel gauge, going in ½” from …
Joiner’s School Box – Complete
With all the assembly done, including the lid, it was time to finish the box. I wasn’t sure whether I would keep it for use, or give it as a gift, so I wanted to apply a finish that someone else could alter without too much trouble. I chose to use dewaxed shellac, as this …
School Box 10
So time to finish the lid. After screwing in the hinges into the box dados, you take the box and put it up on supports/blocks that are the same height as the box. The rough box lid is cut larger than needed. You then screw in one screw per support, then test the fit. Mark …
Short post on School Box
Finally got some screws in that should work for the school box. Wanted them to look a little older than stainless screw holes. So with the hinges bent over and screwed in, I can finally start on the lid and completing this one!
Joiners & Cabinet Maker Schoolbox 9
Well, the holiday and work took up a lot of time, but I’m finally back in the shop again. Time to complete the lock and work on the hinges. For the lock, the mortise was complete and tested out, and the holes for the lock expanded with chisels and files it would operate well. Now …