mortise and tenon #2
I had previously built my tenoning jig for my other table saws fence with scrap plywood (I tend to build a lot of jigs out of left overs) and it worked fairly well. It consisted of nothing more than a...
View Articlea reverence for wood
A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. – Marcus Garvey It seems the older I get the more appreciative I get for how things once were....
View Articledon’t worry… I’m OK!
If you keep up with my post you’d know that I had a past incident where, when cutting a piece of zebra wood on my table saw, the saw blade released tension in the wood and caused it to clamp down on...
View Articlenail gun cabinet
This has been a project on my To Do list for some time. Since I’m between big projects and happen to be walking around a few larger pieces of plywood I figured I’d knock this out. As previously noted...
View Articlelumber, timber or wood ?
Timber, lumber, wood – isn’t it really all the same….? Recently my family and I were driving down the highway and came across a new construction site where the builders had cleared a wooded area – in...
View Articlecutting boards
it was bound to happen Inevitably, most woodworkers will end up making cutting boards. It’s a fun project; you get to use some skills, and you get to use up some of the wood scrap in the shop that...
View Articlecutting and cheese boards
I recently made a fairly large cutting board for my wife. I used Tropical Walnut (which seems to have a more consistent grain pattern and color than American Walnut) and Maple.
View Articlebedroom suite – design
My next build will be one of the pieces of a bedroom suit for my eldest daughter. I’ve build several pieces of furniture over the years but not a “matching” suit. Unless you count the Entertainment...
View ArticleI’m alive….
I haven’t fallen off the face of the earth – although I have come close to its edge a few times. I just realized that I haven’t posted to this site in quite a while so I’m going to spend the next few...
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