Hand Crafted Woodworking
For me, the most dangerous tool in my shop is my jointer. I have an 8″ Grizzly G0593 with spiral head. I have always been concerned about pushing boards through the jointer with my hands on the board. I have read of boards that explode and your hand goes into the cutter head. […]
So do you use a shop apron ?? I think I want to. I have tried and I think I like it, but….. My biggest need is I am always hunting for my pencil and/or tape measure !! What I like about shop aprons is easy access to my tape measure, pencils and a small […]
I am working on the plane till design. Based on the design I know the width and height of the Plane and Saw tills. A big step is to make room for these two shop storage systems. I am reworking the work flow in the shop to be more hand tool friendly. This means a […]
As some of you know I started 3 years ago building out a new space in our basement for my wife. She needs a project room just for her. The space is about 11×20 ft. This has been a very long road. I stopped earlier this year and actually got a city permit. […]
So I am in the process of doing a series of projects in the shop. A new home for my planes and saws is the next step. The steps are New set of shelves to clear space for the next three steps. New home for my chisels and other tools from the tool wall […]
I found out from my older daughter that number one grandson wanted Corn Hole Boards. Someone had said they would make him some but had failed. Granddad into action. A fun wood working project. I did find out from 2nd daughter, a wedding planner, that the Corn Hole Game is BIG at weddings. […]
The chisel Chest is done. I started the project on 5/25/2014. It was completed yesterday 7/22/2014. So About 8 weeks. Probably about 10 sessions in the shop. The chest uses full extension 16″ slides. There are 6 2 1/2″ drawers and one 5″ drawer. The carcus construction is all Home Depot SandePly with […]
Getting close to the end. Two things are happening somewhat at the same time. I have been trying to get a finish on the drawer fronts. When a project is shop furniture it is a good time to experiment with finishes. This time I went full on with WaterLox. This has not worked […]
Slowly getting finished. So I lost the pictures for attaching the drawer fronts to each drawer. This involved playing cards for spaces and my shooting board to trim the drawer ends exactly. So Sad.. I know you will miss the pictures. With the fronts attached I needed to pre-drill for the drawer pulls. […]
I have been working on finishing a room in my basement for 2.5 years. The room contruction and finishing is on the move again since my retirement. I keep finding seemingly small problems that take a lot of time. Like the steps going from the main floor to the basement. We have been living here […]
