SNOOKER BALL
YOU HAVE SEEN A GOLF BALL AND A 9 BALL IN A CUBE?NOW SEE THE SNOOKER BALL IN A YEW LOG.SNOOKER BALL 52.35 MM HOLE IN LOG 46.28…
Twin Kitchen Hutches #28
The four uprights and the four fixed shelves are ready, except for the width of the shelves. I must wait until the back rabbets are done to take the exact measurement. I will make [...]
About this Blog
This is my first non-woodworking post on this blog. So if you’re a sane and rational person who is here to read about woodworking, skip this post. I started this blog almost five years ago [...]
Roy Underhill’s Dovetails
Even though I am 100-percent confident in my ability to join two boards together using the tail-of-the-bird joint, I am always riveted when I get to see how other accomplished woodworkers go [...]
The Lie-Nielsen Event Just Got Bigger
You know, at our Woodworking in America event last week I didn’t get to talk to a lot of the toolmakers. In fact, I didn’t even get to see some of them. That is what a madhouse it [...]
The LVL Bench Wins Again
Late yesterday afternoon a group of guys from Porter-Cable and Delta stopped by the Popular Woodworking shop. After meeting the early arrivals and while standing in the F+W Media lobby waiting [...]
An Oil Finish That's Not Crude?
The big buzz in my mailbox this past week has been the “Finishes That Pop” DVD (click here to see more on the DVD and click here if you would like to purchase a copy). Overall, the [...]
Women, Magazines and Plywood
If you haven’t seen it, Managing Editor Megan Fitzpatrick is on the cover of the November 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking with her new laminated veneer lumber (LVL) bench. When I proposed [...]
About to Lose My Title…
I’m the smallest person in our shop, yet I inevitably gravitate toward the largest projects. For the February 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking, I built a Shaker-inspired stepback that [...]
Twin Kitchen Hutches #27
Here I am starting the fabrication of the upper parts of the kitchen hutches. I cut the uprights to their approximate length at the radial arm saw. It would be hazardous to cut such [...]
Recycle Bin Tool Holder
I SAWS THESE AND HAVE AN IDEA FOR A USE FOR THEM.AS YOU CAN FIND DAMAGED ONES AT A TIP WITH NO WHEELS OR THE LIDS BEEN CRACKED. ONCE I GET HOLD OF ONE THIS IS WHAT I WILL DO …
Where to Buy Vintage Tools
In my book, there is one rule for buying vintage tools: Buy them from someone who will take them them back if the tool stinks. That rule keeps me on my toes on eBay, at auctions, flea markets and [...]