GOLF BALL/OAK/ILLUSION
THIS GOLF BALL IS 42 MM DIAMETER? THIS I PUT ON THE LATHE AND UNDERCUT CENTRE DOWN TO 20 MM AS SEEN?THE HOLE IN OAK IS 22.50MM .AS I TRY TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE ?I HAVE MADE THIS POSSIBLE? THE [...]
Upcoming Classes With Openings
There are still some spots open in the woodworking classes I’m teaching this winter. If you’ve recently come into a little money (thank you First National Bank of the Plasma) and have [...]
Should You Make a Cheap Bench First?
Question: I was planning to make a. . .good, fast, cheap workbench, as I think Bob Key called his design some years ago: fir or pine legs and top, Record face vise, and. . .well, some sort of …
What Happened to the New Stanley Chisels?
Question: Any news on the “premium” Stanley Chisels you reported on in 2008? I use a pair of Everlasts everyday on site and in the shop that were handed down from my uncle. There are [...]
Shaker Cupboard: Unique Backboard Arrangement
The backboards on the White Water Shaker cupboard, the cover project on the first-ever Popular Woodworking Magazine (April 2010), gave us all a charge. Why would the maker of the original [...]
Schwarz: 3; Punk 1
“I know what you’re thinking, punk. You’re thinking, ‘Did he fire six shots or only five?’ Now to tell you the truth I forgot myself in all this excitement. But [...]
Grizzly Goes Canadian, eh!
All you woodworkers north of the 49th parallel , I’m talking to those way north where it’s not convenient to drive to Washington State or into Pennsylvania , you now have the [...]
PUZZLES FOR RIPLEYS MUSEUM
THESE CAN BE SEEN AT RIPLEYS IN ORLANDO FLORIDA LATER THIS YEAR.PLUS SOME OTHER ILLUSIONS I HAVE DONE FOR RIPLEYS.SEEING IS BELEIVING???…
work bench top finish
I have used a bowling alley 7' length made of maple and pine for my bench top. I have it sanded and planed to new wood as level as I can get it. There a few cracks ~1/16" [...]
Help Choose the Topic for a Visit to Roy Underhill's Show
Roy Underhill has asked me to appear on “The Woodwright’s Shop” during the show’s upcoming 30th season. (Note to self: You can now stop squealing like a little girl.) [...]
'Handplane Essentials' – New Review and New Sale
If you’re parsimonious, tardy or just plain wary, then this post is for you. My book “Handplane Essentials” is now on sale for the first time since its release this summer. [...]
Twin Kitchen Hutches #56
I roughly cut the top shelves of the hutches. I’m ripping strips to make the moldings to fill the underside of the top shelves. To stay on the safe side for the router [...]