Twin Kitchen Hutches #62
One last molding to mill. I install this ogee bit in the router table and I align the fence barely in front of the bearing. Used in the router table, the bearing should not touch the [...]
You Have Got to Meet Jack
I’m to the point with this workbench that I cannot see the concrete floor any more because of the shavings. I hate that floor, but I am starting to feel a bit like a hamster. Today I took [...]
East Coast Tool Auction this Saturday
Whenever I visit the East Coast, I am jealous of the region’s stock of vintage hand tools. The Midwest just cannot compete — even though Cincinnati and Indianapolis were important [...]
It Takes a Cow
We glued up the benchtop for this Old-style Roubo bench today. Yeah, it looks ratty in the photo above, but the seam is tight. I even put in a little spring joint in the center of the joint , I [...]
AW Extra 5/16/13 – Basic HVLP Spray Techniques
Basic HVLP Spray Techniques How to succeed at spraying a waterborne finish. By Jon Stumbras When it comes to finishing, we’re all looking for easy answers that give professional results. [...]
Late-night Rendezvous at the Woodpile
Some men seek solace in a bottle. Others in the arms of a woman. For me, when the world starts swirling around the proverbial bidet, I look to construction lumber. Late last night as I was headed [...]
Drawer Slide Tracing Jig
I recently needed a jig to trace lathe turnings. I tried a variety of designs but none produced the accuracy or ease of operation that I wanted. While rummaging around [...]
Someone Call a Pitsawyer
The following is unfiltered, mostly unedited and likely unreadable. But this is what I do. Today I launched headfirst into building this Roubo workbench. First up: Dress the legs. Well, the four [...]
'Tool Crib of the North' is Back as 'Acme Tools'
Woodworkers of old (of more than a decade, anyway) may remember the Tool Crib of the North (TCN) as among the premier online dealers in woodworking tools and supplies. Well before he was editor [...]
Great Progress at White Water Shaker Village
Since we first visited in May 2009, the staff of the magazine has witnessed some amazing progress in the restoration of the Meeting House at the White Water Shaker Village, which is west of our [...]
CANDLE FORK
OLD FORK– SAUCER AND CANDLE. !! UNIQUE AND EASY. COST PENNIES TO BUY MATERIALS MINUS A FORK MISSING FROM YOUR KITCHEN DRAWER??…
WGBH Returns to Woodworking
Most woodworkers followed Norm Abram at New Yankee Workshop and you know how fast the word of his retirement spread across the woodworking community. It was a sad day indeed. The fact that WGBH, [...]