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For things like chair or stool legs.    Yep, there are band clamps out there, if you want to spend some cash.    Being the frugal (CHEAP) guy that I am, I use something from the shop [...]

For some time I’ve toyed with the idea of putting together something I call the “Apprentice Sketchbook,” a series of drawing exercises to train the eye and illuminate important design principles. [...]

New year’s resolutions come and go, and that doesn’t mean setting goals for the year ahead is a bad idea, but why not set a goal that will continue to give back? Many of us feel [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy_9bx6U8_0    HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM LONDON ENGLAND TO ALL WHO VIEW MY WORK.…

A few pictures of some older tables I've made.     Mainly a Shaker design, just simple tables.     This one has been in a grandkid's room for [...]

AS CHRISTMAS IS OVER .WHY NOT MAKE THIS A PS3  GAMES RACK. TO HOLD ALL YOUR PS3 GAMES YOU GOT FROM SANTA. ALL MADE FROM PALLET TIMBER.ALL JOINTS ARE HOUSED. THIS HAS BEEN OILED WITH RAW [...]

AS YOU KNOW YOU CAN BUY USED GOLF BALLS FOR A FEW POUNDS FEW DOLLARS?HERE IN THE UK THEY CAN BE BOUGHT FOR £5 PER 50. AS YOU CAN ALSO SEE THE CROWNS WHICH YOU CAN BUY FOR ABOUT £2.99 [...]

Before you throw out those old, broken, or dull bandsaw blades, go "Green".      Take that old blade and make strips about a foot or so long.   When [...]

THIS  IS A MAGNET.WITH A HOLE IN THE CENTRE.?AS YOU CAN NOW BUY A MAGNETIC PICK UP TOOL FOR AROUND £7.99. IDEAL AS THEY EXTEND UP TO 3 FT.IF YOU DROP THE ODD SCREW/WASHER BEHIND A UNIT [...]

As we’re wrapping up 2010, any good company takes a look at what products sold well during the year. We’re doing the same, and it’s an interesting mix of the 10 top-selling [...]

JUST A FEW LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS GIFTS.THESE TOOK 1 WEEK AS THESE ORDERS CAME IN LATE.THESES WERE SEEN A FEW MONTHS AGO! JUST A ONE OFF AS A SHOW PIECE BUT NOW THEY WANT SOME MADE,NICE IF THESE [...]

I had some scrap wood around the shop,  a couple 2xs from a pallet, some pine and Poplar slats, and a "need' to make a quilt rack.    I turned two end posts from one [...]