In that woodshop of mine, there is a small metal toolbox. Older than I am, I think it’s a “Kennedy”. In this toolbox, there are quite a few old tools, mostly from the [...]
A look into my hand tool world, just some of what I work with: about as basic as a hammer, chisel, and a plane Stanley block plane#110 See how many you can name here Marking gauge, an old one …
Just some of the toys I make do with My "big" drill press The "Frankensaw", two craftsman tablesaws were used to make this saw. One a broke trunion saw, the [...]
THESE ARE THE BLOCKS WHICH ARE USED TO FIX THE PALLETS SLATS ON. AS YOU SEE I HAVE DRILLED 6X 32 MM HOLES ALL AROUND. THE BALL AS ALWAYS IS 47 MM DIAMETER!! RADIAL CUT ALL ROUND THEN [...]
ALL MADE FROM OFF CUTS OF MIXED TIMBER MAINLY MDF/ PLYWOOD/ PINE. OVER 2 YEARS TO MAKE WITH A FEW HOURS EACH WEEK. PLUS SOME UNLEADED PAINT. .WINDOWS HAVE 1.5 MM PERSPEX GLASS. [...]
When i made that Floating top table, I had an extra 1x8x6' pine board. Needed a small project for this board. I came up with a "chair' of sorts, called a [...]
MADE FROM ODDS AND ENDS OF PINE OFFCUTS 3X2 PLUS TREE LIGHTS FROM THE POUND SHOP OR IN YOUR CASE THE DOLLAR OR 99 CENT SHOP. COST IN TOTAL 3 DOLLARS .OR £3 .HEIGHT AND WIDTH [...]
To make that Reindeer: Basically, just four different kinds of parts, you'll need to make two of the front and back legs a body from that 1×6 Antlers, note the grain [...]
For a Sleigh and a reindeer? out of 1/2" thick pallet slats for a sleigh? just some nails, glue, and an 1/8" dowel or maybe a scrap piece of 1×6 pine for a Reindeer? add a red, [...]
One of my favorite pieces of Arts & Crafts furniture is the Morris chair. Strong, comfortable (for reading or relaxing), ample seat area for one-and-a-half people, and generally not all that [...]
The cover project for the December 2010 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine is a Line & Berry Chest built by Senior Editor Glen D. Huey. This chest is a traditional design from the Chester [...]
Picked up some boards that were thrown away at a remodel project down the street and I needed a railing for a front porch and ripped a few boards down for the slatsto make this railing just a [...]
