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Quest for Wood in Apopka #4: 84 Lumber
I visited the nearest 84 Lumber today, they close at 6 so I had to do some work to get there before they closed. When I entered I was welcomed by a cashier and I introduced myself and said that I was...
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Almost, but not quite finished Project
Well fellow LJs, here it is, a long awaited unfinished project that I drew up (with many others) while was too ill to go to the shop for over a year. Unfortunately, as the project is not finished, I’ll...
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Occasional Table Class (Hand Tool Build) #14: Mortise and Tenon
Mortise and Tenon Before we start on our table, we need to take the time to make a few practice joints. The oldest and strongest joint out there is the mortise and tenon. It’s also the only joint used...
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My new upcoming project #1: My problem!
I am contemplating a new segmented bowl/vase project and am planning to document my progress from start to finish. From start meaning the planning stages and drawings, measurements and wood selections....
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IS SEARS saying GOOD BYE to the CRAFTSMAN name, or are these just really LOW...
Hi all, I was on the Craftsman web cite this fine evening when I started looking at there tools and saw some tools that I had not seen before looking to be older models, but then I looked at the price...
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Woodworking in Afghanistan
Fortunately I was able to retire, once, for awhile anyway. As with many of us though investments went bad and we had to re-think our “retirement” for me that was going back into the workforce at 59...
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Episode 5 of The American Woodshop with Scott Phillips..
Hi all, In this episode Scoot builds an amazing Domed Topped Chest and his wife Suzy and a guest crave show the in and outs of a craving. Its a great episode. Hope you all Enjoy…....
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Episode 6 of The American Woodshop Season 18
Hi all, in this fine episode Scott builds a pair of amazing Shaker Style Turned stools. He builds the set part out of walnut. For you chair lovers or builders this is a great episode for you.I hope you...
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Episode 7 of The American Woodshop with Scott Phillips season 18..
Hi all. If you are looking for some great ways to repair furniture or have an old table that needs a knew life Scott of The American Woodshop shows you the in and outs of Antique Repair and...
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My Journey As A Scroll Saw Pattern Designer #496: Be Careful What Lurks...
There are days when I seem to work the hardest and at the end of the day it appears that I got little done. At first it seems kind of discouraging, but when I really look at the days’ events and...
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THE PLAN OF "THE VASE"
I re-draw this plan today to send it as blog to anyone who may accept to have a go. It is a complicated laminated project but the result is rewarding. The Vase was the first of few of this kind which...
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A tool for clamping a wide variety of joints
When working on my various woodworking projects I found times that I had to glue odd joints and really didn’t have the clamps I needed. The solution to the problem was the development of a clamping...
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Nightstand for CPAP Machine #4: Cut wood and fingers - Trip to ER
Good news is I still have all my fingers. Had a bad kickback from cutting the material. Crunched my left hand with the flying board edge – no blade contact. X-Rays show nothing broken. Fingers pretty...
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Nightstand for CPAP Machine #5: Tweeking the Sketchup Model
Keep having this annoying Sketchup problem. Sometimes I can make an object on a face and it doesn’t work. Had that specific problem when I wanted to sink a hole through the side of the nightstand for...
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Woodworking projects under way. #22: More work on the water heater stand...
Again, not really fine woodworking, but instead more household carpentry…. The gaps between the 2×4s are now all caulked up, as are the recesses where the framing nails were driven. I am ready to hit...
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Breadbox Class #2: Let's make some saw dust! Cutting the long boards.
Ok, so here we go. Remember this is a beginner course so everything will be very basic.For those more advanced and like the design, just go ahead and make it. The design is simple. 3 fixed sides and 2...
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dovetail square
One day I was needing a dovetail square, so I could just lay out my dovetails in the vise and then start cutting. At the moment I have to have the bourd stick out of the vise to high or take it out...
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Hand Carved Sign #2: painted and installed
This sign project was a learning experience. The guilding especially. That process was tedious and seems like one where you need to have done it many times before it would get easier. I used an...
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Laser Engraved Table Top #1: Fine Laser Engraving With Color Fill
To start, we have cherry table tops that have been pre-finished with a base coat of stain (less any finish coat) The laser than cuts the graphic @ .030 to .050 in depth into the cherry table top. After...
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Fantasy Football Trophy a la Lombardi #2: Hogging Away At It
Well with the emminent demise of my fantasy football team due to the dreaded “Madden Curse” i’ve dedicated a bit more time to the trophy which will not adorn the walls of my house once the season is...
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