The last couple of days haven’t been that productive. I’m working on the legs and apron for the small table project. The tapers on the legs aren’t as perfect as I would like. It’s not as noticeable in the photo, but where the taper starts at the top is inconsistent. I could probably get away [...]
For my birthday back in May I bought myself a new router (Bosch 1617 2.25 HP) and new router plate from Incra. Today was the day to finally install them. I had an “older” router plate installed on auxiliary wing on my table saw. The size of the new plate doesn’t match current opening, and [...]
When I started my blog 1 year ago, I wanted to post something at least once a week. Well, I fell a little short on that goal, but not too far off. I’m happy that I have continued with the blog. So many blogs fall to the wayside, only after a short period of existence. [...]
Earlier last week my wife and I took a short vacation over to Port Ludlow, Wa. Not too far from Port Ludlow is Port Townsend, which is another place we love to visit. Port Townsend has great food and shopping. They also have a nice Jazz Festival every July. For the woodworkers out there, there [...]
These days it seems like everyone is coming out with a new Dovetail Saw. Now Rob Cosman – “The Dovetail Master” has thrown his hat into the ring. Spending a lot of money on a tool, that I can’t try out first can be a difficult decision. That’s why I was so lucky to have [...]
Over the past month or so, I have had a chance to use the mini-bench. It was well worth the time and effort to build. Working on a project piece in a more upright stance isn’t just comfortable it’s more accurate. I’m finding my quality of work has improved. The face vise is working great. [...]
As a woodworker, it didn’t take me long before I wanted to design something unique that was my own design/style. I soon found out, trying to design something new and unique is a very daunting task. This is especially true, if you haven’t had any formal design training or experience. I kept trying, but it [...]
Today was spent tuning up my table saw and setting up my new miter gauge. My current miter gauge is an Osborne miter gauge, like the one Norm uses on his show. When I researched miter gauges, about 4 years ago, I settled on the Osborne. I knew little about what I wanted and needed, [...]
Today I had time to put the finishing touches on the Small Benchtop Bench. The replacement hand wheels came in early this week, and it was hard not having time earlier this week to work on the bench. I’ve had a couple stalled projects lately and I really wanted to complete something. The first order [...]
I had plans to finish the Small Benchtop Bench this weekend, but I must have angered the woodworking gods somehow. Because the last couple of times I’ve worked on it, things haven’t gone well. When I last worked on the bench I was attaching the face vise. I cut a couple garters out of some [...]
