I needed a break from all of the dovetailing I’ve been doing and practicing. I thought I would start on the Baby Bench I talked about a little while ago. Over the past couple of weekends I started to work on the bench. I’m using whatever wood I had in my woodpile. The top is [...]
Today was a holiday for our company, so I got to spend some time in the shop yesterday and today. I’m trying to finish up those Silverware Trays, I was going to give away at Christmas. Better late then never. I completed one of them today, minus the finish. I have all four corners on [...]
I have seen several magazine articles about benchtop benches over the years. These little benches go on top of your workbench, to raise your work to a more comfortable height. When I first read about these benches, I really had no interest in them. They seemed unnecessary. Now that I have been cutting more dovetails, [...]
Cutting the Tails The last installment of this series I showed how I layout the tails. Now it’s time to do some cutting. When cutting Tails first, you really only need to concern about cutting perpendicular across the end of the board. If you can get this perpendicular cut dead on, you have solved most [...]
I finally was able to start on the Silverware Trays this weekend. The last few weekends have been busy with other activities. This last weekend was our 11th wedding anniversary and we spent a fun weekend in Leavenworth, Wa. It’s a fun little Bavarian themed town, not too far from Seattle. There was this nice [...]
I’m taking a little break from the hall table project, to work on some Christmas presents. In past years I really haven’t made anything to give away. I guess I never found a project that I liked and that would represent what I was trying to do with my woodworking, and could be completed in [...]
A few weekends ago I did a test glue-up of the apron. Over all the test went well. I’m glad I did a test glue-up, because there were a few things I learned and could do better. First, I was using a glue I hadn’t used before, URAC 185. URAC 185 is an Urea Formaldehyde [...]
Available shop time has been low lately. I caught one of the early cold bugs going around, and then my wife caught it from me. This last weekend I felt better and had a little bit of time I could spend in the shop. I finished up the bending form I will use to make [...]
This weekend I had some free time and spent my time working on the mock-up for the small hall table. I started with the legs. I was concerned that the size of the legs I drew up in my plans might be too bulky. The legs I drew up were 1 ¾” square at the [...]
I went by 2 of the larger hardwood suppliers in my area (Crosscut Hardwoods and Edensaw), looking for lumber for the small table I’m starting. For the first time I struck out finding what I wanted. I was looking to build the table out of Cherry. I wanted the top to be one piece and [...]
