TV Stand – Base
I’ve had some time to start on the TV Stand/Console. There have been some ups and downs with this project. The construction has been moving along quite nicely, without any real issues. An “incident” that happened during the project, was that my planer spun the pulley that was connected to the cutting head. When the [...]
TV Stand – Started
My current project will be a new TV Stand for our Living Room. I’m building the stand out of European Beech. I’ve started milling some of the lumber and have started on the legs and stretches of the base. This project is going to have a lot of Mortise & Tenons and Frame & Panels [...]
My hardest woodworking challenge yet
Over the past couple of months I’ve been dealing with pain in my right elbow. I went to the doctor and found out I have Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow). I haven’t played tennis in decades! So I’m renaming it Woodworker’s Elbow. This was brought on by a weekend marathon of hand sanding, on my Greene [...]
Moxon Vise
Chris Schwarz sure started something with these Moxon Vises. Some people might look at this as a fad, but I know it solves a problem I’ve had for a while, a tired back. I solved the tried back problem a couple years ago, when I built what I called a Benchtop Bench. This worked well, [...]
My own bit of Anarchy
Chris Schwarz has gotten a lot praise and criticism for his latest book “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest”. Some people were really put off by the fact that he used the word Anarchist in the book’s title. Me, I was intrigued. I’ve met Chris before, and I read just about everything he writes. I was quite [...]
