Resources & shop for woodworkers and DIY
Resources & shop for woodworkers and DIY
What’s all the news? We’ve relocated to the East Coast! Cape Breton Island to be specific… After eight amazing years of UW Toronto, it was time to come home. Back to the Coast where our school will now run on a more seasonal basis. We’ll take these next few months to get things setup, but […]
If you’re a fan of cribbage and enjoy woodworking, why not combine the two and create a unique travel cribbage board? In this step-by-step guide, we’ll walk you through the process of crafting a travel cribbage board that opens up to store cards and pieces, making it a perfect companion for your on-the-go gaming needs. […]
Building a skateboard using a simple bent lamination technique was a fun and exciting build. I knew it would be interesting the minute I opened up Matt Berger‘s wonderful book, The Handmade Skateboard. The Berger Board skateboard I build my cousin Nick for his wedding. As I documented in my earlier Berger Board posts, it proved to be […]
I had fun hanging out at record stores back in the 1980s. My favorite local Atlanta store was Turtle’s Records & Tapes. They had a “Now Playing” rack on the wall where they would display the album cover of a record while it was playing in the store. I thought it would be fun to […]
Check out my Ikea Malm Dresser Hack! I turned two boring dressers into one large custom dresser with just a few basic tools. Free plans by Shanty2Chic! I moved into my new home last summer and I am working so hard to get every room complete with custom-built furniture. My daughter’s room was at the […]
A few years ago I wondered if we would saturate the spoon carving market, now I realise we are only just starting. There are thousands of potters around the country and still only a few dozen serious spoon carvers. I think this gorgeous film sums up what it is about better than any I have […]
As I’m sitting here trying to come up with something to say about the 10th anniversary of Matt’s Basement Workshop Podcast I’m finding myself entirely at a loss for words. For those of you who know me, that never happens! I’ve told the story a thousand times, but the show was never meant to last […]
The knifewall is not merely a knife mark made with a knife but a vertical severing with a pristine cutting edge on one side and a bruising the other because of the angling of the knife to the blade of the square. It’s precise and crisp. In this picture you can see the exactness of […]
An 1803 advertisement for linseed oil, “boil’d” or “unboil’d.” The following is by Steve Voigt, whom you might know primarily as a maker of wooden planes. But he’s also passionate about traditional finishes, and has been taking a deep dive into that subject as he works on a book for Lost Art Press. The working […]
My first electronics repair on an HP power supply bought off of eBay. http://justsquareenough.com/Electronics/HPE3611ARepair Source link
Four months ago, we moved to Campbell River, BC on Vancouver Island and I set up shop in the 2-car garage. I was surprised to discover that it was harder to fit everything into two-thirds of this two-car garage than it was in the old 1-car garage. This, I realized, was mostly due to the […]
lots going on so far this year .. we’ve got four projects wrapping up now. one of them left for California yesterday and the live edge table left yesterday morning. the cad drawing before the finish … finished photo coming soon … next up, a claro slab table with one of our classic steel […]