Resources & shop for woodworkers and DIY
Resources & shop for woodworkers and DIY
Gifts as simple as this are rare finds these days and even more rarely given. When Hannah made this for me, it was unexpected. She has one just like it that she found and enjoyed and I had admired it when I saw it for the first time. Hannah made this one for me and […]
Part I: Moxon to Nicholson By Matt Cianci, the SawWright I started writing “Set & File: A Practical Guide to Saw Sharpening” in 2015, but the background work started long before that in the early 2000s. For me, learning to sharpen saws was trial and error, and there wasn’t much to guide me. I looked […]
Update to my previous video on the Raspberry Pi running Kodi. Setting up the FLIRC with an old WD play remote and a quick tour of the theater center. http://davidharms.me/Electronics/KodiMediaStreamer/#update Source link
When I started this project, my 1976 FJ40 Land Cruiser was missing a key feature—a console with cup holders. You’d think a vehicle as rugged as this would have a few modern conveniences, but no, it’s bare bones. No power steering, no radio, no air conditioning, and certainly no cup holders. So, I decided to […]
ok … out the door a couple of weeks ago … another challenging project for sure! we made one of these for a Holocaust Torah for being that we could not visit the site on long island, the design required much back and forth confirming concepts and measurements … this is the second cabinet for […]
Nick Offerman’s Good Clean Fun with my travel toolboxes at the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event at Shackleton Thomas Furniture, in Bridgewater, VT this weekend. This past week I got the opportunity to review Nick Offerman’s new book Good Clean Fun: Misadventures in Sawdust at Offerman Woodshop, published by Dutton. It goes on sale October 18. […]
For almost the entire month of July and now well into August the weather for my location has been telling us we’re under an Excessive Heat Warning. Don’t get me wrong, I love living in the desert but this is getting to me!! My shop isn’t air conditioned and it’s not a possibility anyway but […]
Looking for an easy DIY Fire Pit Table Plans? Who doesn’t like sitting outside with a good fall breeze and some crisp air? It’s finally time to start getting ready for fall, what better way than building a good fire pit. Grab a set of plans and follow along with this video so I can […]
#sponsored Save 10% on MatchFit products using my code TWW-MATCHFIT so you can make your own shop-made mortising jig! A shop-made mortising jig is an indispensable tool for creating traditional mortises for both integral and loose mortise and tenon joinery. In a world where there are probably 1000 products out there promising to make joinery […]
In Conversation… – The Unplugged WoodshopThe Unplugged Woodshop The Unplugged Woodshop Journal In Conversation… This is a conversation I recently had with August Winter. August and I discuss ideas on inspiration to individuality, problem solving to wonder, and the diversity of our students here at the Unplugged Woodshop Toronto. The Unplugged Woodshop is a hand […]
For this project, I had a client who wanted a custom whiskey End table with a drink rail. They also want it to complement the existing architecture of their house, so I pulled some design cues from a built-in bookcase and created a custom stain to match it. Tools I used in this build Resaw […]
November came like a crash. I had the window bench to complete, the shop to clean up, the kitchen light wiring project to work one and the Bartop Arcade to return to. The window bench is finally, 100%, finished. As such, the month got away from me and I was late in getting the shop […]