Resources & shop for woodworkers and DIY
Resources & shop for woodworkers and DIY
Every year I see paint companies post their picks for the paint color of the year, in an attempt to set the trend for what is popular for those years’ interior designs. This year Benjamin Moore announced their trends to be monochromatic colors, with Guilford Green (HC-116) as the color… Read more Source: Brian Benham
These days my life revolves around the lastest addition to the farm, our daughter. I spent the last few months franticly finishing some renovations so she didn’t grow up in a construction zone. Right before she was born I finally got around to finishing up my Japanese Workbench that I started over a year ago. I finally procured a large slab of ash a couple months ago 12″ wide 12/4. It took some working getting it flat and square (dont even think about trying to pass a slab this big over a little 6″ jointer). This was a case of you must take the tool to the wood! After it was square and flat I dovetailed a slot into the…
I feel like I should start this blog post out with; “It was a dark and stormy night”, but it wasn’t. It was actually a hot and humid night, which is unusual at 7200 feet above sea level, in the dry climate of Colorado. I was working in the shop… Read more Source: Brian Benham
Today’s post might seem a little snarky or even a little bit sarcastic, so bear with me because that is the mood I am in today after receiving a rather snarky email from my YouTube channel. Earlier this year I jumped on the ban wagon and started a YouTube channel…. Read more Source: Brian Benham
Building a trellis from two fence boards came about from a trip to the garden center with my wife. The trellises they sell just seemed over priced for something I could build using two $2 cedar fence boards. So armed with two fence boards and an ultimatum from my wife… Read more Source: Brian Benham
I have seen a lot of piggy banks made using these mailbox doors, but all of them either lack style, or are mass-produced in a way that they are cheaply made and lack style. I decided I wanted to make mine with a little style and a better quality. When… Read more Source: Brian Benham
I made some pens for troops out of my broken drumsticks for James Green’s Pen Turning Challenge. Used drumsticks are a great source of nice wood for pens and other projects. If you know a drummer, ask them for some sticks! Watch me make one in this video!
Make these quick and easy Raised Garden Beds in just one day! Watch my video showing the basic steps, then read further for a shopping list, step-by-step instructions, more photos, and a few awesome videos for extra inspiration!Shopping List – Quantities shown will make one 48″ square bed.Four 8-foot 2×6 boards, untreatedA 4-foot section of 2×4, untreated40 exterior screws (2.5″ or 3″)Landscape Fabric Stapler with 1/4″ staples15-16 cubic feet preferred soilStep-By-Step InstructionsTo make a square bed from 8-foot 2×6 boards, cut each board once at 49.5″. This will also yield a shorter 46.5″ piece. You should end up with four of each size.Cut four 11″ sections of 2×4 for the corners.Stack two 46.5…
The kitchen island in my new house was calling for a pair of bar stools. My shop stool that I completed in the Shop Stool Build-Off found its way there during the move, and with the chaos reigning in my shop, I was happy to let it live there. My shop stool A second stool was in order, and it looked like it would be a while still before the shop is in any sort of shape to work. Fortunately, I recalled that, a little while after the Shop Stool Build-Off, I had tried again to make the crossed-leg stool which I had originally attempted but due to a miscalculation, wasn’t able to pull off in time. …
It has been a long time since I installed Byrd Tool’s Shelix carbide cutter heads in my Delta DJ-20 8″ jointer (May 2009) and DeWalt DW735 13″ planer (June 2012). The videos showing the installation of the cutter head in my planer have been viewed almost 75,000 times! Although the machines still produced tearout-free cuts, they did leave ridges behind and I suspected that changing to fresh edges would lower the noise level and reduce the strain on the motors. I had not rotated the cutters until now. Byrd Shelix Cutter Head Basics The machined cutter head had tapped holes to received machine screws, each of which locked down one squarish carbide cutter. A registration ledge machined into the …
Canton Brewing Company cares enough about their brewing process and supporting local craftsman that they hired me to hand make them traditional mashing forks for use in their beer production. If they care this much about the details of their tools I can’t wait to try their brews! They needed commercial size and robust tools but wanted them made in a traditional form. After meeting with the brewmaster we decided on Ash as a strong and robust handle material. I selected the straitest grain Ash I had available. I chose walnut as a secondary wood as I felt the colors complimented the ash well. I shaped the top of the handles by hand with a rasp. All the joinery…
At Woodworking In America last year. Ron Hock’s wife Linda convinced me I NEEDED to get their new knife kit. There is no shortage of knifes in my kitchen and I kind of have a minor obsession with chef’s knives, but I have always wanted to do some knife making and this seems a good way to dip my toe in the waters. I took the time to shoot some video while making the knife… but… fair warning… I’ve had very little time to edit the footage… but in the interest of getting the video published I threw together a very quick rough edit.