Make your own light saber
When Adam and I went to Woodworking in America this year, we spent a lot of time at the North Carolina Woodworker booth. His favorite project there was the clever … Continue reading
Rob’s engagement ring box
I have been rather busy these last few weeks, and I haven’t put up many posts. I have also had a few projects that, for one reason or another, I … Continue reading
Rob’s sofa table – day 1
It has been a while since Rob has been down in the shop, but he has a new project that we got started on this week. He wants a TV table, … Continue reading
Deer head mount
I have a friend who requested a plaque for mounting a deer head. He wants it to match others that he has, so he gave me a template and requested that … Continue reading
Raised panel doors
I am helping a friend to complete a project that he is working on. He is building a set of book cases with cabinets below. He is doing all the … Continue reading
Giving an old workbench a new home
My friends over at K&A Design got a letter from a retired woodworker. He was selling off everything in his shop. Bryan and Jodi were going to take a ride down … Continue reading
Adam’s Hock block plane kit
Last weekend, Adam bought a block plane kit form Hock Tools, at the Woodworking in America market place. We finally had the time, this weekend, to put it together. I … Continue reading
Woodworking in America weekend 2014
Adam and I took a little field trip this weekend. We hopped in the car and made the six-hour drive down to Winston-Salem North Carolina for the Woodworking in America … Continue reading
Headless guitar concept – day 4 complete
I gave the body of the guitar, and all the wooden hardware, four coats of low-gloss Tung oil, then let it sit for 24 hours. Yesterday morning I applied a … Continue reading
Headless guitar concept – day 3
Third day into this build, and I will have all the parts done today. My focus today was to get all the trim pieces done. I started with the cover for … Continue reading
Headless guitar concept – day 2
I had a few little details to accomplish today, before glueing up the front and back halves of the guitar body. Yesterday’s epoxy has dried, so I sanded it down … Continue reading
Headless guitar concept – day 1
So I don’t play guitar, but I really enjoy building them. I have been collecting bits and pieces while building other guitars, and I have been kicking around the idea … Continue reading
72 thinline telecaster guitar carve – day 3
The glue has dried, so I pulled the clamps. I set the larger spindle up in the spindle sander and sanded all of the larger curves. I stepped sown to … Continue reading
72 thinline telecaster guitar carve – day 2
Spent the day packing my oldest up and taking him back to college. I did squeeze in a bit of time to get back to the guitar body, that I … Continue reading
Repair and maintenance
My shop has been off-line for the last couple of days. My Delta AP400 dust collector decided that it didn’t want to turn on anymore. It kept trying, but the … Continue reading
Carved cutting board
Today’s project is a cutting board shaped like Taiwan. Not the most ergonomic shape, but it was the current request. I have a pile of hard maple and my friend … Continue reading
72 thinline telecaster guitar carve
I had a request for another guitar body. This one is a little different from the solid body guitars that I have built before. This guitar body is modeled after … Continue reading
CNC carved wheel
I have some friends who are interested in replicating some old metal cart wheels out of wood. I decided to see what I could do with my Carvewright CNC router. … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 12 – delivered
Been a busy weekend, but I haven’t been in the shop much. I did have off today so I had a chance to deliver and install the cabinets that I have been … Continue reading
Laundry room cabinets – day 11
Just a couple of hours in my shop today to finish up this project. I took a scotch-brite scrub pad to all of the surfaces that were urethaned yesterday. This … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 