My Chisel Plane
I primarily use power tools, but lately, I have been trying to incorporate more hand tools into my wood working. One hand tool that I do not have, that would … Continue reading
Statue bases
While I let the benches cure in the shop I won’t be making any saw dust. I figured I would put up another project that I completed a few months … Continue reading
Dining room bench build – day five
I learned something new today… Before I go into that though, I just want to mention that I do not learn well from books and classes. My best teacher has … Continue reading
Dining room bench build – day four
I am trying a new approach with my finish on this project. I normally just brush on two coats of semi-gloss polyurethane, but I recently watched a video, by Tom … Continue reading
Sacristy cabinet delivery
I won’t have time to get into the shop today so I am posting the pictures of the sacristy cabinet that I delivered this past weekend. Since the cabinet was … Continue reading
Dining room bench build – day three
I spent about 8 or 9 hours in the shop today. I made some good progress. I was going to start with planing all of the boards I glued up yesterday, … Continue reading
Dining room bench build – day two
I normally work from a plan on most of my projects, but these benches are pretty simple. I have built about a dozen of them. They consist of a bench … Continue reading
Dining room bench build – day one
I have a couple of friends just down the road who asked me if I could build two benches for their dining room table. Since I don’t sleep much, and … Continue reading
Eric’s new walnut chest
Don’t let the red eyes fool you. He is a pretty good kid. A few years back, my oldest son decided that he was tired of his bedroom. He … Continue reading
A quick back scratcher
I had an hour to kill last night so I thought I would make something from my scrap pile. A month or two back, my kids broke the cheap back … Continue reading
Ian’s Guitar
Ian’s SG There is a rare, highly elusive thing that I believe we all seek at least once in our lives. So few of us ever find it. That thing … Continue reading
The Tenebrae Hearse
Tenebrae Hearse 3D pdf While I am waiting till I can deliver the sacristy cabinet, I figured I would post a few of the other projects that I have worked … Continue reading
Day 16 – Sacristy cabinet
Finished up today. I had help so it all went faster… Before we could get started, Adam had to test the lock just to make sure that it worked ok. … Continue reading
Day 15 – Sacristy cabinet
I started out the day by sanding down the first coat of polyurethane. The first coat is always rough. It raises the grain when it is first applied, and there … Continue reading
Day 14 – Sacristy cabinet
I got to work early today. The stain and Urethane had dried for about 8 hours. Since the spindles were dry enough, I moved the rails in a bit which … Continue reading
Day 13 – Sacristy cabinet
Getting down to the home stretch. I would like to finish this weekend. Today my youngest son and I spent about an hour cleaning and vacuuming the shop in preparation … Continue reading
Day 12 – Sacristy cabinet
My last pieces to construct for this project are the spindles. First I sanded down the spindle bodies that I made last night. Then I made up a jig to … Continue reading
Day 11 – Sacristy cabinet
Only a few hours to work today, thought I would try to knock out some of the spindles. I had some 2-1/8″x3/4″x8′ pieces that were perfect for these. I trimmed … Continue reading
Day 10 – Sacristy cabinet
I got all of the cedar boards cut out and planed last night, so today I inserted them into place. (They are Spanish cedar that I had left over from … Continue reading
Day 9 – Sacristy cabinet
The last two components to be made, for the cabinet, are the locking door and the rear panel. I decided to go with cedar for the rear panel instead of … Continue reading
Midnight Woodworking 