A while ago I wrote an article describing how I was about to do a planing demonstration, but the site couldn’t find any bench dogs that fit the holes in their bench. As a very short recap, I screwed together a dowel and a thin piece of wood, which effectively took the place of a bench dog, and I […]
The underneath supports on this dining room table are cross grain and attached with elongated screw holes towards the outer edges. I drilled out the elongated clearance hole with a Festool CXS drill, just poking multiple holes quickly. I used a chisel to square the outside edges to pop in a cover later on. All […]
These were our bestselling books of 2012 – if you are looking for a couple of books to get for the shop, or just to pass the time after a glue-up, take a look at this list for some good ones! #1: Grandpa’s Workshop by Maurice Pommier Grandpa’s Workshop is absolutely the most engaging children’s book that […]
Different furniture makers sign their work in different ways. Although I haven’t been consistent, recently I’m adding my logo to a concealed surface. Now is a good time to do this while I have separate pieces right before assembly and finishing. I first print out my logo and tape it to the wood. It’s then […]
We were very impressed with a few pictures we recently received from a customer. The picture of the cabin shown above came with a note saying: I built this cabin using your Carpenter’s Axe and little else (no power tools). What a great tool! Turns out the note came from Tony Berardino, a professional farrier from […]
Well lookie here, sometimes those old Wish Lists do work, even if you have to buy the stuff yourself. And then when you combine the Wish List with a New Year’s Resolution, you end up with the Tormek T-3 Sharpener from the High. As I’ve said before, I was starting to get really tired of […]
I used a small trim router with a 3/32″ straight bit and template guide in order to make the grooves for my inlay. I would simply clamp my template to the material and run my router tight to the template – pretty straightforward stuff once you have the design, templates and material made! Here you […]