I don’t know about you, but I enjoy breathing new life into an older tool. That’s exactly what I did with this older Japanese hammer I purchased off of eBay. The old handle was nicked, burned and just overall rough. I decided the cool hammer’s head deserved a new handle for the next segment of […]
The newest edition of Wood News is now available for your reading pleasure. This month, our Down to Earth Woodworker, Steven Johnson, offers up a perspective on turning pro that most people probably haven’t considered. Customer Richard Rank tells the story of his family’s woodworking wishlist for him, and how he was able to check […]
We have a new addition to our Down to Earth Woodworker’s video collection. Steve Johnson offers up an easy and cheap way to add an air filter to your workshop using a box fan, a basic filter, six feet of J-channel, a length of chain and some miscellaneous hardware. Check it out below, and visit […]
The number of finishing choices available today for protecting your woodworking projects is almost dizzying. Some options are simple like wipe on/wipe off finishes, while others may require special equipment to apply, like a spray gun system, in order to achieve satisfactory results. One finishing choice often overlooked is called French polish. French polish is […]
The altogether autumn-like weather we’ve been experiencing in New England this week has made me start thinking about when I won’t be able to go out to the garden every day and pick fresh vegetables for dinner. Luckily, my boyfriend Bradley gave me a solution for my birthday – a design for a planter we […]
Here’s the story of an old saw handle that I restored. It was actually a pretty lame handle, with the hard lines in the gripping area, which is pretty indicative of a low $$ saw. The saw plate was in decent condition, so I thought I’d see what I might be able to do to […]
As these things tend to do, our floor finishing project dragged out over 3 weeks, rather than wrapping up in the two days I had (naively) imagined. But I will say, now that I’m standing on my beautiful wood floors at the end of the three weeks, I think it was worth it. I wrote […]