“Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound. My job is to bring out in people & what they wouldn’t dare do themselves“
Transforming a Pressure Pot for Resin Casting
I attended a seminar last spring at the Oregon Wood Turning
Symposium about casting resin. One of the takeaways I got was that...
Making A New Mallet
I have been experimenting with a new mallet idea. The idea
is to glue up a mallet from smaller pieces of wood and...
Delicate Demolition
We have started working on the central room in our basement.
We would like to transform this room into a comfortable family room....
Woodturning A Spalted Maple Bowl
I have made a wood turned bowl for a charity auction for Camp More. Camp More is a week long summer camp...
Garage Storage Drawers Part 2
I have completed the 2nd half to the basement storage system. This part of the project entailed bringing
the structure into the house...
Making A Kiwi Trellis
I have been working on a trellis for my parents. It is a Mother's Day gift. I just got the trellis put...
Making the Steel Bridge
We built my son's 3rd grade Steel Bridge project on the CNC router. First we made drawings of the Steel Bridge...
Making A Woodturning Steady Rest
I have made a steady rest for my lathe to help in finishing both ends of the mallets I have been working...
Workholding Devices on the CNC
In this project, I made two workholding devices for the CNC wood router table. The first workholding device is a clamp...
Motor Mount and Belt Cover for the Surface Sanding Machine
In this project, I lift the drum sander’s motor up and move it closer to the shaft of the drum. In...
Moving the Wood Turning Lathe
In order to add 4 feet to my CNC router table, I had to make room by moving my wood turning lathe....
Shop Tour Part 2: Dust Collection
In this second part of a longer series of shop tour videos, I go over the dust collection in the shop. ...
Shop Tour Part 1
In this first part of a longer series of shop tour videos, I go over the shop circulation and general layout of...
French Cleat Hook
I have a french cleat system around my wood shop. In this video I show how I make a simple hook...
Making Drawer Handles
I use the CNC router to cut Handles in the drawers that I made in my previous video.
Wood Turning Grinder Stand
I have made a stand for my grinder that I use for sharpening my wood turning tools. The stand is a...
Simple Shelves on French Cleat
I have made more shelving for my woodworking shop. These shelves consist of a box with shelves that hang on a...
Woodshop Air Filter Cart
I have received many requests to do an overview of my air filter cart. I built this cart in 2007. It...
Making Drawers
I would like to build drawers that will go on the shelves above the jointer in the shop. This is where I...
Wooden Gantry Crane
I built this crane by assembling the legs first. Then I attached the beam to the two legs to form the...