Building a Wall Hanging Award Shelf
My son has been accumulating awards from academic and sports activities and needed a place to display them. I built a wall hanging award shelf from a red oak board…
Magnetic Mushrooms: A Woodturning Project
I used some scraps leftover from pen blanks to make some two-toned refrigerator magnets in the shape of mushrooms. It's a good way to use up those tiny pieces of…
Step Drilling with Forstner Bits: Quick Tip
This is just a quick tip that I wanted to share with you to help you when you need to drill a hole with a large diameter forstner bit. If…
WoodTurning Fun: Turning a Handle for a Spindle Gouge.
I got a good deal on a Sorby spindle gouge and turned my own handle. Even though I really love saving money, I also enjoy basic projects like this. It's…
DIY Pop-Up Workbench Dogs
I made some pop-up workbench dogs using a couple pieces of scrap wood and some inexpensive latch mechanisms from the hardware store. Pop-up Bench dogs are nice because they're always…
Beginning WoodTurning: Turning a Square Blank into a Cylinder
In this video, I show how to turn a Square spindle blank into a Cylinder. I focus on the need to cut "downhill" and to incorporate bevel supported cuts using…
I made a Woodturing Parting tool for Free
I made a 1/8" wide parting tool for woodturning using a spare blade that was destined for the landfill. I used a welder to repair and reshape the metal blank.…
Affordable WoodTurning Practice Blanks
In this video, I show you how I made A BUNCH of woodturning blanks which I will use for spindle turning practice. I used salvaged 2x6's but I could have…
Making a Wooden Top: Skew Chisel Practice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61zbgeBLJ0E As a challenge to myself, I decided to see how fast I could make a wooden top using a skew chisel. No major catches, and it turned out OK.…
Woodturning a Chisel Saver
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrsL9zA6Pm0 If every woodworker had one of these, just imagine how many bench chisels would be saved! The project is mostly turning a handle. I did add some interest by…