Projects
Easy Shop-made Ellipse Drawing Jig
Our December 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine features a gorgeous table project by designer/craftsman Jeff Miller. His Arch Table includes graceful, sweeping curves in the base. To generate the shape of these curves Jeff uses a shop made ellipse drawing jig. It’s easy to make and crazy simple to use. In the video below Continue reading»
Try Digital with a Free Project
Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave, you’ve likely heard that print is dead and digital is the new reality. That may be a slight exaggeration as I, for one, still enjoy turning pages. However, there is no doubt that whatever the future holds, we will be consuming information in many new forms – and Continue reading»
Round-drawer Spring Box
What’s better than a hand-made box from your shop? How about a box that is a puzzle, that stores special items and even has a secret compartment. Done. It’s the Round-Drawer Spring Box from Jeff Vollmer’s ‘Puzzle Boxes‘. Use the link below to download the free step-by-step plans for this great puzzle box. Round-Drawer Spring Continue reading»
Natural Lighting
The project offered here is titled “Wildflower” by author Ken Burton. He felt the look of the dangling pendant light looked like a particular wildflower. So we’ll continue that concept and dub the project as one for Natural Lighting. This project is one of 24 unique and original lamp projects offered in ‘Crafting Wooden Lamps‘. Continue reading»
Getting Ready for Fall
This past weekend, our weather went from 100 degrees to 65 degrees in two days. While we’re happy with the cooler weather, it also brings to mind the other things that Fall entails: leaves, rain and cold. You can save yourself time, grief (and money) if you take a couple of hours out of your Continue reading»
Easy Curvaceous Edge Joints
Last winter, I was puzzling out a way to make edge joints that are just the opposite of what we normally want – perfectly straight. I wanted free-flowing curves and I wanted to join contrasting colors of wood species. So the question was how to match the two joint lines on the different pieces of Continue reading»
I Can Do That: Spastic Susan – SketchUp Model
View the Google SketchUp Model. View all of the Woodworking SketchUp Models. Purchase the October 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking. Purchase Sketchup products from Shop Woodworking.
