PIP of Blanket Chest

Just some views of this little Blanket Chest.    The picture of the inside of that coopered top shows qhat the wood looked like before the finish.    Simple raised [...]

Carving a missing head part 2

After shaping the head with the band-saw, I started to work the facial details with flat chisels and gouges. Basswood is a fantastic wood for carving: It is soft, homogeneous,...

Pine Shaker table

Just a simple little table, small drawer.    Legs were tapered using a handplane,  mortises done with just a chisel.   About 24" high, by 24" square on the [...]

A Dovetail a Day – Hurray

Whenever I stink at something in woodworking, it becomes my lunch-hour obsession. While chomping an apple, I’ll read everything I can about the topic. Then I’ll steal off to the...

Dutchman on a budget

 Since I don't have a router inlay kit, but still needed to make a few dutchman style patches for a table i made,  I went "old school'.       [...]

Floating top able

A pine table with a "floating top".    Tapered legs done with just a handplane.     Drawer front's grain matches the grain in the front apron, [...]

Video: Stupid Shim Tricks

Some wide chisels and narrow plane irons don’t work well with the cheap-o side-clamp honing guide. They are too narrow to fit between the walls on the top of the...