When Manufacturers Come Calling

It’s always fun and informative when Manufacturers visit us to present new products. Last week Jason Swanson, Director of Communications , Power Tool Division for TTI, was in town to...

Finally, A Lasagna Video

Last week I posted an entry about cutting lasagna (read that entry) and mentioned there was no YouTube video worth watching. A few days after the post, I received a...

Bed Build: Complete & Installed

In my last Bed Build entry (click here to read), I had finished construction and many of you expressed an interest in how I planned to finish the piece. Around...

How To Cut Lasagna

Tell me you didn’t stop to read this entry thinking there might be some YouTube video on how to cut lasagna (actually there is a video, but it’s not worth...

Plywood in the Woodshop

Before I hung out a shingle to become part of the world of reproduction furniture making, a large portion of my work was producing bookcases and built-in units for new...

Bed Construction is Complete

Construction on the bed wrapped up on Sunday. There was little time in the shop on Saturday, but luckily the wife, my inpatient customer, was busy all day Sunday and...

Make Your First Cabriole Legs

Learn to create this classic furniture detail using a template, a band saw and a little lathe work. From the October 2004 issue #143 Buy this issue now I like...

Building a Bed, Part 3

This is the third part of a series , actually it’s the fourth part because I slipped the Mortise Machine Mortises entry in without a mention of the bed (read...