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For things like chair or stool legs.    Yep, there are band clamps out there, if you want to spend some cash.    Being the frugal (CHEAP) guy that I am, I...

For some time I’ve toyed with the idea of putting together something I call the “Apprentice Sketchbook,” a series of drawing exercises to train the eye and illuminate important design...

New year’s resolutions come and go, and that doesn’t mean setting goals for the year ahead is a bad idea, but why not set a goal that will continue to...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy_9bx6U8_0    HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM LONDON ENGLAND TO ALL WHO VIEW MY WORK.

A few pictures of some older tables I've made.     Mainly a Shaker design, just simple tables.     This one has been in a grandkid's room for [...]

AS CHRISTMAS IS OVER .WHY NOT MAKE THIS A PS3  GAMES RACK. TO HOLD ALL YOUR PS3 GAMES YOU GOT FROM SANTA. ALL MADE FROM PALLET TIMBER.ALL JOINTS ARE HOUSED....

AS YOU KNOW YOU CAN BUY USED GOLF BALLS FOR A FEW POUNDS FEW DOLLARS?HERE IN THE UK THEY CAN BE BOUGHT FOR £5 PER 50. AS YOU CAN ALSO...

Before you throw out those old, broken, or dull bandsaw blades, go "Green".      Take that old blade and make strips about a foot or so long.   When [...]

THIS  IS A MAGNET.WITH A HOLE IN THE CENTRE.?AS YOU CAN NOW BUY A MAGNETIC PICK UP TOOL FOR AROUND £7.99. IDEAL AS THEY EXTEND UP TO 3 FT.IF YOU...

As we’re wrapping up 2010, any good company takes a look at what products sold well during the year. We’re doing the same, and it’s an interesting mix of the...

JUST A FEW LAST MINUTE CHRISTMAS GIFTS.THESE TOOK 1 WEEK AS THESE ORDERS CAME IN LATE.THESES WERE SEEN A FEW MONTHS AGO! JUST A ONE OFF AS A SHOW PIECE...

I had some scrap wood around the shop,  a couple 2xs from a pallet, some pine and Poplar slats, and a "need' to make a quilt rack.    I turned two...