Chopping a mortise..by hand

 At least that’s the way I do them.     I cut the tenons first, and then use them to layout the locations on the mortises.   Once I’ve mark where they will...

CHRISTMAS CARDS

BALSA WOOD. CHEAP AND EASY TO WORK WITH.MAKE THESE CARDS.BASIC CRAFT KNIFE / RULER / PENCIL / COPYDEX GLUE IS ALL THAT YOU NEED .PLUS YOUR IMAGINATION?!!  SHOW OFF YOUR...

a simple Table

 Another table style i like to make, this one a Shaker Style table.    About 24"x 24" top, a small, simple drawer, and some hand tapered legs.  The drawer does not...

Table with a floating top?

At least it looka like it is floating.    Just some pine for this little table.    The front apron has a drawer front that matches the grain of the apron.  Simple...

I WISH YOU ALL A HAPPY CHRISTMAS

THIS IS A PHOTO FROM LONDON ENGLANDS CAPITAL A XMAS TREE.??TRAFALGAR SQUARE.!! IF IT WERE MINE IT??!!! WOULD OF BEEN RECYCLED.BUT AS YOU KNOW EVERY YEAR NORWAY DONATES THIS TREE TO TO...

SLEIGHS

SNOW HERE IN ENGLAND.WHY NOT MAKE A SLEIGH FROM PALLET TIMBER.OR EVEN PINE TIMBER .ALL OFF CUTS.DO COME IN HANDY.

Cordless tapering jig?

When I need tapered legs for the tables I make, I don't set up the tablesaw.     All I have to do is mark the lay-out lines on the leg blank,...

Just…shelves

Every now and then, I get a board or two.     No real project for just a single board.     I usuallyjust make a shelf , fancy or not, depending on both...

Tablesaw needed a fence?

I had a small. portable 10" tablesaw. like you might see at a job-site.     During one of several moves from place to place, it's "stock" fence was [...]

More of that old pine

I had some of that old floor board pine left over, plus some 2×6 stock from a beam.    Neighbor wanted a bench for his porch.   Hmm..    Happened to [...]