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I'm a new member to the website. My wife's step-grandfather has gotten me hooked on woodworking; gifted me a subscription 2 years ago & I recently purchased my own  2 year [...]

Publisher Steve Shanesy’s recent rebuild of a vintage Delta Unisaw was of considerable interest, both here on our blog and on the Old Woodworking Machines Forum. Many of you followed along [...]

  Finally, the construction of the hutch’s glass doors. To cut long boards on a tablesaw, the panel cutter is the safest. And if it’s well made, the cut wil be very precise and [...]

LEFT OVER FROM CLIMBING FRAME. PALLET PLANTERS ADDED ANTIQUE STAIN TO THE LINSEED OIL BEFORE SPRAYING. TO BUY THESE FROM A GARDEN CENTRE WILL COST £29.99 TO £39.99 EACH. THIS IS [...]

THE CHILDRENS CLIMBING FRAME. MADE FROM PALLETS.ALL HAS BEEN MACHINED AND SANDED SO THERE ARE NO SHARP CORNERS OR EDGES.AND SPLINTER PROOF.THIS HAS BEEN GLUED AND BOLTED USING ROUND HEADED [...]

JUST AN IDEA I CAME UP WITH. IF YOU HAVE OLD HUB CAPS TURN THEM INTO TOOL HOLDERS. TURN A SOLID WOODEN BASE WITH UPSTAND. PLACE AND FIT A BEARING ON TOP . THEN YOUR HUB CAP FIT IN TOP …

We sat down (metaphorically) with A.J. Hamler, author of the upcoming “Easy to Build Birdhouses” to get his take on the subject: Q: Why birdhouses? A: Birdhouses are among the most [...]

MY TIP FOR WOODWORKERS WORLD WIDE…THINK CAREFULLY.DO YOU REALLY WANT TO WORK WITH A MATERIAL THAT SHRINKS,EXPANDS,WARPS AND CRACKS.?? THE ANSWER IS PROBABLY YES–BECAUSE OF THE [...]

  One last molding to mill. I install this ogee bit in the router table and I align the fence barely in front of the bearing. Used in the router table, the bearing should not touch the [...]

OLD FORK– SAUCER AND CANDLE. !! UNIQUE AND EASY. COST PENNIES TO BUY MATERIALS MINUS A FORK MISSING FROM YOUR KITCHEN DRAWER??…

THIS SHED IS MADE FROM PALLETS  ALL DENAILED AND MACHINED WITH   TGV. THIS WAS MADE OUT OF 12 X 6 X 4 PALLETS.ALL HAS BEEN GLUED AND SCREWED .THEN I SPRAYED WITH BOILED [...]

When you’re learning something new, it’s hard to sift what you need to know out of what you assume you need to know. You can spend a lot of time and money on something that [...]