Projects

In the June 2009 issue of Popular Woodworking, we printed the patterns for the front and rear legs of the "Dock Chair." Instead of asking you to enlarge these patterns on a photocopy machine, you [...]

Here is a clock that I made to restore the original that fell from the wall and broke the plastic housing.  Fortunately the glass, clock mechanism and decorative columns all stayed...

Tombstone Doors By Lonnie Bird Through many years studying and building 18th-century furniture, I’ve learned that this era produced countless fine examples of good design. One example is the [...]

Shop-Made Router Lift Features you can’t buy at a price you won’t believe. By Bruce Kieffer and Richard Tendick Router lifts are hot items these days and for good reason....

  The twins are coming along well. The four sides of both base cupboards have been dadoed, rabbeted and sanded. The cut-outs have been roughly cut with the jigsaw.  Since [...]

Hi everyone just got done with this 8 gun cabinet. I work in a small shop and find it hard to make large items. The hardest part is being able...

This week I was finally able to purchase a new table saw.  I had been "getting by" with a lowly Ryobi 10" contractor saw with a tiny table.  I tried...

These clamping jigs are easy to make and you’ll use them constantly. I’ve found that 4-inch and 6-inch jigs fill most of my needs. Each jig consists of two L-shaped 3/4-inch...

My son-in-law is a Duke Blue Devil basket ball fan so I created this checker set for him.  Half the pieces are painted blue and half are white.  When you...

Q. I’ve been told that the gray wheels that came with my grinder will burn my woodworking tools and that white wheels are better. True? A. The stock wheels that come with...

In July 2005 American Woodworker magazine issue #115,  I saw an article on building this attractive hutch (left). I spontaniously fell in love with it and read the complete article....

These plant hangers make great giveaways…especially during Spring season.  I copied this pattern from my neighbors plant hanger and made a couple of spare templates from 1/4" [...]