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Last month I have had the pleasure – and privilege – of attending Tom Lie-Nilsen’s annual open house event. If I were to describe Thomas Lie-Nielsen in only one sentence,...

  THE LOG APPLE,AS ITS THE WEEKEND NEARLY I WILL BE USING UP ALL OFF CUTS I HAVE.AS I NEED MORE SPACE IN MY WORKSHOP.THE TOP OF THIS LOG I...

WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR THESE TO DRY AFTER FIRST COAT OF STAIN/OIL .I THOUGHT I WOULD USE MY OFF CUTS OF VARIOUS TIMBERS TO MAKE A MONEY BOX. SO...

HAD A FEW OFFCUTS OVER FROM BENCHES SO I MADE A KIDS BENCH AND A FOLDING TABLE.THE KIDS BENCH AND TABLE  I CUT 4X2 IN HALF SO I HAD SO...

BENCHES READY FOR STAINING.THE STAIN WAS MIXED HALF AND HALF WITH LINSEED OIL.THESE IF THE BREWERY LOOK AFTER THEM WILL LAST MAYBE 10 YEARS PLUS!! WITH EVERY DAY USE.!!.ALSO HAVE MY...

AS THESE SLEEPERS ARE ONLY  £5 EACH  THESE CAN BE MADE.JUST ANOTHER WEEKEND PROJECT.TO PASS THE TIME AWAY.I MADE A ONE OFF.  AND NOW HAVE 5 MORE TO MAKE FOR...

William’s first woodworking project was a New England trawler boat. The kind of boat you see in the quaint  harbors of shore towns and villages along the North East coast....

THESE ARE SOME BENCHES I MADE FOR A COUNTRY PUB.THESE WERE MADE SO THE SEATS CAN GO UNDER BENCH WHEN IT RAINS.AS THE PLASTIC COVERS FOR THESE THE PUB OWNERS...

WELL MY TIMBER ARRIVED THIS MORNING ALL 30 LENGHTS X 16 FOOT.AS YOU SEE MY WORKSHOP IS ONLY SMALL SO THIS TIMBER WILL HAVE TO BE MOVED TO THE BACK...

JUST PASSING AWAY THE TIME,THIS WAS TURNED USING  ENGINEERING FILES WHICH I GROUND AS I HAD BOUGHT A BOX FULL AT A CAR BOOT/FLEA MARKET FOR £5  OR YOUR CURRENCY...

We sometimes stumble upon inadvertent discoveries, things that strike us as so quintessentially simple, and yet so great…. Such was the case of the nail-sword made by my student, William....

Turned Post Bed By Tim Johnson Here’s how to maintain a positive attitude the next time you hear the phrase “Honey, would you please make the bed?”  Forget about the...