The invention of the table is a great idea. The first person to realize that stuff could be put at their fingertips, rather than having to bend over to retrieve it, probably had a sore back and [...]
I’ve been thinking about making this jig for years. Since nice weather has arrived I have to make a picket fence. All slats will end to a sharp point, meaning I have to cut them at an acute [...]
Arts & Crafts furniture builders offered a decent variety of pieces at the beginning of the 1900's, but coffee tables weren't on the list. But if Frank Lloyd Wright had given it a try, we [...]
You can call a plumber, or spend 20 minutes and fix your "running" toilet all by yourself. Follow the step-by-step instructions from Fix It In A Flash, and you'll be well on [...]
Adding a dimmer switch can quickly change the mood and comfort level of any room. With basic tools, fifteen minutes and these step-by-step instructions you'll be able to control your environment [...]
To make the rabbets on which the glasses of the upper doors will rest on, I’ll be using this rabbeting bit. The bearing will follow the lower shoulder of the groove while the cutters will [...]
All the rails being cut, now let’s fine tune them. I fine tune each tenon with this small shopmade tool that I call Poor Man Shoulder Plane. To learn more about this [...]
After making the groove on the first rail I think about adding a featherboard to keep workpieces against the rip fence to obtain consistency on the grooves and the shoulders. Here [...]
