Blog Series

Pine Casket Build

Part 1: Pine Casket Build - Part 1

Forgive the blog post of a blog post here but I’ve been away working on new casket build and posting most of the updates on the blog for my coffin ...

Part 2: Pine Casket Build - Part 2

And another recent entry detailing the construction of the lid sections. Each image is captioned with more details of what’s happening in each phot...

Part 3: Pine Casket Build - Final

Had this posted to my blog for a while so I thought I would circle back around and finish up this series of posts. It will eventually get a coat of...

Pallet projects

1 entry

Part 1: DIS-ASSEMBLY OF PALLETS

First, let me say, I am not a student of blogs, tweets, facebooking or how to correspond responsibly to the internet world. I have had a few reques...

$100 Challenge: My Workbench - My Best Workshop Buddy

Part 1: Announcement

We all have our favorite features, when it comes to our workbenches. Tell us about your workbench: did you make it yourself? Is it a family heirloo...

Part 2: And the Winner Is ...

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Workbench Challenge. You can see the entries here. And the winner of the random draw is: lightweightl...

The Shop, saw stations

5 entries

Part 3: Mobile cart

I have needed a mobile cart for a long time. I found this old dot matrix printer stand in the alley, it looked brand new, just not much need for th...

Part 4: Radial Saw Progress

I have installed the dust collector hose to both saws, installed electrical outlet to the vacuum & both saws which are switched at the miter sa...

Part 5: Installing the miter saw

B Squared both saws together, when the fence is installed they will both be perpendicular to the fence. Made a miscalculation on the dust collectio...

My Workbench-Best Workshop Buddy

1 entry

Part 1: Antique Work Bench

I purchased this old work table at a going out of business auction for Godet Lumber of East Texas in 1972. A forty year old company that served the...

WoodworkingWeb Awards: Making the Cut

Part 1: Announcement

Theme: Making the Cut We all can make the cut, for this Quarterly Awards, by creating the treasured, handmade cutting board. Whether large or small...

Part 2: And the Winners Are ...

Our 8th WoodworkingWeb Awards are over and we finished with 22 entries. I would like to thank you all who participated by submitting entries or vot...

Box FV

Part 1: Work in progress

I’m working on a new box This is the CAD design, as far as it goes. I’m not sure about the lid. I’ve started by building the bottom half (sides and...

Part 2: Work in progress

Sides and legs made. Sides are 5 × 1 mm alternating Purpleheart and Pau Amarello, bent on an 87.5 to 92.5 mm radius. Legs are 3 mm thick Pau Amarel...

large torsion worktable

Part 2: Main top complete with router lift

Finally got a few hours to get a lot done. Cut down the top and routed the lift opening in. As well I smashed up the old bench from the houses prev...

Part 3: Table saw is in!

Am finally the table saw is in. I didn’t know that the bracket the hold the motor off the back hangs down about 3/8" to far so the table isn’t flus...

Part 4: Finally a new fence

Well I have been waiting for months and finally pulled the trigger on a new fence for my table saw/bench last week. Just picked it up this morning....

Dust Collection Issues

Part 1: My latest HF dust collector upgrade (with truck filter)

I have had my HFDC for several years now, originally stock, then with the Wynn 35A canister, and finally with a couple of home made cyclone type mo...

Planer cutterhead bearing replacement

Part 1: HELP! Can anyone give me advice on replacing bearings on my planer cutterhead?

Last week my planer blew a bearing on the cutterhead. It is a NuMark 12” planer, more than 30 years old. The company went out of business many year...

Part 2: The bearing is removed; what next?

PTL! The bearing is finally off! I eventually came to the realization that I should remove the motor to make the remaining parts easier to maneuver...

Part 3: UPDATE: IT’S ALL FIXED!! HOORAY!

Most important: Thank you to the helpful woodworkers who were kind enough to guide me on this endeavor. You are the ones who gave me the courage to...