Well, it’s over. my first course in French marquetry, level one, ended yesterday and the consensus is that we all learned a lot. The students learn...

It is time for a change at CSFM. I have decided to stop offering in shop classes and start offering the same (exact) classes via private interactiv...

My first student has just finished his level one interactive video course and it was a big success. He received over three hours of video instructi...

I removed the mid-20th-century gray marble vinyl to reveal more of the chair’s history. The top cushion’s original upholstery which was under the g...

The seat cushion was really delightful. A couple of separate foam cushions had been added to the chair to make it usable when I was a child, but th...

Absolutely nothing was even close to square. The left side of the front rail was ¼” taller than the right side. The legs (front and back) were not ...

I took a break from work sleep fish work sleep fish to start building new garden gates for my house. I was only planning to replace the ratty PVC g...

Except for painting the raw steel. The straps are set on a dado flush with the surface and the screws are countersunk. The screws are not stainless...

James Bond’s car is the clue

Could be somebody we all know is having a birthday tomorrow 7 Apr 2018 James Bonds Car is the clue ! …(again) … I couldnt think of a another one ju...

Woodworking and fishing combined. :-)

There is a well known and productive popper made by a company called Superstrike. A popper has a concave mouth and throws water when dragged along ...

I haven’t kept this blog up even though I’ve made a bunch of lures. I figured this one is interesting enough to warrant an entry. I wanted a very, ...

I need a set of speakers for my computer, the ones built into the monitor are terrible and I don’t like always wearing headphones. So, with another...

well I managed to get quite alot done on this these little beauties. Finished all the round overs, sealed, primed and filled any bad areas. and the...

The bases for there speaking are taking a long time to get just right. But they are coming along well. I have to change the plan on these a little ...

I guess everbody saw the tutorials Les Hastings did on making radiused or curved doors. Well after all the effort he went to I thought it was certa...

Well almost a day, it was so windy here AM I thought somebody had redirected Irma my way. A very sad state of affairs in Florida and surrounding da...

Another part day getting the Panel Door to a completed dry assembly stage. It began with an overnight glue up of the panels, but first up a bit on ...

Pictures below are from the making of the exhaust and handles of the Fordson Dexta. Thanks for watching.

Pictures below are from the making of the battery, shields and oilfilter of the Fordson Dexta. Thanks for watching.

Pictures below are from the making of the merging of the last small parts of the Fordson Dexta. Thanks for watching.

Howdy, Everybody!

Howdy, Everybody! Hope everybody is doing well. Not bad here, other than it’s REALLY wet. I’ve got a tractor to work on and tractor work to do. But...

Howdy, Everybody! Been a while, as I’ve been focusing on other activities, but still have gotten some woodworking done, despite the heat. We’re in ...

My parents have gotten a new place (Restoring a church into a home) and need a new TV stand that fits the feel of the place. I am building a pretty...

Been waiting for a nice stretch of weather and finally got it. I can’t/don’t want to bring pieces into the house to stain/poly with little kids aro...

Had to set this project aside for a while, but got back in it to get it done for this weekend. Came out pretty good I think.