Now I,m retired there is more time to reorganize my shop. Ten years ago I made my shop set up. From time to time bought some stuff and reorganisati...

Below, counter clockwise, an overvieuw of my small garage shop. This is my 5 in 1 (saw machine, moulder, mortiser, planer and jointer) combination....

For the small machines I have thought making flipover stands, but on one stand I could put two, maybe three, machines on it. After thinking and try...

OK these mistake drawers retrofit into wood slides are finally done. I just need to lubricate the slides and fill the drawers up. I was going to si...

I have an old delta contractor saw. Underneath was a pan tilted about 45° to the back to let the dust drop and sort of keep it away from the front ...

I’m exhausted. I built this over the past 2 days which is a day too long. I wasn’t sure about the height and had problems making it fit the swing t...

There are two institutions to be given credit for how well I have been able to equip my shop for so little money and in so little space. They canno...

All of the stationary stuff that I described in the last post cost around $1500 or less with a little shrewd horse trading and not really a lot of ...

This is a fun little video I’ve been meaning to do for a while now. It is what I do every morning (with slight variations) when I’m in Green Valley...

first cabinets I have built .. All built out of red oak and is custom built to fit the space .. Added corner draws , a space for corner dishwasher ...

This one came from a discussion in lanwater"s blog about hammer veneering. The topic of safe straightedges for knifework came up and a few ideas we...

Just a few more pictures and explanations than the project post had room for. The concept is simple and can be adapted in many ways but here is wha...

When I decided to revamp my old veneer press in my Green Valley shop I decided to try something I have been thinking about for a while now. I remem...

Theme: The Joys of Toys … of building them, giving them, and receiving them. This Awards celebrates the child in each of us by creating a wooden to...

The Joys of Toys Awards entry period is over and we ended up with 13 entries. Now it’s time to pick your top 5 list and cast your votes. Voting dea...

Our fourth WoodworkingWeb awards are over and we ended with 13 entries. I would like to thank you all who participated by submitting entries or vot...

So I went out to the shop this morning, all set to get the sander all tuned up and ready for the velcro kit which should arrive today. Unfortunatel...

Well, the velcro kit arrived yesterday afternoon but just as I got it installed a friend showed up and made me go golfing so I didn’t get to try it...

I finally got around to doing a video today for those who wanted to see this little sander up and running. It also covers the often asked question ...

Since this seems to be the week for jigs, here’s one I made recently for corner keys in boxes and frames. There’s nothing fancy about it but it doe...

This is a scrap of Douglas Fir I was about to toss away when this caught my eye " A Bird " I did add the eye but other than that wow!

Well this is the day, the final assembly of the legs, the stretchers, and the bench top. We held a quick briefing and took note of the time. The gl...

Here’s another ten items finished, only about a dozen to go. Roubo Work Bench “to do,” list and, assembly order. ^ ^ equals completed work. ^ ^ ^ ^...

Well this will close up this blog on my journey building this Robou Hybid Workbench. When I started I wanted to be able to hold and clamp wood in o...