Blog Series

My Shop

1 entry

Part 1: Photos of my shop

I was asked to share photos of my shop. This will take a little while to gather photos up. I wish I could go out and take a few right now but unfor...

Coffe Table

6 entries

Part 4: Rib Cage Glue Up

In the previous installment of this blog, I left off with the ribs cut and pattern routed. It is time to glue them up. I decided that the first 5 r...

Part 5: Covering the rib cage with 1/4 " plywood

In my last blog on the coffee table, I had the rib cage all glued up. Right after that was done I moved to install the 1/4 inch plywood. This blog ...

Part 6: Installing the 1/8 Ply

In the 5th installment of this blog I glued up the 1/4 inch Ply. Now it’s time to install the 1/8 ply. I finally found a local source for bendy Ply...

Learning veneer

8 entries

Part 6: Problems Repair

I got some shop time last weekend and decided to do some more veneering. While working on my last panel for the veneer box, I messed up with the sc...

Part 7: Redo

In the last blog I was facing bubbles and a slew of problems. pictures of some problems below: I decided to rip it apart to find out the root cause...

Part 8: Veneer Box Top

The top, I thought should be better that the rest. I decided to attempt a compass star; I think that’s what it’s called. I took my last piece of 1/...

Old Tools, restoring/reworking

5 entries

Part 3: Millers Falls #9 Smoother

This one looked a a little worse than it than it really was, turns out it was a diamond in the rough. The iron and chip breaker still like new, the...

Part 4: Millers Falls No. 105 Single-speed hand drill

I think this drill was made in 1914 most of the paint/jappaning was missing from the frame but the main gear looked good. Here it is completely dis...

Part 5: Millers Falls No. 709

As received After taking it apart I realized this is another barely used tool. Although the iron had a couple chips in its edge, it was the origina...

$100 Christmas Giveaway 2014

Part 1: Announcement

Post any kind of your woodworking creation (+Add → New Creation) for a chance to win a $100 online gift card from your favorite online shop. RULES ...

Part 2: Only 2 Days Left

Post any kind of your woodworking creation (+Add → New Creation) for a chance to win a $100 online gift card from your favorite online shop. RULES ...

Part 3: And the Winner Is ...

Our 2014 Christmas Giveaway is over and it’s time to announce a lucky winner chosen at random from the authors of 107 creations posted during the e...

Crazy Stuff Stumpy Thinks About

Part 1: One man's artsy is another man's fartsy...

A closely watched internet auction ended this morning. And by closely watched, I mean a total of five people, including myself, noticed it a few mi...

Part 2: Black Friday 2014: The Legend of Pappy Nubs

As you know, Black Friday is a big event around the Stumpy Nubs Workshop. Every year we put on our parkas and confront the horrors that officially ...

WoodworkingWeb Awards: Jewelry Box

Part 2: Call for Entries

Entry period of the WoodworkingWeb Awards – Jewelry Box is now officially open and will close on October 24. Theme: Jewelry Box Golds and silvers, ...

Part 3: Cast Your Votes

Our Jewelry Box Awards entry period is over and we ended up with 18 amazing entries. Now it’s time to pick your top 5 list and cast your votes. Vot...

Part 4: And the Winners Are ...

Our third WoodworkingWeb awards are over and we ended with 18 beautiful entries. I would like to thank you all who participated either by submittin...

CHRISTMAS GIFT BASKETS

8 entries

Part 6: The Devil's Bow-ties

Today I have been working on the basket bottoms. They are made from 2 pieces with a glue joint down the middle. The wood is pretty thin, about 5 mm...

Part 7: Sanding and Gluing

This project is almost finished. If I’m lucky the three main components of the baskets will be glued together tomorrow. Here’s what was done in pre...

Part 8: Completing the project

At the end of the last blog the sides and bottom had been glued up and the foot frames and top rim frames had been each glued together in preparati...

Marocan Pattern Build

Part 1: Intro and Stock preparation

I saw a picture of a pattern on google that I though would be fun to make. It looks like a rugby/American football ball in a square centered on the...

Part 2: Glue Up

In part one of this blog I went through making the stock of the pattern and sliced it into squares. This blog is the glue up of the pattern Hide gl...

My little Shop

1 entry

Part 1: Small Shop - Big Ideas with good Intentions

So like most part-time woodworkers, my shop is small. 15′ × 15′ was the size that I was given by the boss. It’s home to all my equipment, other hob...