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As you know, here at the Stumpy Nubs Workshop we like to bend the rules. Something we even break them. But most often we simply create a nasty kink...

When you’re building a traditional piece of furniture, it makes sense to keep everything… well, traditional. You wouldn’t put a digital face on a T...

I still have 2 or 3 spaces to fill on the tree and some on the hand, plus the work on the holes from the packet nails. Besides that, many details h...

You might be wondering why there hasn’t been a post on this blog for some time. I have just been occupied with, you guessed it, garden work and get...

The veneer press worked perfectly for me using the hot hide glue. I brushed glue on the picture back and the substrate and rubbed it in with circul...

This is an ebay find. I took a chance thinking it might be a type 1. This time it paid off. The before: And the now: It’s complete and all look par...

In between getting a bunch of new old planes ready for resale I decided to resurrect this Sargent #5418. This was one of those impulse buys. It was...

More pictures on my blog I’ve got a very strict rule about computers. After the 2nd cocktail, I don’t return work emails and I don’t buy on ebay. B...

Some of the most popular videos we make at the Stumpy Nubs Workshop are the “Old-Timey Woodworking” series. People love to see how things were done...

Who doesn’t like pine? It’s inexpensive, abundant, it looks great and the smell reminds me of the air freshener in my car. But the best thing about...

Last fall I entered my “Music” table in the Sidney Fine Arts Show on Vancouver Island and while it didn’t sell, it did attract a lot of attention. ...

I didn’t take any photos of the ebonizing process originally, but since several people expressed an interest I made a little video today. It shows ...

I can heave a sigh of relief now. The client just came and picked up the tables this afternoon and she loved them. Like all of us, I am never reall...

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The Classic Style is the most difficult of the saw cut styles to master. It involves cutting each piece separately, from packets of veneer, each co...

The “Painting in Wood” style of marquetry cutting dates to early 17th century France and gets its name from the relationship of the typical subject...

I was doing a piece by piece experiment recently with an eye to a new project I had in mind and thought it would make an appropriate addition to th...

If any of you are interested in trying hide glue but think it is messy or inconvenient / slow to apply on larger glue-ups. I can tell you about it ...

I built a new sliding hatch for Friendship last year to replace the $136 piece of medium bronze acrylic that I sat on the while setting up some rig...

Recently I was pressing some marquetry that was 26” long. That’s not necessarily a problem with hot hide glue unless your press is only 20” square ...

Entry period of the WoodworkingWeb Awards – CURVE-aliciousness is now officially open and will close on July 24. Feel free to submit your creation ...

CURVE-aliciousness Awards entry period is over and we ended up with 13 amazing entries. Now it’s time to pick your top 5 list and cast your votes. ...

Our second WoodworkingWeb awards are behind us and we ended with 13 beautiful entries. I would like to thank you all who participated either by sub...