Blog Series

Clock build (grandchildren)

Part 1: Clock (Grandchildren )

Im make grandchildren clocks for five different orders. So, I’ve been juggling the clocks and building my workbench and repairing my thickness plan...

Part 2: Clocks are getting done

Well here is the 4 Clocks that need to delivered. All the Numbers and names of the customers grandkids are laser engraved to a depth of 1/16" +. Ma...

Workshop Tour Challenge

Part 1: Announcement

How does your creative kingdom look? What are your favorite tools? Prepare a tour of your workshop and share it with your WoodworkingWeb buddies fo...

Part 2: One Day Left

Lots of great workshop tours posted already and you have less than 24 hours to post yours for a chance to win a $100 online gift card from your fav...

Part 3: And the Winner Is ...

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Workshop Tour Challenge. You can see the entries here. And the winner of the random draw is: Larry Ci...

kdc68's Workshop

1 entry

Part 1: My basement retreat

This is my retreat. It’s 10′ × 30′ total. There’s a masonry wall dividing the whole basement in half. Eventually the ideal scenario would be spread...

My Wood Shop

Part 1: Wheaties

This is the entrance to my Shop . In case your wondering the the sign he is holding says MR Goodlooking works here . This is my office and finishin...

1st cabinets

1 entry

Part 1: Kitchen cabinets and doors

The framing on this doors are made of red oak and the inserts are hand cut slats out off old pallets. This was my first time to build any style of ...

box with 3D marquetry

Part 1: Asking subject and manufacture of marquetry.

Hello, I have a job. Build a box and the lid veneer two letters. The letters should float above the surface. The box has a simple construction. The...

My Workspace

1 entry

Part 1: Introduction

My family lives in a small 850sf, 2 room apartment on the ground floor. We are also fortunate enough to have a ±200sf patio. My wife and I have com...

Rickswoodworks new workshoptour

Part 1: workshoptour

This is a new building we put up this last summer, the machine are all the same that we have had except our new craftsman table saw

My shop

3 entries

Part 1: Clamp modification

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...

Part 2: Overvieuw

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

Part 3: My small 5-1

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...

Gut Shop Reorganization

10 entries

Part 8: Drawers done

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...

Part 9: Superior dust collection

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 ...

Part 10: flip top drill press

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...