finally proof that the long winter is over. Our first local flea market of 2014. Maybe not one of my best days, but definitely not my worst either....

Here is a spot to show off your latest acquisitions. Whether its a flea market , garage sale or yard sale or craig list find, show it off. Mine fro...

The sewing box I made for the wife is very heavy. It was never made to be carried around, but rather to sit near her sewing table and give her extr...

My company vehicle decided to take a couple of days off by crapping a front wheel bearing so I had some extra time to spend in the shop today. Pick...

On a recent business trip to Sarasota, FL I bought a rusty hand plane that I found on CL. The markings indicate it is a Bailey No. 4 Type 15. If an...

I’m using the electrolysis process for most of the cleaning. I chose this method because I already had everything I needed from other non-woodworki...

Today, I did good. I found a Millers-Falls Brace almost brand-new and a little hand-crank drill. I also found three tiny carving tools from E.C. Mu...

I learned a valuable lesson tonight. I learned how to quickly make a sliding tray with finger joints and a floating poplar bottom to the wrong dime...

I made my drawers for my toolbox this weekend. I was going to use half-blind dovetails on the fronts but I decided more for practicality and streng...

I needed something that would hold the saws in place in the flip-top and be easy to remove. I also am doing everything I can not to use screws or n...

I’m planning to build a dining table in walnut. I found a really fancy one at some store in Soho. Very ritzy place. Here is a picture of the table....

There’s a midi tallboy part to this job. Originally it was going to be made from bb ply with a poplar face frame, but as the client didn’t want to ...

Long day in the workshop today, trying to catch up on yesterday, May Day – a Bank Holiday here. Didn’t get as much done as I wanted, I’m at a point...

Diane Keaton to Al Pacino in The Godfather II. I will preface the next part by saying ’It’s not all fun and games in the workshop’ “At this moment ...

Back in the winter of 2013, my dad told me to come get his shop tools. He’s retired once and then started back, and now he’s fully retired. Anyhow,...

I had the bright idea to put some handles in the top boxes to make it easier to open the sewing box. I also thought the handles should be made of c...

I put one coat of Minwax Natural stain on the boxes and lid frames. It highlighted the grain perfectly so I’m stopping there. I really like the way...

I made a lot of mistakes along the way, and it’s not perfect, but for a first project, I’m happy with it. I learned a lot along the way, so next ti...

Two years ago our glass patio table broke; last year, we did without a patio table; this year I want one again and so I started checking out the fl...