Now you've got some nice circles, lined up well but covered in blue tape.  Flip them over so the tape side is down.  This is your 'show' side that ...

I forgot to mention it, but the previous day, one step I did is make sure I had enough veneer tape on the roses.  Sometimes I go too short and they...

I really wish I had enough time and photos for this part.  I have another rose to put in, but I was rushing for an r/woodworking box contest, so I ...

Just in case you bought your child one of these cute tool kits for Christmas . . . Children’s Tool Kits Recalled by Grizzly Industrial Due to Viola...

This is an old recall from August 2022.   • Recalled DeWALT Model DWS779[Image] • Recalled DeWALT Model DWS779 with date code[Image] • Recalled DeW...

 This recall is from November 2021. [Image] • Hart 18-Gauge 2” Brad Nailer[Image] • Hart 18-Gauge 2” Brad Nailer with location of Model Number[Imag...

Moving along to the top and bottom, had to surface a edge join a couple of pieces, to glue up for the width I needed. Used the Moxon bench top with...

Been a little slow on progress, yard work has been getting in the way. Had a few of the finger joints that were a bit off, so with chisel in hand,...

Back at it again, I finished the inside of the case along with the interior surfaces of the top and bottom. I taped off the edge where the glue li...

A study of the inspiration piece tells me more than a few things about the layout of the recessed panels in this build. Specifically: 1) These rai...

Needed a 'countertop' surface for the roughly 4' of cabinet next to the pedestal. Would love to have found a piece of 5/4 stock of the vintage, eas...

26 pieces of mitred trim make up the base… done. [D9406A94-0031-4BB9-90EF-EF3A23633609.jpeg] Then paint base and, while that’s drying, add drawer....

Ever since I got some help finishing up my DC mounting I posted a project of earlier, Ive been motivated to get back out to the shop in the evening...

There have been record-breaking 314 projects posted in December. Congrats to Bentlyj for winning the One-Plank Woodworking Projects by Andy Standin...

There have been 260 new projects posted in January. Congrats to JimJakosh for winning the Foundations of Woodworking: Essential joinery techniques ...

There have been 145 new projects posted in February. Congrats to Madburg for winning the Woodworking: The Complete Step-by-Step Manual by DK in our...

Due to the base construction, there is now a pair of enclosed compartments in the base which I wanted to be able to access.  There were two ways th...

There were just a few things left to complete on the cart before I could get some finish on it. Each top corner on the sides received a notch to a...

To wrap up this project, I decided to apply some ash on most of the exposed plywood edges. [20230304-IMG_7701.jpg] And of course, no good deed goe...

Summer is over and work, my business and life in gerneral have taken almost all my time. And my chair project have slowed down considerable. But in...

Last time we ended up here: [Image]    In the mean time i have been busy researching on methods of weaving seats. Lots of designs to consider... B...

This whole series have all the time evolved around making a set of dining chairs out of two large slabs of European elm that was saved at my mother...

 The glue-up part of a project is always nerve-wracking for me, and this project was no exception. Dowel joinery helps a lot, but it doesn't totall...

The final woodworking step was attaching the legs to the case. As with everything else, I used dowels. The front legs were straightforward. I used...

In my last painted project (a sideboard), I used General Finishes Milk Paint, and I painted the parts before assembly. I don't think the GF paint i...

Started design on QCad. [40098C9E-87A0-4304-9D8E-8F575AAD49E1.jpeg]Neck and head design. Started thinking about the cutting sequence for the neck. 

Almost finished with the overall design. Need to verify the tuner spacing when I get them. Then I'll start cutting templates with the laser. [Scree...

Fired up the laser to cut out the first templates for the mandolin today. The body template determines the overall shape of the body, the drill loc...