I got a couple chunks of 4”+ thick pine, roughly 20” wide and 5’ and 4’ long from my trip to MN. [IMG_7202.jpeg] Milling that into pieces my tool...

I got some juniper a while back from Sycamoray. Been slowly working through it, milling it into flat boards, mostly between 1/2 and 1/4 inch thick ...

Boys and Girls,   If this topic gets your juices flowing, after watching this video, the title may be on your lips as the included link at Taylor...

Make the wagon vice. Chunk of willow for the screw. [20230309_153403.jpg] Square it up and leave it overnight in case it wants to warp at all. [20...

Glue up the sections of the top. [20230329_165730.jpg] Then just give it a final flatten. [20230329_170116.jpg] [20230329_171407.jpg] [20230329_...

OK, so I needed to make a box for the rounding plane, as I seem to have run out of flat surfaces to dump stuff on. Nothing fancy, just a basic box....

The arms have a long taper from full 5/4" thickness at the rear down to about 1/2" at the front.  I made a sled to hold the arm in place and elevat...

The rear edge of the seat frame has 4 loose tenons glued in place.  The protruding tenons dry fit into corresponding mortises in the rear stretcher...

Well, finished without finish, but structurally complete.  Here's the completed chair next to the deck skirting from whence it came. [20221016-1G6X...

In this series I want to show what different techniques I use to make my models. I appreciate comments, especially if you come up with another prop...

In this series I want to show what different techniques I use to make my models. I appreciate comments, especially if you come up with another prop...

In this series I want to show what different techniques I use to make my models. I appreciate comments, especially if you come up with another prop...

So I built this folding workbench a while back and the extra working space has been so good.  I can pack it away by my sheet-good storage to get an...

Got my workbench upgrades done.  It didn't seem like much before I started but this did in fact take a little time. I made 20 brackets for hinge p...

Yesterday evening, I cut out the parts for the long version of the clamps and got one assembled. [20230324-IMG_7799.jpg] On the first test, the t...

One challenge of fastening to the aluminum channel is that it doesn't work well with regular t-track bolts, which can spin freely in the channel.  ...

The wing knobs and T-bolts from the last post were working well for the cam clamps, but one thing I thought would make them better is if I could in...

Hey Guys, I had some questions regarding how I made gears and I thought I might as well give you the complete rundown.  Perhaps the best thing to ...

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 ...

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...