Unparalleled Accuracy In Layout
Saturdays, in my world, translate into a day in the shop working on any number of projects. Last Saturday was no different. I began building a dining table on Friday, and by Saturday, I was well [...]
Building a Bunch of Benches, Day One
Days that begin with moving more than a half-ton of lumber don’t often end up being considered “Great!” but today was an exception. After some introductions and a quick tour of [...]
New Video: Fit Doors With Ticking Sticks
I’ve used the “ticking stick” method to fit countertops into odd spaces in a home, but I’ve never used it in the workshop. But then Indiana carpenter Carl Bilderback [...]
Cheap Thrills: The No. 80 Cabinet Scraper
No one told me that setting up and using a scraper plane was a pain in the butt, so I didn’t think I had done anything special when I got my Stanley No. 80 to take perfect shavings my first [...]
Off to Build a Bunch of Benches
One of the common questions I was asked at last weekend’s Woodworking in America conference was “where’s your bench?” My schedule was full with SketchUp and [...]
Back to woodworking….: Itsik Cohen’s Toy shop part 1
While in Israel last August, I had a chance to visit my friend Itsik (nickname for Isaac) Cohen’s shop on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. Itsik in a self taught woodworker and practically a jack [...]
An Unprofitable Morning
After last weekend’s orgy of tools, woodworking and back-breaking workbench moving at Woodworking in America, I decided to take a break today and buy some tools and old woodworking books , [...]
Get Squared Away for December
Right before “Woodworking in America” turned into “Dead Tired in Covington,” I finished this square for the December 2010 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. The square [...]
André Roubo's Screw Press (and my Poor French)
The only awful grade I earned in high school was in my second year of French class. Despite my best efforts, I could only eek out a B- during the first semester. Of course, it didn’t help [...]
THE FLOATING LIGHT BULB
A CANDLE BULB FLOATING INBETWEEN A BEECH RING.THIS IS IN BLACK AND WHITE. MONTHS TO PERFECT INBETWEEN MAKING FURNITURE,BUT THE END PRODUCT IS BAFFLING. AND EVEN AMAZES A FEW. THESES I ADMIT [...]
So Did You Finish the Bench?
At Woodworking in America, the question I was asked most often was, “Did you finish the bench?” The answer? “Yes , sort of.” On Thursday morning last week, Glen Huey and [...]
Follow One’s Own Advice: A Knew Concept
I spent this past “Woodworking in America” weekend demonstrating techniques and advising others to learn as many methods to accomplish any given woodworking technique, then choose the [...]