Whittling Basics, Part 1
An Introduction to Whittling Part 2: Push and Peel Knife Maneuvers • Part 3: Parting and Pulling Techniques • Part 4: Rounding the Tree • Part 5: Sculpting the Branches • Part 6: Attach to The [...]
ShopNotes Podcast Episode 163 — It Goes BA’ZZRINGK!
On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, John, and Logan declare winners of the Red Cedar Challenge, and discuss any new happenings on the latest at PopWood, Woodsmith, and [...]
Low-Cost Straightedge
Whenever I have to cut down a sheet of plywood, I reach for one of my trusty metal stud straightedges. Metal studs are available in different thicknesses for different applications. For example, [...]
Prairie-style Coffee Table
An anachronism in its time, this table now fits perfectly in our homes. Frank Lloyd Wright would probably be dismayed to see a coffee table built in his Prairie furniture style. In fact he and [...]
Wedge Workshop
I built my wedge-shaped workshop twelve years ago. It’s 470 square feet, which is too small, as every woodworker knows, but my options were limited, because the shop had to fit between my house [...]
Tool Storage Book
Put a ton of tools up on the wall in this tool “book.” Hang 1/2“ or 3/4“ thick plywood “pages” 4“ apart on horizontal 2x4s with 3“ door hinges. Screw and glue …
Mobile Clamp Cart
This small rack rolls easily to anywhere you need it. There is an old saying in woodworking that you can’t have too many clamps. While this is true, it is entirely possible to have too many [...]
Sharing the Craft
Find woodworking education, fellowship, and shop space at a woodworking guild near you. I am an avid woodworker. Let me rephrase that. I am an avid woodworker with a chronic disease. I’m not an [...]
Folded Sandpaper Works Better
Sheets of sandpaper aren’t easy to work with. It’s tempting to scrunch a sheet up so you can get a better grip, but if you do that, most of the paper gets wasted. Tame the abrasive beast by [...]
