Category: Lessons Learned

  • Mill Boards In Two Sessions

    When I began learning about milling wood, I always heard to mill in two sessions at least a day apart, in case the wood moves at all. Glad I remembered that, this was after one session a few weeks ago.

  • Note To Self: Watch That Grain Direction!

    In starting to work on the Craftsman inspired end table, I am, for the first time, working with rough stock. I must say, it is very cool seeing what appears when you begin to joint and plane the rough lumber – how the grain really starts to show itself. And I learned a lesson in…

  • Did You Know…

    That MDF will get moldy if it gets wet? I do now! After spraining my ankle and breaking my foot, I wasn’t able to get down into the shop for a while, during which we had a lot of rain, and the basement got a little wet. I never got the chance to pick up…