Tag: Woodworking

  • Shop Tour 2015 & What’s on the Bench

    It’s been quite some time since my last video, and even longer since my last shop tour. As mentioned in my last post, 2015 hasn’t seen much shop time until just the last couple of months. A lot has changed in the shop in that time. Now that I’ve been getting back into the shop,…

  • A Bit of a Catch Up Post

    The first half of 2015 really didn’t turn out to be much of a great woodworking period for me for various reasons. It hasn’t been until the last couple of months that I’ve been able to get any significant shop time, but now that I have been able to get more shop time, I wanted…

  • A Woodworking Mindset During An Unintended Hiatus

    Unfortunately, various events of late have kept me from getting into the shop as much as I would like. From end of summer and back to school, to giving my dad some extra help as my mother has experienced increasing health issues the last few weeks, I haven’t spent too much time in the shop…

  • Time For A New Workbench | Nicholson Workbench Part 2

    I had planned on getting part 2 of the Nicholson workbench walkthrough out sooner, but this little thing called summer got in the way a bit. Anyway… Enjoy! Here is The Wood Whisperer episode demonstrating flattening a bench using a router… http://www.thewoodwhisperer.com/videos/flattening-workbenches-and-wide-boards-with-a-router/ Glen Huey’s Popular Woodworking video on dog holes using a router http://youtu.be/fKMYD8jYWWQ

  • Time For A New Workbench | Nicholson Workbench Part 1

    I mentioned back in my New Year’s post that I intended to build a new workbench this year. What I had was not impossible, but not ideal either. I was always able to cobble together a solution to get a workpiece held in place, but it would cost more time in setup. Once it was…

  • It’s Get Woodworking Week! Two Things To Keep In Mind.

    It’s “Get Woodworking Week”! Begun by Tom Iovino from Tom’s Workbench, it’s a week to think about ways to introduce the craft to others. For this year, I’d like to offer a couple of things to keep in mind… Mistakes are okay! I think the fear of failure makes some folks a bit timid about…

  • Happy New Year! Some New Year Goals for 2014

    First things first… Happy New Year! I hope that you have a great and safe New Year, and that you all had a great Holiday season! In looking back over the last year, I have made some improvements to the shop, attended Fine Woodworking Live, and completed a couple of projects, but I wanted to…