Category Archives: woodworking
Working on the porch
Before I left, I spent some time making our horrible deck not so horrible. Which I somehow managed to not take any before pictures. So, picture this: But with some benches around it that were falling apart because carpenter bees … Continue reading
Making an iPhone Dock
Margo has an iPhone and a little speaker dock thing to make it play music louder as she does stuff around the house. It is OK, but I’ve always felt the phone doesn’t get a lot of support and I’ve … Continue reading
I’m mortally wounded!
We recently painted the kitchen and changed the cabinet hardware. One problem has been that the new hinges have made the cabinet doors not fit properly. So, today I got to work trimming the doors to fit. Using my 20mm … Continue reading
I’ve been playing in my shop.
I’ve not had a lot of shop time this year. Part of that is from spending most of the year so far in Ghana, Saudi and Ivory Coast. Finally, I got home and coerced Margo into helping to make the … Continue reading
Cutting board
I’ve been working on building an End-Grain cutting board. I ordered some Jatoba and Maple from Bell Forest Products. This was before I found a decent lumberyard near me. I let it sit in the house for a week or … Continue reading
Sketchup for woodworkers
I found this while looking for Sketchup resources. One of my big problems has always been I see things in my head, but lack the ability to put them on paper beyond a few crude sketches and measurements. Which is … Continue reading
Dog bowl holder
I’ve heard several times from several people that since Dexter is a large dog it isn’t good for him to bend all the way down to eat. We looked at getting a holder to elevate his bowls, but none really … Continue reading
New Table Saw
I got a new Table saw for Chistmas. Except it was purchased in Dallas for pick up in Atlanta. Which would take 6 weeks. Sears didn’t tell me it had come in. Since I didn’t pick it up, they sold … Continue reading
Computer controller router
I’ve collected several tools over the past few years, But of all the tools I have, it is the only one that truly scares me. It spins at 40,000 RPM, it is loud, heavy, unwieldy and at night, it tells … Continue reading
My latest woodworking project
So for the china cabinet, I decided that instead of spending 10 dollars to buy plate stands, I’d spend 30 dollars a make them. A decent idea. I cut the pieces to the size I wanted, drilled holes for the … Continue reading