500 YouTube Subscriber Giveaway!

UPDATE: 10/6/15 The winner of the Giveaway has been selected.  I want to congratulate Moy Perez on winning the prize of this giveaway. The next giveaway will begin when I reach the 2,000 Subscriber Milestone.  There will be even more prizes and winners.  Be sure to follow me on Twitter and Instagram to see the … Continue reading 500 YouTube Subscriber Giveaway!

Welded Bookshelves with Reclaimed Wood Shelves and Drawers

This pair of shelves was commissioned by a client of mine as a gift for his wife. I was given a photo and that's all I had to work off. So the first thing I did was open SketchUp and began designing. I wanted to keep the material cost low so I started sourcing used … Continue reading Welded Bookshelves with Reclaimed Wood Shelves and Drawers

The Idiot Stick

About 6 years ago, my wife and I flew to El Paso, TX, to visit her Grandfather.  He loved tinkering in his shop, making copper wire art and other small wood mind puzzlers.  When we arrived at this house he pulled out a small rectangular piece of wood and asked me if I had ever … Continue reading The Idiot Stick

Make a Glass Insulator Wall Sconce

I was walking through a salvage/antique yard recently and came across a lot of old glass insulators.  Most of them were clear and a few were green, some were even porcelain of various shapes and sizes depending on their former purpose.  I picked up a pair of matching green insulators and had the idea to … Continue reading Make a Glass Insulator Wall Sconce

Safety Day 2015: Eye Protection

It's Safety Day! Time to remind ourselves to stay safe in the shop. Here is a quick video to show some of the ways I keep my most valuable tools safe from permanent damage. Be sure to visit the following sites for more safety articles and videos. modernwoodworkersassociation.com tomsworkbench.com

Shop Made Router Table

About this time last year I was in the middle of building a new router table.  The router table I was using up to that point was less than accurate for anything other than profiling edges.  The insert plate opening was too sloppy for any accurate mortise or groove routing operations so a new table … Continue reading Shop Made Router Table

Make a Bootjack

I received a book for Christmas titled "Weekend Woodworker: 101 Projects" or something along those lines.  When I saw it I immediately thought "Great! 101 videos."  Sadly, many of the projects just aren't something I consider myself interested in making (e.g. silhouettes of old ladies doing yard work). However, my sister-in-law and her family came … Continue reading Make a Bootjack

Rough Shaping and the Base Joint

In this video I show how I remove the material from the underside of the large base piece without ripping a strip off and gluing back together.  The practice is not for the novice woodworker. I also show how I roughly cut out the shape of the base pieces and prepare them for template routing. … Continue reading Rough Shaping and the Base Joint