My shop is overrun with scraps! Like many woodworkers, I just can't throw away good useable materials, so the challenge is to use them up. Sure, those scraps of MDF will probably go to some sort of jig, but blocks of cherry material need to be used for better things. The first thing I have … Continue reading Building a Biplane Out of Cherry
Repairing a Child’s Rocking Chair
I've made my share of new furniture pieces, but sometimes friends bring pieces to me that need repair. I love it when I am able to fix an heirloom piece that often just needs the right tools and a little ingenuity. Such was the case with this child's rocker--a 1990 Evenflo. This is a special … Continue reading Repairing a Child’s Rocking Chair
Video 5: Pie-Crust Table – All About the Legs
In this video, you can watch as I struggle with the legs for the Pie-Crust Table, knock my bandsaw out of whack, drop one of the legs and break a big chunk off, and overcome all of that to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. I'll cut the legs out, profile them, and then … Continue reading Video 5: Pie-Crust Table – All About the Legs
Video 4 – Pie-Crust Table: Cutting the Joinery on the Pedestal
In this video, I use a homemade jig to cut the joinery on the pedestal to attach the three legs. I have a router guide, but apparently by bits are too short to use in this instance, so I'll show you how I overcame that. Then, on to the dovetails, cut 120-degrees from each other. … Continue reading Video 4 – Pie-Crust Table: Cutting the Joinery on the Pedestal
VIDEO: Part One of the Cherry, Pie-Crust Table
In this video, I show the process I used to start creating the pie-crust table top. This type of table, so-named because the table top looks like the crimped edge of a pie crust, can be a challenge for many a woodworker, so naturally I wanted to see if I could tackle it. Careful calculations, … Continue reading VIDEO: Part One of the Cherry, Pie-Crust Table
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