Planing jig for warped wood
I don’t have a joiner, so it’s a difficult for me to square a piece of wood that’s not true. To flatten …
Best box joint jig ever
This box joint jig by Ed Stiles is brilliant. I’ve seen some very clever jigs involving gears but the 16 thread per …
Shop tour continues: router fence
This router fence is its second incarnation, the first being so ludicrously stupid, I never used it, but some of the wood …
Shop tour continues: Tool swapping
I don’t have room to mount every bench tool I have. Of course my most commonly used tool is the bench vise, but …
Shop tour: Rolling pegboard
Just thought I’d post some photos of my one-car garage workshop and my do-it-yourself woodworking creations. As you can imagine, it’s very difficult …
Blanket chest/TV lift
My latest project is predictably my most ambitious—a blanket chest for the foot of the bed that also holds a TV …
How to put an edge on a card scraper
http://www.finewoodworking.com/tool-guide/video/how-to-sharpen-a-card-scraper.aspx I’ve never bought a card scraper because I always thought the process of honing it would be onerous, but this video …
Finished document case
It took forever, but here is the completed document case before it goes downstairs. The glass is 3/8” thick and cost $281. …
Coffee table carcass and drawers finished
After a very long time, the drawers more or less fit in the carcass of the massive document case/coffee table I’ve been …
Document case drawers completed
Work on the document case took a back seat to publishing my latest novel (the timetable was advanced slightly because of an …