Adventures in planing

I have never touched a block plane in my life.  I picked up a $10 one at Home Depot the

My first workbench

I was going through some files on my computer and found a couple of pictures from when I built my

The New Yankee Workshop workbench build has started!

I’ve been watching a lot of episodes of The New Yankee Workshop on YouTube lately and one of my favorites is

Installing my new vise

I bought a vise at Harbor Freight with another 20% off coupon.  It’s another one of those small projects that

The mallet is done! The mallet is done!

The mallet is finally done!  How could such a small thing take so long?   I cut the extra piece

The Mallet is almost done! Finally….

I was finally able to work a little bit more on the mallet this past weekend.  All I need to

Mallet handle shaping ideas

I took a better look at the mallet handle this morning.  The thicker part of the shoulder is 3/8″ and the

The mallet is really starting to take shape

I was able to go out and spend some time on the mallet yesterday and it is really starting to

Woodworking Mallet

I had to stay home with my sick son on Friday so while he was taking a nap I was

My new drill press

I finally assembled my new drill press that I bought a couple of months ago.  All the cool woodworkers have