Last minute Valentine’s present. A gift box!
Back in November of 2012 I picked up a few 1x6x24 1/2" thick boards so I could enter A Simple Design of Ocala's box making
Thumb Chair update
I was able to work on the thumb chair and it is progressing nicely. The plans call for 1x12's for the seat and back but my
Let’s make a thumb chair
There are several woodworking sites that I follow on Facebook and one of them is Ana White's. She runs a DIY blog and gives out
Adventures in planing
I have never touched a block plane in my life. I picked up a $10 one at Home Depot the other day so I broke
My first workbench
I was going through some files on my computer and found a couple of pictures from when I built my first workbench a couple of
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 their woodworking workbench. I found
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 ended up being more work
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 off with my flush trim
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 do now is cut off
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 thinner part is 1/8". I