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LARGE OUTDOOR FLOWER VASE

This vase I made for my daughter’s birthday. The wood was a support beam from a deck that my neighbor was tearing down. It was a 4” x 12”...

LOG SLICE BANDSAW SLED

When cutting something round or curved on a bandsaw, the blade can catch the wood, and roll it down. Sometimes this causes the wood to...

TENSEGRITY TABLE

The first time I saw one of these types of tables, I knew I was up for the challenge. I had a plan to display it out in the front yard,...

PATIO BENCH

We got used to having a wicker bench in front of our house which was nice for sitting out and talking to the neighbors, as they walked...

WINE BARREL PLANTER

When my neighbor tore down his deck, I salvaged the cedar main support beam. I used this for making this planter. I needed 26 staves for...

SHORT BANDSAW BOX

For this bandsaw box I decided to use two different types of wood. I used Ash for the middle, and Walnut for the front and back. I also...

DOUBLE ENDED CALIPERS

For checking the thickness of a bowl or vase when turning on a lathe, these come in handy. I tapped the pivot point to accept a 10-32...

SEGMENTED BOWL

After inheriting my dad’s lathe, I decided to play with it. This is my first project with it. On the middle segments I cut at 3/8” slot...

LARGE WOODEN C-CLAMP

Occasionally it really helps to have a strong deep reach clamp. I’ve gotten by all these years without one, but I finally took the time...

PIPE CLAMP

Since “you can never have too many clamps”, I knew I should make some more pipe clamps. I’ve never made my own pipe clamps, but there...

PUZZLE BOARD

I made this puzzle board for my wife’s mother. At 100 years old she found it was getting hard to lean forward for very long, to work on...

LATHE DUST COLLECTOR

I have an old Shop Smith that I am keeping just for the lathe function. I made this dust collector chute which works very well. The chute...

HOLD DOWN CLAMPS

After buying a pair of hold down clamps for my drill press table, I found them to be a valuable tool. When I made my workbench, I copied...

MEMORIAL PICTURE FRAME

I had a request to make a picture frame in memory of someone, while incorporating a personalized leather belt in the frame. I glued three...

MOXON VISE

After years of contemplating, I finally built my new workbench, along with the moxon vice. I used three 2x6s for the stationary back of...

GRIZZLY TABLE SAW EXTENSION

When I bought my table saw, I ordered the 62” model, instead of the 82” model, because of the size of my workshop. I felt the 82” would...

ROUTER SLED

I made this simple router sled when I was making some cutting boards from raw lumber. I used some old Formica so that it would have a...

DOLLAR SIGN DESK CLOCK

For Christmas this year, I made this desk clock for someone that works in a bank. I figured it would fit in well in his office. I glued...

COIN BANK

Every year our Woodworkers Guild makes wooden gifts to hand out to needy children at Christmas time. I always try to come up with ideas...

3D CUTTING BOARD

I’ve always marveled at the patterns that you can make in some of the fancier cutting boards. I finally decided it was time for me to...

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