My daughter, Catherine, saw some of these birch logs in a wood pile at a friend of theirs. Catherine talked them out of a couple of the...

I never tire of making toys. When I found out our neighbors were expecting their first child, I couldn’t wait to get started on finding...

For the last 40 years I drove a service truck so I never needed to buy my own large ladders since they were always on the service truck...

When using dowels to join wood you want a tight fit in the hole. But if you’ve ever tried to pound a dowel in with glue in the hole, I’m...

My neighbor, years ago, cut down some walnut trees in his yard and milled them down into boards. He kept some of the outer perimeter...

We keep a flower box up at the cemetery for fresh flowers in the warm season, and artificial flowers during the cold season. The last box...

I’ve had a workshop in my basement for 40 years. Just recently I retired, which allows me to spend endless hours and days down there now....

There are a lot of ideas out there for buying or making mortising jigs. One time when I was down for a long time due to a bad back, I did...

Over the past ten years I’ve made several picture frames for friends and acquaintances. Every time I’ve made one, I kept improving on the...

Thirty years ago I salvaged some formica covered cabinet doors just so I could keep the hinges. I cut up one of the doors to make two...

I made this letter art for the shop I just retired from. It was a thank you gift for how good they treated me for 13 years. Unfortunately...

I made this letter art as a Christmas gift for my daughter. My intention was for her to hang it by her desk at work. Where she works...

I had back surgery one year ago. Since then I am always mindful of bending over, especially when lifting any heavy weight. So when my...

I’ve made several puzzles trying different methods and materials.  You can use ¼” plywood with no voids, or ¼” masonite.  If you use...

My oldest grandson, Kobe, has made some amazingly nice woodworking gifts for his family the last few Christmases. He takes a lot of pride...

I got the idea for this from a YouTube video by Ronald Walters. It works extremely well, keeping 99% of the dust out of the canister...

I looked at different kinds of bandsaw sleds on the internet, yet I wasn’t pleased with the setup of any of them.  So I made some...

I have a new sharp blade and currently have no blade drift. However, as the blade dulls you may notice some blade drift. To compensate...

I cut this out of 5/16” plywood, which is plenty stable, so that it can be used with thin rips. Since I spent an hour shaping, sanding...

I made this one day when I wanted it right away for a project I was working on. I used standard paper backed 9×11 sheets of 180 grit that...