I have completed all the functional aspects of my workbench and it has already greatly improved the quality of my woodworking. Now it is time to turn my attention to some of the creature comforts. I find myself crossing back and forth across my shop to get a bench hook or a shooting [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Projects'
RWW Podcast Episode 82: Roubo Workbench Lower Shelf
February 3rd, 2010 · 5 Comments
Tags: Podcasts · Projects · Techniques · hand planes · roubo
RWW # 80 Roubo Leg Vise
January 21st, 2010 · 4 Comments
Tags: Projects · Techniques · roubo
RWW # 79 Contemporary Chest of Drawers Finale
January 12th, 2010 · 6 Comments
This week I wrap up my chest of drawers project by fitting the drawers, adding drawer stop blocks, installing hardware, and applying the finish. Then I severely screw it up and apply the finish again.
I hope you enjoy it!
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Tags: Podcasts · Projects · finishing
Project Taking Longer Than Expected?
January 11th, 2010 · 4 Comments
How many times have you heard a fellow woodworker say that they are behind “schedule” on a project or, “I can’t believe how long that took to make!”
I am plagued with this all the time. I did a podcast many months ago on organizing yourself when working on multiple projects. In [...]
Tags: Projects · Thoughts · roubo
RWW # 78 Contemporary Chest of Drawers Part 2 Dovetailin’
January 6th, 2010 · 3 Comments
I know there are a lot of sources on how to cut your dovetails by hand, but I figured I would try to add my own to the mix. It seems as if we can’t get enough dovetails tutorials. I know when I was learning I looked at everything so here is another [...]
Tags: Hand Tools · Podcasts · Projects · Techniques
RWW 77 A Contemporary Chest of Drawers, Part 1
December 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment
This was a piece that was commissioned at the end of summer and fortunately I caught most of the build on film. Granted it is all my old camera so the quality is a little lower than what you have been seeing as of late. I skipped most of the initial milling stages [...]
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Turn up the Disco, it’s time for fondue!
December 17th, 2009 · No Comments
‘Tis the season where woodworkers venture into their shops to churn out small projects by the gross for all their friends, family, business contacts, mailman, etc., etc. Every year my wife goes to great lengths to devise new and original gifts that (gasp) mean something to the recipient. Besides the fact that she [...]
Holy Carving Batman, it’s the Ark of the Covenant
December 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments
I know, I know cheesy title but I couldn’t resist. Besides it will be interesting to see what kind of spam those keywords will spawn. For my long time readers, you will remember that I am often commissioned to build projects for a local church where my mother-in-law is a teacher. From [...]
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RWW 70 The Roubo Returns
November 9th, 2009 · 5 Comments
Welcome back to the show. I appreciate everyone’s patience while I took a few weeks off. My new job is going great but it has kept me very very busy. Add to that helping my wife at her school and attending all of the fall musicals and recitals that go with being [...]
Tags: Hand Tools · Podcasts · Projects · Techniques · roubo
RWW 64 Lathe Season is Coming
September 28th, 2009 · 1 Comment
This is just a short episode to fill in the space before the next WIA conference. I didn’t want to start a new project series with WIA coming this weekend and my coverage to follow after that. In this episode I mention my plans for upcoming episodes at the lathe and 2 more [...]
