Category Archives: Woodworking

Next I glued up three sections to make the top.

And then there were legs.

The joint to secure the legs to the base will be a sliding dovetail.  To make the dovetail slot on the base I first routed a stopped 1/2″ wide, 3/4″ deep groove to remove most of the waste to finish … Continue reading →

I’ve shaped out the four legs today.  First I used the bandsaw to cut out the template close to the line for all legs. Then I sanded to the line to get one good leg. I used double stick tape … Continue reading →

Worked on the pedestal tonight, not too shabby.

I’m building an octagonal side table that looks like the following. Here’s how it’s going. I laminated two 8/4 maple boards to make the 4″ thick pedestal leg. Cut it on the tablesaw to be octagonal. Then turned the center … Continue reading →

Someone on my street was cutting down a large maple tree so I grabbed a few stumps to try and turn my first bowl on my lathe. The wood looked like fungus had started but it makes a weird star … Continue reading →

I picked up a used General 100 16″ Disc and 6″ x 60″ Belt Sander made in 1979. 600Lb, in great shape, very good price. Assuming I can find a place for it, it would look fantastic with the rest … Continue reading →

I stopped at a small town antique store on my travels during vacation this week to see if they had anything interesting in the way of old tools. I saw a Stanley “Bailey” #3 smoothing plane. It was in mint … Continue reading →

The cabinet is coming along slowly. I’ve installed the doors within the main doors to allow more tool storage. Now the fun part is making individual custom holders for each item. Next step is the main upper mini-cabinet.