Category Archives: Woodworking

I bought shorter 32” rails for my tablesaw to replace my current 52” ones for my new smaller shop space.  The generic brand didn’t fit my old fence which wanted the square tubing ¼” wider that was on my original … Continue reading →

I saw this “Peter Accent Chair” in a store and decided I’ll make a pair. I’ll try my hand at upholstery. It has a bit of shaping going on at the joints.

I got a deal on a used King Indistrial 15″ Planer to replace the older model I have (free upgrade) so I took the truck to pick it up.   I also picked up these 6′ truck ramps, I don’t … Continue reading →

Here’s my date for this weekend. 

This is the best looking Stanley #113 compass plane I’ve seen.  This particular one is a type #2 from 1880-1891 and it moves like butter.   Nothing stiff or corroded like it was out of the box.  

This took me longer than I thought but I made this drawer organizer out of walnut to set inside the kitchen drawer. 

I’m okay with that I think, need to put a gloss coat now. 

1st coat of making something maple look like something brown.  In my Fuji spray gun I mixed precisely a bunch or walnut brown and a bunch of mahogany aniline dye powder in a bunch of clear water based polyurethane. Shook … Continue reading →