Category Archives: Woodworking

I gave all but the center tenon a coat of wax to help free movement, then glued the center tenon and clamped both ends on. Once tight and in final position I drilled the 1/4″ pin holes 3/4 way down … Continue reading →

Before attaching the ends I needed to drill holes to accept the dowel to pin through the joint. To allow for expansion all tenon pin holes except for the center (which will be glued solid) needs an elongated slot hole. … Continue reading →

After all the mortises are cut in the end pieces as well as the tabletop, the maple floating tenons can be glued in the tabletop end. Then the end pieces will slip on.

With the edges glued up and dried I’ve trimmed off the ends straight to prepare for the end pieces. In order for the main walnut slab to be able to expand and contract widthwise from climate change it has to … Continue reading →

You can never have enough clamps.

Here’s what the table will look like upside-down with the thick edges loosely fitted.

Next I drill out the dowel joinery for the 8/4 (2″) thick table edges to give it a thicker look.   I used the Dowelmax jig with indexer to drill out equal spacing, the table has identically positioned holes so the … Continue reading →

I’ve started work on a kitchen table since mine is now falling apart. It’s going to be 3×5 feet, solid walnut top with maple stretchers and legs dyed black. The solid maple legs will be fairly beefy too, 3″x3″ square, … Continue reading →

I was given the chance to test out an infill plane made by Wayne Jepson, Caledon, On. This is a really beautiful plane. Some of the shavings in the picture are on the heavy side for a smoother but I … Continue reading →

We had a cabinet that we piled out tupperware in and it avalanched whenever it was opened so I made some large deep drawers that pull out on soft close full extension slides. The drawers are made from 1/2″ thick … Continue reading →