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How To Flatten A Workbench Top With Hand Planes

When I made my workbench in the beginning of this year I didn't immediately flatten the top. It was pretty close to being flat...

Interesting Stuff From Around The Web #132 – June 4, 2016

Every week I like to share a few things I find interesting. Mostly video content with an occasional website article. All of the content...

Wayne Brown’s Shop Tour

I recently had the chance to shoot a quick shop tour video in my friend Wayne Brown's shop. If you use Instagram be sure...

Vlog #83: Getting Ahead While Being Behind

Video Notes: No video last week. I lost my voice. It happens. To be productive while not producing content I built the second sitting...

Interesting Stuff From Around The Web #131 – May 28, 2016

Every week I like to share a few things I find interesting. Mostly video content with an occasional website article. All of the content...

Craig Parsons Ultimate Miter Saw Station

Recently Craig Parsons sent me some information and pictures for the miter saw station he built using my miter saw station plans. He modified...

Vlog #82: Air Cleaner Cart Follow-up…..and stuff

Video Notes: Note to self: plug in better microphone for better audio. Makes sense, right? The tool talk on my shop vacuum setups was...

Mobile Air Cleaner Cart

Often times it takes a bad situation for you to make some necessary corrective changes. This is definitely one of them. While I've had...

Interesting Stuff From Around The Web #130 – May 21, 2016

Every week I like to share a few things I find interesting. Mostly video content with an occasional website article. All of the content...

How To Make A Bar Stool or a Shop Stool

This project started out as......well nothing. It wasn't planned. While hanging out at Shawn Stone's shop with a few friends I happened to have my...

Tool Talk #14: My Shop Vacuum Setup (ShopVac vs Festool CT26)

Well over half of the emails sent to me are on the subject of tools. I have no objections to responding to them but...

Vlog #81: Back To Work & Upcoming Road Trip(s)

Video Notes: The tool wall is great. No complaints. I still need to make a few more holders. Just haven't gotten around to it...

Making a Hand Tool Wall

The primary reason for me to make my workbench was that I started to have more interest into working with hand tools. And having...

Interesting Stuff From Around The Web #129 – May 14, 2016

Every week I like to share a few things I find interesting. Mostly video content with an occasional website article. All of the content...

Tool Talk #13: All Of My Table Saw Sleds And Jigs

Links to everything mentioned in the video: 45 degree crosscut sled. My miter sled. MakeSomething.tv miter sled. My spline jig. Eric Lindberg spline jig. Single pin,...

Vlog #80: Bench on a bench

Video Notes: Don't grab sharp tools in the area in which they are sharp. I made a bench for my dining table. Off camera though. It's...

Quick & Easy Lathe Tool Holder

Not all useful projects need to be enormous undertakings. Sometimes it's the simple ones that have a large impact. This is especially true with...

Interesting Stuff From Around The Web #128 – May 7, 2016

Every week I like to share a few things I find interesting. Mostly video content with an occasional website article. All of the content...

Vlog #79: A lathe is a rabbet hole

Video Notes: Caffeine is good. The lathe cart is working out great. I will eventually add drawers though. Probably no doors. The lathe is...

Mobile Lathe Cart

This project is a good example of how awesome the woodworking community is and also a good example of the power of the internet....

Interesting Stuff From Around The Web #127 – April 30, 2016

Every week I like to share a few things I find interesting. Mostly video content with an occasional website article. All of the content...

Vlog #78: Dining Table & a Personal Thank You

Video Notes: I published the dining table video........finally. Crazy how some projects get held up on every possible area. The dining table top was...

How To Build A Dining Table

Previously, I completed my dining table top. I wanted to try something different with the top so I went with a wedged through mortise...

Interesting Stuff From Around The Web #126 – April 23, 2016

Every week I like to share a few things I find interesting. Mostly video content with an occasional website article. All of the content...

Interesting Stuff From Around The Web #125 – April 16, 2016

Every week I like to share a few things I find interesting. Mostly video content with an occasional website article. All of the content...

My First Few Lathe Projects

Two weeks ago I was lucky enough to acquire a JET 1014vs mini lathe with some tools and accessories. Since getting it back in...

Vlog #77: Dude, Where’s My Dining Table?

Video Notes: Time flies when you're having fun! I've been getting ahead with some stuff and have a few projects done and ready to...

Intro to Spraying Finishes With a HVLP Spray Gun

This past week I've had a good friend of mine Matt Lane from Lane Bros Woodshop joining me in the shop and one thing...

Interesting Stuff From Around The Web #124 – April 9, 2016

Every week I like to share a few things I find interesting. Mostly video content with an occasional website article. All of the content...

Vlog #76: Lane Bros Colab

Video Notes: The Woodworking Shows in Atlanta, GA was awesome. Awesome is an overused word but the trip was definitely awesome. Check out Matt's...

Jack Plane Giveaway – April 2016

People have always been so generous and encouraging for what I am doing with this business so I want to keep the "paying it...

My Quick Visit to Highland Woodworking in Atlanta

ROAD TRIP!! This weekend is my much anticipated trip to Atlanta, Georgia for The Woodworking Shows event. The event is Friday-Sunday so I made...

Vlog #75: Dining Table Update…& stuff

Video Notes: I unexpectedly took a couple days off last week. Which means I'm behind this week. Which is actually a short week to...

Workbench Upgrades

It's been a few months since I completed my workbench and a few people have noticed some minor changes I've made. So in this...

Interesting Stuff From Around The Web #123 – March 26, 2016

Every week I like to share a few things I find interesting. Mostly video content with an occasional website article. All of the content...

Tool Talk #12: Grizzly Bandsaw

Well over half of the emails sent to me are on the subject of tools. I have no objections to responding to them but...

Vlog #74: There Are No Errors, Just Opportunities To Be Unique…. (Miter Mike)

Video Notes: I really really really really really like how the dining table top turned out. A #4 1/2 smoothing plane is a beast! ...

Wedged Through Mortise And Tenon Sprung Breadboard End

I sold the previous pine dining table that I made just before moving in to our current home. That made it one less thing...

Interesting Stuff From Around The Web #122 – March 19, 2016

Every week I like to share a few things I find interesting. Mostly video content with an occasional website article. All of the content...

Vlog #73: Shellac & Tool Tote Tool Tray

Video Notes: A day late and a dollar short. The mallets are not available. Thank you all for your interest. I will not sell...

Two Ways To Make A Mallet…. or 6

Admittedly, this isn't the project I had scheduled for this week. I had every intention to start my hickory dining table build but for...

Interesting Stuff From Around The Web #121 – March 12, 2016

Every week I like to share a few things I find interesting. Mostly video content with an occasional website article. All of the content...

Vlog #72: Hickory Wood Is Tough Stuff

Video Notes: Hickory is tough stuff. Kinda resembles using a plastic snow shovel to plane a concrete driveway. Tear out is brutal. What dining table...

Building a Shop Air Cleaner

It's always fun to work with someone else in the shop. Especially when the project can be knocked out in a day or less....

Interesting Stuff From Around The Web #120 – March 5, 2016

Every week I like to share a few things I find interesting. Mostly video content with an occasional website article. All of the content...

Tyler G Shop Tour – Article Tour & Video Tour

I recently asked Tyler G from DIYTyler.com if he would be interested in giving us a peak into his workshop. Above is a video...

Tool Talk #11 My Hand Tools and Hand Tool Tote

Tools in the video: Veritas 14tpi dovetail saw: http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/veritas-dovetail-saw.aspx Not recommended - Dozuki "Z" Saw: http://amzn.to/21Fn6uy Gyokucho 372 Razor Saw Dotsuki Takebiki Saw: http://amzn.to/21Fnfyc Generic hand plane. ...