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I put this up to show what can be done with timber venetian blind left over ends from short windows. I really like it, and it's very functional, I use it every day. Oh - the meat mallet is what I used after my little pin hammer mysteriously disappeared halfway through making it, - mallet worked...

This is a quick little project thrown together for a work related need. My company had a need to put three external WiFi Antennas around the property, up on poles, but wanted to disguise them for aesthetic reasons, so I suggested putting them inside what appeared to be bird boxes. The WiFi...

Elwood: It's 106 miles to Chicago, we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark… and we're wearing sunglasses. Jake: Hit it. Yup, Jake and Elwood - two of the all time greats. How the world of comedy ever survived after Belushi's death I'll never know. He could do more with...

I recently completed my first "almost fully" hand tool project. It was a totally fantastic woodworking experience. I wanted to share it here. Brief intro: I thought it would be fun to try hand tools. I bought a Veritas dovetail saw. Got me excited. Found Paul Sellers (I am now a...

This is my first little half blind dovetail box with a sliding lid. It's made of walnut and white pine, and done completely with hand tools. No power. As you can see I have a long way to go in my woodworking skill, but this was fun.

Built this table out of black walnut, harvested near Pittsburgh PA. Took a while because it was a semi-fresh cut tree and I had to wait for drying after hacking into the 8/4 lumber at every step. The wood was very wet. Thankfully my shop was dry. Learned a lot of lessons here: Originally cut...