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Why I Decided to Build This So after reading Christopher Schwarz's book Workbenches: From Design and Theory to Construction and Use, I decided it was time I built myself a "real" workbench. I've had various bench-like structures that I've used as assembly tables, clamping areas, clutter...

Quit thinking and relocate your donkey! Okay, I've been determined to do a blog series on some project but they've all gotten away without being documented. But, I'm gonna document this build because I've been planning it for so long that it deserves some posterity! This won't be a quick...

Getting started. I have been thinking for a while that it was time to finally make a real woodworking workbench. I have been using my assembly/outfeed table as a workbench and even added a quick release face vise and some dogs but it just is not great for work holding when using hand planes...

New Post on the Little Good Pieces Blog: Wing Chun Dummy - Making the Frame, Part 2 There's a new post on the Little Good Pieces Blog: "Wing Chun Dummy - Making the Frame, Part 2". I correct some joinery errors and glue up the frame. Check it out...

New Post on the Little Good Pieces Blog: What I Screwed Up This Week - December 29, 2010 There's a new post on the Little Good Pieces Blog: "What I Screwed Up This Week - December 29, 2010". I have a drawbore blowout. Check it out...

Lower rails, leg vise, and sliding deadman First of all I just want to say that I love the term "sliding deadman". I think it's hilarious! As a forensics investigator for the Edmonton Police Service (a city nearing a million in population) I have seen my fair share of dead men, literally. But I...

Drawbored Mortise & Tenon Joint http://blip.tv/play/h%2BIrgvGkQAA.html?p=1http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#h+IrgvGkQAA The mortise and tenon is one of the strongest fundamental joints available to woodworkers, but there are a couple of ways we can make the joint even stronger and longer-lasting. One...

My first drawbored joint I tried my hand at drawboring for the first time today, inspired by Peter Follansbee's hearty endorsement (skip to 10:00, and then 20:00 for the impatient). The project in question is a toolbox made from salvaged pine. I was pleased with how the mortised sides turned...

What I did on my summer vacation. Medieval reenactment aka Pennsic or the Pennsic War. I taught woodworking of course. they call me Kai SaerPren there. We got a couple of really nice Cherry butts from a local firewood seller, there's not enough time to actually make...

Spanish Cedar Gate I've been making some gates for my house. Here's a link to a project I posted a earlier. Here's the drawing. the gate is roughly 6 ft tall and 4 1/2 ft wide. So it is a rather large gate. While the back gates, made from inland red cedar, came out fine, I wanted a more...