Search Results for ‘ends’

Hey LJ! As some may know I use maily power tools when woodworking, although I do used often use hand tools when it is appropriate. So after countless request I took the time to do a video where I make some VERY simple bookends using handtools. It took MORE time and I wont be converting any time...

yet another request for a project- this time from my sister made from maple and mahogany, just used a rabbet joint sanded to 320 and finished with 3 coats of satin brush on polyurethane very simple and quick to make, and a great project to use up some scraps Thanks for looking, Mark

I was making this box as a project to utilize some homemade banding, and practice pinned breadboard ends, half-mortise locks and an escutcheon idea I had. At the last moment I decided to turn and wood-burn a little acorn pull for the top. After everything went together it looked a little (at a...

The best part of making this board was giving it to my brother. He wanted a chess board and I love making cutting boards. Hopefully it will get many years of both. Maple and walnut

I made this box for my neighbor Tom as a reward for the "too-many-to-count" times he has saved my bacon. The backstory is this. Tom has a background in engineering, with an immense technical knowledge. He is about my age (50-ish). Since moving into our neighborhood he and his wife Jeannie (who I...

Quick project made from Poplar for my daughter's birthday. As much as I could, I tried to build it as a full size piece would be built. It is about 1/3 scale. The knobs are shaker pegs into which I drilled holes and glued in charms with initials for my daughter and her doll. I cut them off...

I designed this project for a women at work. Actually I guess she designed it. I wanted to build a Virginia Farm table but she wanted French thus the fancy legs. The base went together pretty easily but I had to build a jig to hold the legs in place while I mortised them. I bought the legs...

I've made several of these now, always as gifts for others as a token of Kiwiana using the indigenous woods of New Zealand. This one is made of recycled Rimu. As such the color of the wood varies greatly and occasionally you see nail holes which I think just adds to the interest. Rimu (...

Here's an outdoor trestle table made from reclaimed Spotted Gum and Blackbutt 2×4's, photo 6 shows the stock in my car. I have an agency client (for my real job) that needed an outdoor table and a team building exercise. I organised the day and sourced some recycled timber…then the table saw...