After a friend treated me to a nice Cuban stogie, I reciprocated by creating this tabletop cigar clipper. The laminated wood was carved out to accept a standard plastic guillotine clipper and then glued-up. When you're going to smoke a special "ceegar," why prep it on a mass-produced clipper.
Made this basket of Easter Eggs for my Boss's mother. Made out of colorwood, colored laminated birch woods (plywood). Made on my small Carba-Tech lathe, sanded to 4000 grit, 2 coats of conversion varnish, and hand polished.
This is my second St. Louis box. This one is made from Walnut, Maple, Padauk, and the drawer pull is Bloodwood. I made it according to the instructions in the book except for one thing. I made small rails from a 1/4" dowel that I split down the middle on my bandsaw. I glued the dowel halves on...
My first "benchtop"
Beginning to make a Japanese style planing beam/board. 6 boards from Lowe's - 2 X 10 X 12's cut in half and staked up on my old sawhorses.
I used a 1 X 2 "select" pine as a straight edge - screwed to the 2X with drywall screws as a guide for my circular saw. Set the...