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  1. Journal Video - Carving Cabinet Parts Without a CNC, a Furniture Restoration Challenge

    This is a challenging repair. Watch how it's done in our latest YouTube video on our Fixing Furniture channel! https://youtu.be/QGm42h43V1c
  2. Journal Video: Repairing damaged wood can be challenging

    I wanted to share some knowledge here on how to repair a severely damaged chair stretcher. In this video, I show 2 different ways to repair the stretcher. What way would you choose to do it?
  3. Woodworking Skill Share
    Pedestal table legs get loose over time. They should not be nailed or screwed in attempt to repair them. Here's the proper way to repair pedestal table legs and some tips from our workshop, including: How to disassemble pedestal legs How to check for loose parts How to clamp these odd-shaped...
  4. Projects Video: How to Fix Chest Lid, Split Wood, Drawers, and Pulls

    This videos shows how to fix this broken chest. From separated boards on the lid to wood patching, aging wood, and adding the proper hardware, there are lots of woodworking tips in this video. Let me know what you think! Scott
  5. Journal Video: How to Repair a Broken Rocking Chair - Detailed Tips & Techniques

    This broken rocking chair had loose parts and needed some TLC. As always, I show furniture repair tips as I make this broken and loose rocking chair work as good as new. In this video, you will see: How to take the rocking chair apart How to remove finishing nails How to fix the issues with...
  6. General Woodworking Discussions
    Hello, Due to arthritis in the hips woodturning has become painful and therefor intermittent and frustrating. I need a solution to turn while sitting down. I found this video: that shows a solution with a hight adjustable bench based on a weaving bench. It mentions plans in the 'current issue'...
  7. Projects How to Restore Shellac Finish without Furniture Stripper

    How to you restore an old shellac finish? You don't need to strip it off - instead you can amalgamate the finish. It retains the color and beauty of the original finish. Learn lots of workshops tips and more in this video. Link to video --> https://youtu.be/Hl0HYcx2wdc
  8. Woodworking Skill Share
    I'm sharing the techniques I use for difficult wood repairs. How to you patch wood on curves? How do you match wood filler? How do you refit joinery that broke? Welcome to my workshop and enjoy the show. Poll question after you watch the video - what did you learn most?
  9. Blogs
    Here's a video I made to teach how to repair outdoor furniture and what glues to use. Outdoor furniture takes a lot of punishment and it's built differently than indoor furniture. I've included 10 tips as well. What are your thoughts or questions? I hope you find this helpful.
  10. Blogs
    I've done a lot of furniture repair so I thought I'd share some tips on how to shorten a chair or stool legs so there's no wobble. I hope you find this helpful. Scott
  11. Blogs
    Main Frame Stock Prep In this series, I'll be sharing my building of a Dutch style tool chest. I'm more or less building it as described by Christopher Schwarz, in terms of dimensions. This is just the first video, as a quick starter. I hope to have the second video in short order.
  12. 2 laminated bowls

    Hello LJ's Last week I finished these two bowls. Fun project!! I made a slide-show which I posted on you-tube to share the proces on how I made it. Have fun watching and feel free to contact me for any questions!!
  13. DIY Butcher Block-Styled Modern Skinny Desk

    Hi Everyone, First time visitor and poster to this forum (literally just learned about it). Been woodworking/building for the better part of two years now. Started my blog on my builds about a year ago, and my YouTube channel on my builds about 2 months ago and love every second of it...
  14. Pallet Chevon "Martini Bar" Wall Art Piece

    EDIT: Holy cow we made it to the Daily Top 3! Thanks everyone - make sure you check out the full video build here: This community is truly amazing. I think a few of you saw my first post yesterday - a butcher block desk that I could have been more thrilled to share with the world and your...
  15. square bowl from cedar log

    I used my jig to cut a flat edge on the log, I then used a wormwood screw to turn a tennon and then turn the inside as you can see in the video the first blank blew up while spinning. I then finished it with some Danish oil. the video-
  16. Miter/Mitre Box

    As a rookie on woodworking cuting straight isnt one of my strong points, so the miter/mitre box was created!!! I made it from spares, its just two bigger pieces one on each side that I glued and screwed to the bottom, later I aded a piece of acrylic to make it more stable (I ended up changing...
  17. Manly Japanese Inspired Work Mug

    If you prefer not to read, the video is here View on YouTube So I had recently acquired a full set of auger bits but the box I had for them wasn't really worth fixing and was pretty much done for. I wanted to do something different and totally overkill for the job of holding the bits and...
  18. The Cremona Slab Shelves - A Story About Community

    Matt Cremona sent me a slab of wood. I made some live edge slabs out of it. The online woodworking community is incredible Watch the Cremona Slab Video here
  19. Jaida's Stove valentines box.

    Every year my daughters class as a contest for the most creative valentines box. This year she wanted to do a stove. We started talking about want to use for burners and we thought of coffee warmers. We found some cheep online as well as a clock, thermometer and some toggle switches that light...
  20. Designing the Dragon Pull Toy

    A number a LumberJocks sent me emails asking how I designed the dragon pull toy. For my articulated projects, I always sketch in CAD (because I don't have a pencil) and then animate the design to check the relationship of parts and the clearances. It's no fun looking at static pictures, so I...
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