I’m currently on annual leave, it’s been a year since I’ve had some time off so I thought I’d take it while the kids were home from school. The problem is that I always end up regretting that I haven’t done enough, so I try… Read More »Out with the carpet, in with the floor boards!
A couple of months back a good friend of mine at work got me interested in a tv show I’d heard of, but never watched. It’s called Archer, it’s a cartoon, but it is definitely not for children. The humour is very dark and cheeky,… Read More »Pam Poovey Scrollsaw Art
Inspiration Ever since I was little, I’ve loved the look of vintage radio sets. I never much cared for the crackly, low quality sound which came out of them, but I loved the look. I’ve not had a radio in the workshop since I rebuilt… Read More »‘Carlton Football Club’ Antique Style Shop Radio
Flattening the slab top with a router, gluing up the frame, and hiding all of my mistakes! All this and more in Part Two of building my workbench! Why wait? Click play! Once again, I’ll add more detail about each step in a weeks time.… Read More »Building a solid and cheap Workbench – Video Part Two
Good things come to those who wait right? I guess that this workbench is a good thing, cos it certainly took a lot of waiting before it came! This bench is something like 4 years in the waiting, and my god, had I known how… Read More »Building a solid and cheap Workbench – Video Part One
My wife asked me in December if I could make a tray for our son to use to play with his Magic Sand. (It’s a special sand that has been treated to only stick to itself, good fun for little ones.) Pretty much at the… Read More »Octagonal Tray and getting jiggy with it
It seems that there are a couple of basic woodworking projects that I’ve never even attempted before. They are the two main projects that I see many new woodworkers first build; picture frames and chopping boards. I still need to track down some nicer wood for… Read More »A Picture Frame for my Wife
Well this project turned out to be pretty popular. Lots of emails and questions about it, here are plans in both PDF and SketchUp format. DOUBLE CHECK MEASUREMENTS BEFORE USING THESE FREE PLANS. There are a couple of small mistakes in them, think before you… Read More »Mega Shoe Box Plans
Well, last weeks video went over better than I ever expected! I guess it really fills a need for a lot of woodworkers. Not everyone has a saw with the ability to take a stack set, or maybe simply like me they don’t have the… Read More »Box Joint Jig Follow Up
I was really happy with the way the first version of this jig turned out, so when it was time to rebuild it in a more accurate and efficient way, I decided to film the process too. The results were great, pretty much perfect fitting… Read More »Single Blade Box Joint Jig Plans