3 and a 1/2 years ago I decided I wanted to build a bandsaw, so I went and bought plans from Matthias Wandel over at woodgears.ca. So that means that for 3 and a half years I’ve been putting this build off because I’ve been… Read More »Building a Plywood Bandsaw
At last count, I have over 20,000 photos on my computer of my family and our the lives from the past ten years. I maybe have 10 photos actually printed out and on display around the house. I really want that to change, so this… Read More »A picture frame jig and some photo frames
It’s been a couple of years since our pet Cocoa passed away, and for the past few months I’ve been entertaining the idea of a new furry friend in the house. I’m very happy to say that this week we brought a new dog into… Read More »Building a doggy bowl stand for my new mate!
I’ve had requests for a shop tour for a while now, but always thought it would be bit boring to sit through. But recently I had a mate come around who isn’t all that into woodworking; but who still seemed fascinated by all the stuff… Read More »Shop Tour – 2017
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
What is the most ubiquitous wood working project you can think of? A box? A birdhouse? How about a spice rack? This is one that has been on my to do list for years, I keep telling my wife I’m going to do it, but… Read More »A spice rack? A Spice Rack!
As I did after the first part of the video was released, I thought I’d write up some more info and talk about how I built my workbench, and what I would do differently going forward. If you haven’t seen the Workbench build videos yet,… Read More »Workbench Writeup – Article Part Two
Next week I’ll publish the second half to my workbench build, but I thought it might be nice to have somewhere to send people who have questions or who want to know a little bit more about it. If I miss anything, just leave a… Read More »Workbench Writeup – Article Part One
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
For the longest time I managed to convince myself that I just don’t have the skills required to make anything by hand. I’ve always pictured the ‘hand-tool’ woodworker as being a special elite unit of men, ones that scoffed at the mere mortals who need a… Read More »Making a Marking Gauge
I’m still editing my workbench build video together! Seriously?! No, it isn’t some super epic production ala The Ten Commandments or Avatar, it’s just been built at the wrong time of the year. I work in the sports and racing betting industry, and when you… Read More »Melbourne Racing Carnival
This was one of the most fun projects I’ve built all year. I made this back in March or April, but I just now decided to turn the raw video into a YouTube edit. I built this dutch door for my workshop in around 4… Read More »Dutch Door for the Workshop