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pe you enjoy them. This mini covers the process of sawing off a box top. This particular box is part of the Sawmill Creek Forum’s Keepsake Box Collaboration. Germain told me about it, and Jim and Dewey invited me to join in on the fun. The idea is that this keepsake box will travel the count...
cently, a couple of folks decided to take that same seed of inspiration, and let it blossom into their own beautiful creations. I thought it might be interesting and fun to examine how from one perspective, these five designs are very similar. But upon closer inspection, you can see that they are ...
e has a very specific idea of what he wants, but I do have some influence over the design. The coolest part about this process is the challenge that collaboration brings. Making a piece of furniture for myself is rather easy. My personal tastes influence every decision I make and I simply build ...
Now here’s an interesting way to use some salvaged wood. Talk about a one of a kind piece! A very cool project submitted by Brian. The table measures 50″W x 14″D x 32″H. The base is solid maple, painted flat black w/a rub on satin finish. I did a slight rub through on most...
y posts and this has worked out well for quite some time. But frankly, I am getting bored and feeling out of touch. I want to provide something more interesting and more personal. And I want you to have better visibility into the goings on inside the Wood Whisperer’s shop. So whenever pos...
give me the thickest possible book matched pair of planks to work with. I then slabbed a curved Wild Plum branch that looked like it could have some interesting grain inside. I was right. I looked at the planks for many hours on and off, and waited for the ideas to surface. I sketched out a few...
I have to say that one of the best aspects of this website is the comments section. If you aren’t reading that, you are really missing out on some great information and some interesting conversation. Almost every post I make winds up having some sort of clarification or expansion of an idea t...
In this episode Marc and Matt have lots to talk about. Such topics as posting the winners of the Video Shop Tour Challenge to the great marketing ideas from Rockler. Marc also gives valuable insight on his new Makita drill. Also a very interesting survey was reviewed by Marc and Matt from Cabinet ...
I will be collecting links to each of these blog posts and listing them over at my blog, and I’ll mine the web to find some sites that would be interesting for the beginning woodworker – and for more advanced woodworkers who want to go back and take a look at where they started. The mos...
to everyone’s taste, to each his own I say! I am sure it meant the world to his wife and was a very special gift. So I find this to be a very interesting piece to analyze since its a good exercise in color combinations. I have been constructing Stephanie’s gift, a hope chest. It is a ...
saw is north of $1000, and point them to a Festool employee for accurate pricing information (I honestly don’t know the exact price). The most interesting part was watching the reactions. A few folks looked at me like I was nuts, but the vast majority gave me an approving nod, or simply sai...
This week’s question comes from Martin. Let’s see what he has to say: I’m a relative newcomer to woodworking and have been watching your podcasts for a month or so now and am finding them very interesting. One major point I have picked up on is how much attention needs to be pai...