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This Viewer Question is from Matt and its a little different than what we usually do. Instead of a simple question and a simple answer, this is an example of a long exchange that eventually leads to an excellent result and a happy ending. As you’ll see, it never hurts to ask questions! I&...
This project was submitted by Mathew and comes in two parts, first a question and then the finished project. For a first project, it is awesome. I don’t think I even attempted raised panels until my tenth project or so! Mathew first asks: This is my first ever project and your video on rai...
This mind boggling project comes to us from Neil. Its an incredible lesson in “outside the box” thinking! Let’s hear from Neil: I’m a South African living in Britain watching your American show – interesting how the world works huh? I’d like to enter a Viewer ...
...tt also mentioned the Podcast Awards. Check it out and VOTE FOR US when the voting opens! In this episode our two hosts attempt to answer a number of questions about finishes. So many woodworkers have questions and concerns about which finish to choose, what are the differences and why, why, why?? ...
This Viewer Project comes from Tom. He decided to try his hand at making one of my clocks, and instead of making one or two, he decided to make 19!! Let’s see how he did. I am now in the gluing stage of the clock project and I thought I would send you a few progress pictures. I took your a...
st hand account of a terrible finishing disaster using this combination of supposedly incompatible finishes. So what’s the deal? To answer that question, I decided to do a little experiment for myself. I wanted to see if I could find any evidence of a weakened bond between polyurethane and w...
This Viewer Project comes to us from Russ. He writes: I wanted to submit something for your Viewer Project portion of the blog. It’s a trunk that I made for a former player of mine that is getting married on Friday. She’s a great kid and did absolutely everything I asked of her the t...
In an effort to relieve our backlog of viewer submissions, this is a grouping of several projects from multiple woodworkers. We will do a few of these over the next few weeks so there will be plenty of eye candy! Cypress Planter by Dennis This is a cypress planter I made for my mom. The panel a...
...es: garden projects and wood joinery. Check it out-great prizes and all judging is being done by your peers.Our first voicemail was from Patrick. His question was on blade maintenance. The second was from Larry with a feedback comment on protecting tool surfaces. He had really good success using T...
This week’s project comes from Tom in California. Here’s his story: The fun began when a friend of mine had to cut down several black walnut trees in his backyard ââ?¬â?? trees planted by his wife’s great grandfather! In exchange for building them a 76×38 kitchen table, he...
Our first voicemail was from Wilbur. His question involved power jointer vs. jointing with hand planes. Skee called in, he was curious about the use of different wood species within the same project and how you balance that. Are there rules or guidelines that you use? Matt thought it was a matter o...
This hall table project comes all the way from the land down under and is submitted by Carl. The structure is reminiscent of a bridge and its a form that works well for this piece. And although the offset drawer begs the question, “Why?”, I believe there is a very simple answer: R...