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should be incredibly fun and educational to see where you folks take the design. As discussed in the video, here are the challenges we need to tackle: 1- Heat, 2- Cord Management, 3- Organization, and 4- Aesthetics. If we get enough people interested in building a Gadget Station, I will set up live ...
This week’s project is submitted by Chris. Let’s check it out and see what he has to say: “I’ve been watching your videos for the last few months, and find them very enjoyable. I watched Part 1 of the gadget station last night, and what you’re working on is very much...
Last week we finally had a chance to deliver the Gadget Station to Leo Laporte. We actually had a chance to be on his show TWiTLive.tv and Leo was incredibly grateful. You can hear him discuss the gadget station on a recent GizWiz show: Giz Wiz #682. As an added bonus, I had the good fortune of...
Pasadena, California. My Station is made of genuine mahogany with ebony accents. It has a layered stained glass panel in the door, glass shelves with 1/8″ slots and stepped back panels for cord access. The drawer has vents in the bottom for air circulation and is sized for a surge protector....
This week’s project is submitted by Mike. Let’s check it out: “Just as I finished up my gadget station, my boss told me about your website and your gadget station. Mine is a built-in that goes in a wall between the hall that goes to my garage (my main entrance into my house) a...
Road Trip! I was originally convinced that the Gadget Station would call for knife hinges. But just for fun I decided to take a trip to my local Woodcraft to see what they might suggest. Well, surprise surprise! I discovered a hinge that I had never noticed before. The Soss Invisible Hinge. I ac...
This episode is primarily focused on the design of the legs. I present several options and show how I create a basic template. At the end, you will see the final test leg. The process of cutting the leg itself will be covered in detail when we cut the final legs out of the bubinga stock. This seri...
In this video, I resaw the spalted maple panels on the bandsaw using Laguna’s Resaw King. What a bandsaw blade! I then glue up the doors and begin creating the ebony plugs for the case. I finish up by showing my process for fitting inset doors. This series is now available on DVD! Order ...
Well I finally made it to the finish line. This episode covers the hinge installation, pegging the tenons in the doors, making custom ebony handles, and finishing. I end the video with a justification of my design. If you are interested in the Gripper system I showed for cutting small parts, you ...
In this video, I cut and fit the door components. I also cut the mortise and tenon joinery for the rails and stiles. A stupid mistake causes a small injury and a bit of a setback, so the last part of the video is dedicated to fixing that mistake. This series is now available on DVD! Order your c...
In this video, I focus on cutting the joinery for the case sides, as well as cutting the square holes for the ebony plugs. I discuss at length various ways of doing both operations and I cover some basic chisel techniques, including how to deal with a very dense wood like bubinga. And you wonR...
For the first time ever, I am using mail-ordered wood. This material came from Bell Forest Products and I was very impressed with the quality. The shipment came in two packs and contained some really nice wide bubinga boards, as well as a piece ebony for the trim and some spalted maple for the do...