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This week’s question comes from Avraham. He writes: In the past when I’ve built bookshelves and entertainment centers I drill all of the holes for the shelf pins before I assemble the whole piece. However, after finishing the piece with polyurethane the holes get filled with finish and...
I now have some larger pieces of mirror looking for a new project. Needless to say, I had to order another mirror. The time pressure was on just a week or so to the wedding, everything was working out, and the project was nearing completion. All that remained was to trim the shelf supports flush...
I had a bit of spare time this weekend while waiting for the advent calendar hinge parts to come in, so I decided to make good on a promise to Nicole. For the longest time, she has been bugging err…..uhhh…. asking me to build her a shelf. Last week, she finally took the gloves off and...
This project was submitted by Shannon, and its the first in a series of workbench projects we’ll be posting this week in our “Week of Workbenches”! So let’s take a look: I just finished off my workbench, and was wondering if you would like to post it. It is 3″ thick ...
This article was inspired by a question from Steve. He writes: “I am building a large bookcase and don’t want to add any more support than necessary. Everything will be made from 3/4″ plywood. My plan is to mortise the shelves into the sides of the cabinet and screw the shelve...
bullet and build my lady a nice shelf. I had so many ideas and directions I could go with the design, but in order to keep this project confined to a weekend, I needed to simplify things greatly. Frankly, that’s one of my biggest challenges as a woodworker: not over-complicating things just ...
From: Keith Micinski Location: South Bend, Indiana Hobbyist or Pro: Hobbyist Project Name: iPhone Display Shelf Wood Species: Curly Cherry Finish Used: I tried staining the cherry with a dark walnut stain to get it down in the curly grain and then I sanded the stain off. I am not sure if it was...
Description: This is a bent lamination wall shelf made of Ash from a 2005 Popular Woodworking magazine article. It was pretty easy to build following the directions. I had wanted to build this since I got the magazine way back in 2005 but didn’t have all the stuff I needed. This past year I?v...
The mortise and tenon is one of the strongest fundamental joints available to woodworkers, but there are a couple of ways we can make the joint even stronger and longer-lasting. One option is to simply reinforce with pegs. While this doesn’t really make the joint all that much stronger, it do...
Again?!?! Every time Woodworker’s Safety Week rolls around, I can count on at least a few folks saying, “Haven’t we covered everything already?!” Yeah, I’m talking about you Shannon. Ha! Honestly though, it is a valid question. After all, how many times can we talk abo...
This week’s question comes from Craig. He writes: I recently found a small local mill that I was able to get what I think seemed like a great price on some 4/4 8″ wide white oak for $2 per board foot. I got my jointer jumping and my planer going following your instruction on your vide...
The Legs No one ever accused a Roubo workbench of being skinny! This beauty features some rather beefy 5 3/8″ x 3 1/2″ legs! That’s just how I roll. Each leg receives mortises for the short and long rails as well as large tenons at the top. These tenons will help us locate and sec...