A Hobbiest thinking and working with wood by hand and with machines.
As I said in my previous post, I think that my next project is a Standing Laptop Desk. I decided to search Google Sketchup to see if there were any ideas that were close to what I had in mind. I found one that is very close.
The basic dimensions for this project would be 40″ [...]
I am thinking, as I work more and more at my workbench (see Updated Shop Tour for pictures), that I will have to build one myself. I am figuring out that certain vices function differently and that I may need to apply different ones to my preferred bench. This picture is close to what I [...]
See my previous posts giving updates from my Handcut Dovetail Hope Chest from last week (I did 5 daily updates). This post is to give you some progress pictures and show you what happened.
Here is Gary, the owner and teacher of our class at Northwest Woodworking Studio:
Here are a series of shots that show [...]
This last fall, we had our kitchen remodelled. I really mean remodelled too as we took everything out, knocked a wall down, put in a new layout and appliances. An no, I did not do the work nor would I even be willing. Kitchen’s are probably unique in a home in that you can’t afford [...]
My most recent completed project in my desk in my office. I’m not adverse to buying furniture if it fits my needs. In fact, I started out trying to find a standing desk that would work. A standing desk is simply a desk that is high enough that it is comfortable to work at while [...]
In an effort to update readers on my history, here are a couple of projects. These were projects that didn’t take me long and were simple designs needed to look OK and fit a particular need.
First, here is my Guitar Center.
This is a simple shelving unit. I needed a few top shelves to [...]
