Beginner’s Guide To Woodworking
Let me guide you, in this beginner’s guide to woodworking, to get started on the rewarding path of turning a plain piece of wood into something beautiful.
Carved Cherry Serving Bowl
I Needed a Wooden Serving Bowl as a Replacement for a Family Heirloom. This Carved Cherry Wood Serving Bowl is my Solution to this Need.
Laguna 18bx Bandsaw Review| A Big Saw with Big Capabilities
The Laguna 18bx Bandsaw is the big one! This bandsaw is mostly for resawing and prepping wood right from the log. The big 3 horsepower motor will power through just about anything that you can throw at it.
Building the Ultimate Adjustable Sawhorse
Sawhorses are one of the first things that most people will build when setting up a workspace for woodworking. I’ve built many different types of sawhorses over the years. The one thing that always gets stuck in my craw is that they get in the way when you aren’t using them.I’ve found that a trestle style sawhorse works well when it needs to be tucked out of the way as well as when it is in use. I needed to add a feature that made the height adjustable as well.
Creating a Simple Router Depth Gauge
This Simple Router Depth Gauge is a handy little device that makes it easy to set up a Router Fence and Bit height. Follow along as I create one for you.
Bulding a DIY Router Table
Over the years I’ve had a lot of router tables. I’m not a big fan of commercial tabletop router tables, they always seem to be too small. Ultimately, I have found that Building a DIY Router Table is the most cost-effective solution that will give you the best product for your needs.
Check out my solution for a good DIY Router Table
Small Woodshop Dust Collection System
In my Woodworking workshop, I have several large machines that generate dust. I needed a small woodshop dust collection system that will get a handle on all of this dust created by my woodworking activities. In this article, I share the research that I have done and the dust collection system that I have come up with.
Building my Woodworking Work Tables
With the Radial Arm Saw set-up and built, its time for the rest of my material handling. Building my Woodworking Work Tables is the next order of business.
Follow along as I walk you through the tables that I chose for my shop.
Unboxing my Craftsman Radial Arm Saw
With power on to my shop, I’m finally to a point where I can start pulling my tools out of storage. The first tool that I’ll need is my radial arm saw. Follow along as I unobx my Craftsman Radial Arm Saw, build a table and adjust the saw.
Woodshop Wiring
With the Workshop building installed, now its time to get the Woodshop wiring installed. This is a two-phase task. First, a feeder wire needs to be run to the shop and then the inside wiring needs to be completed.
As a long-time Woodworker, I've built a variety of large and small projects. I've learned to use the tools available to me to get the job done.
I'm currently building out my shop and starting to create again. I need to work with wood or I'll go crazy.
Follow along on my journey to rebuild my woodworking shop and start a business from the ground up.
