One constant across every workshop, no matter the craft, is the workbench. Some are metal, some are wood, some are a mix of materials, but every shop has one. Before I built my shop, I kept my tools in a little hot water heater closet off of our garage. I had room for a small …
One of the projects on my current list is to refinish our kitchen table top. When we moved into this house six years ago, we put this table in our attic for storage. We recently brought it down to use, and found the damage from previous use was worse than we remembered. The attic environment …
My whole family takes a trip to the beach every summer. I greatly enjoy the time with my loved ones, the good food, and the chance to recharge and relax. I’m not one to just sit on the sand and watch the waves, however. A few years ago, I grabbed a few small of chunks …
One of the things I thought I could do with this blog is to use it as a running project list. That’s where the “On the List” category comes from. New ideas and requests get put on the list, and when they’re complete, a post under “Off the List” will document the completed effort. I’ll …
Over the past few months, I’ve become more interested in greenwoodworking (more on that later) and decided I needed a froe. A few weeks back, my family and I went to a large trade days/flea market a couple of hours from home. I was on the hunt to find my prize. I found one at …
So yeah, I’m getting a little out of my comfort zone here. Starting a blog wasn’t something I was expecting to do, but here we are. I’ve been fortunate enough to know several craftsmen in my life. By far and away, the most influential of these would be my dad. I started off learning carpentry …