Lumber Dimensions
Posted in Uncategorized by Bruce On March 15, 2016
Why is a 2 x 4 not 2 inches by 4 inches? Its always confusing when you go to the lumber store, buy your wood, come home and look at your pattern which calls for wood 2 #inches thick. Great you think
Candle Holder from 2 x 4 Scraps.
Posted in woodworking projects by Bruce On March 1, 2016
What do you do with your #2X4 scraps? Why not make a candle holder? There’s lots of cool things out there that you can make with just 2X4s, in fact this weekend I’m going to share with you the new workbench I
Teach Your Dog to File Their Nails
Posted in woodworking projects by Bruce On February 21, 2016
Scared to Clip Your Dogs Nails? Teach Your Dog to File Their Nails I always hate it when its time to clip our dogs nails. I am so afraid of hitting the quick and hurting them. This is a great idea and
How To Make A Small Woodworking Chisel
Posted in Woodworking Tools by Bruce On February 16, 2016
Make you own Wood Chisel. For those of you who are just beginners or even us advanced woodworkers, this plan may not be for you. You do need a lathe to complete it and most of us do not have the space
How to Cut the Perfect Wood Circle.
Posted in woodworking projects by Bruce On February 12, 2016
Cutting a Wood Circle does not have to be difficult. At some point in time you will want/need to make a circle for your woodworking project. This does not have to be a hair pulling task as there are numerous ways to
How to Make Wooden Place Card Holders
Posted in woodworking projects by Bruce On February 11, 2016
An Easy Woodworking Project for Kids and Adults. This is a great little project as you can either get you kids involved or if you are just beginning a nice and easy project with just some basic tools. The wood in this
How To Make A Chisel Rack
Posted in woodworking projects by Bruce On February 9, 2016
Where is my Chisel? I have multiple spots for my chisels but usually the one I want is not in any of them. I do have a chisel rack, sort of, and it holds screw drivers, wrenches, files, pliers and anything else
Sharpening the Cheap and Easy Way
Posted in Woodworking Tools by Bruce On February 8, 2016
What a Cheaper way to Sharpen your Chisel? If you are light me, you stayed away from sharpening your chisel as it seemed like it was a daunting task. Which Stone to buy, sharpening angles and the fear of making your chisel
Make your own Springs for Woodworking
Posted in woodworking projects by Bruce On February 5, 2016
Need a Spring for Something? I have had many springs break on me in the past and after grumbling a lot, I would do the search for a new one. I would look through old things that had springs to see if
DIY Vertical Pallet Garden
Posted in woodworking projects by Bruce On February 2, 2016
Pallets are Free and can create beautiful and functional things. I just love #working with pallets, well most of the time. If you are using them for another project that requires them to be taken apart, then it can be time consuming.