Category Archives: workshop


Swords and Shields
When I was seven, my dad handed me a book about making wooden toys and asked me to find a project I’d like toView full post »


New Sawhorses
A few years ago, I jotted down the dimensions of the sawhorses that hung in the garage when I grew up. I Dd finally gotView full post »


Garage Organization
I grew up in a house with a garage walled with pegboard. I took it for granted that you could hang anything anywhere.View full post »


Ice Cream Scoops / Pizza Cutters
For Christmas, Sally and I decided to give our families homemade ice cream scoops and pizza cutters. I bought the kitsView full post »


Turning Acrylic
Turning is not just for wood. You can also put chunks of acrylic on the lathe. A few minutes with a roughing gouge and aView full post »


Marker Holders
Matt made these for Christmas for the kids and I love them so much. a) They ensure the marker lids never get lost (theView full post »


Woodturning Baby Gifts
We’re at that stage in life where all of our friends have been having babies. In the last couple of years, since IView full post »


Bottle Stoppers for The Nest
Matt made these for the Nest, a local store that I love! A bargain, priced at $30. They are all unique. I like the ideaView full post »


Baby Rattles
When I started woodturning, I just wanted to turn bowls. Then friends started having babies and I started making babyView full post »


Mesquite
Our old friends, the Carlssons, take a yearly RV trip to a sculptors’ show in Colorado. One of their favoritesView full post »


More Free Woodturning Videos
Periodically, I search youtube.com for woodturning videos. I sort the results by “date added” to see whatView full post »


Woodturning #7: Oak Bowl
I turned this bowl, my largest thusfar, out of oak cut from a friend’s father’s house (the same friend thatView full post »


Sawhorse
I’ve posted my woodworking attempts before, but here’s something I did not make. My dad made a set of sawhorsesView full post »


Woodturning #6: Elm Bowl
Last summer, there were a number of elm trees removed from our block. Here’s a bowl that I turned from that woodView full post »


German Fine Tools Catalog
The Dick Fine Tools Catalog is pure joy. I signed up for this free handtool catalog online, and didn’t know whatView full post »