As your tool collection grows, and you start experimenting with more advanced woodworking projects, you may find a need to make long graceful tapered...
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CNC: Cut Herringbone Panels
These two panels, providing the look of herringbone siding, will get painted and installed on the end of a kitchen island. This CNC project is a...
Continue ReadingClean Slate for the New Year
Tabula Rasa: an absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals; a clean slate.
Continue ReadingTurning a Snowman Bottle Opener
Sometimes I like to find a project that is whimsical and well-suited for mass production. This snowman bottle opener hits both of those marks. It...
Continue ReadingHow To Make Epoxy Christmas Ornaments
Here’s a fun hand-made gift you can use as a stocking stuffer. Grab some plastic cookie cutters and epoxy, and we’ll get started on making Christmas...
Continue ReadingCNC Cut a Custom Router Bit Tray
Turn your router bit storage from this….
Continue ReadingTurning a Winged Bowl in Red Mallee Burl Cap
Late night shopping in the burl section on Ebay can be an expensive folly for a woodworker. When I found a spectacular Australian Red Mallee burl...
Continue ReadingDIY Ornaments On Your CNC Router
It’s easy to make a gazillion stocking stuffers on your CNC router. You can even add letters to these ornaments if you want a more personal touch....
Continue ReadingCNC Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
This is a fun project for Christmas, and it’s cool because it’s made out of standard building foam from a home center.
Continue ReadingTurning a “Monster Mesquite” Live Edge Bowl
Living up in Minnesota, I have rarely seen mesquite wood, much less had any to work with in my shop. Ever since watching Norm Abram build his iconic...
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