Reader Submitted
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Mixed Wood Bowl
Here is a bowl I made using cherry, zebrawood, purpleheart, redheart and maple. The bowl is 6″ high and 11″ in diameter.
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Snipe-less Planing
I found another manner of approaching planer snipe.
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Sanding Sticks
We all have at least one Abrasive Cleaning Stick lying around the shop – mostly unused. I found an additional use for them.
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Dust Collection Hose Extension
If you need to extend your 4″ dust collection hose, just take a 1 pound coffee can and cut the bottom off.
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Simple Display for Wood Movement?
I understand that wood swells and shrinks differently depending on the direction of the grain. How can I make it easy for my students understand this?
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Loosening Factory-tightened Torx Screws?
How do I loosen those blasted screws that hold the carbide inserts on the cutterhead of my jointer?
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How Do I Create Black Patina on Oak?
Recently, I had some color matching problems with some beat-up old oak truck trailer flooring that I was making into a small cabinet.
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Woodworking Projects: Who’s a “Starter” and Who’s a “Finisher”
In last issue’s eZine editorial, Rob queried our readers about which of the “two kinds” of woodworker you are: a “starter,” who gets most excited about starting on a new project, or a “finisher,” whose thrills come from a completed project.
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Nightstand Tables
I just finished two night stand tables made from knotty hickory and Peruvian walnut for a lady and had wood left over, so made another one but with knotty alder for the drawer.
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Pendulum Clock
Here is a clock I made for my brother’s 50th Birthday (he turned 55 this past November). Better late than never?