Fun & Interesting

How I Edit Video (2014)

It’s not woodworking, but an integral part of the process for me is to make videos of the projects that I do, and that invol...
Tripod Extension Arm

Making video of my projects has become a large part of the process, and sometimes the equipment I have limits what I would really ...
Making A Deck Broom From Pieces Of Rope

It’s funny how one thing leads into another. I made a video testing how well the edge on my shovel knife will stand up, and ...
What I Used To Do To Make A Living

Installing Metal Doors and Frames Every once in a while, someone asks me what I do for a living. The short answer is that these da...
Melted Tool Repair (Brush Replacement)

by Don Heisz Some of you more dedicated readers may recall some time ago I wrote an Offcuts article entitled More Melted Tools in ...
Making A Wooden Meat Mallet

A hefty mallet made from hard maple, with a smooth face for flattening and a textured face for tenderizing those economical cuts o...
Matthias Wandel Visits My Shop

Matthias stopped by and brought along a few of his homemade projects to compare with mine. In the time he was here we spent a few ...
Making A Super Bright LED Light Panel

When making videos indoors, lighting is even more important than how good your camera is. Not only should the light be bright enou...
Making a Whittling Knife

After finishing my striking knife, and being very impressed by the excellent quality of the steel used in making good sawzall blad...
History

This article is more of a show-and-tell than a project, a walk down memory lane for me – it covers some of my older homemade...
Electric Guitar Headstock Repair

by Steve Carmichael Check out Steve on his website and watch his videos on YouTube. I am always looking for opportunities to put m...
Building A Garden Shed

Well, I’ll call it that, anyway. For now, it’s a temporary place for about half of my woodworking tools and supplies &...
Powering A DeWalt Drill With A Makita Battery

I guess you could call this a happy accident project, since it only happened from two things that went wrong. First was the projec...
Replacing The Cord On My Circular Saw

I’ve owned the circular saw that I have now for quite a long time, and it still performs well. It has seen a lot of use, and...
Making A Low Cost Microphone

For video, audio quality is as important, or even more important than video quality. At least that’s my opinion now. In the ...
Ceiling Camera Mount

A little more than a year ago, I bought a wireless lapel microphone set that consists of a small transmitter and a receiver. The r...
Making A Panning Camera Slider

Unlike many of my recent projects, I really didn’t have this planned. It was more or less a spur of the moment idea that dev...
Building A Wooden Gantry Crane For Video

First off, I want to say thanks to Nick Ferry for the inspiration to do this. I had seen other, more simple versions before, but i...
Making A Camera Dolly

In two recent videos, I used a homemade dolly to pan the camera while I did the work. This is a technique often used on TV and in ...