General Woodworking

Making A Rustic Wood Feature Wall

Now that my house has more or less moved into the interior finishing stage, I’ve given a lot of thought to how I want it to ...
Making Wooden Handles And Pulls

I had a couple of requests for more detail on the wooden pulls I used for my deep shop cabinet with drawers, so I thought I’...
Making A Picture Frame

by Don Heisz Just over a year ago, my wife and I set up a darkroom in the basement and started taking black and white photos on fi...
Making a Box from Scrap

by Don Heisz I was inspired a few days ago to start an ambitious task, a new project that has been a long time coming, one that I&...
Wooden Tongs

Here’s a fun little project that came about after I pinched my hand one-too-many times with cheap metal tongs. They are easy...
Design And Build A Wooden Computer Case

First, a word about my setup: I use my computer for everything. It is connected to a large screen LCD TV and I watch movies, TV pr...
Making Bentwood Handles

If you’ve looking for something a bit different for your next furniture project, you might want to consider these bentwood p...
Making A Wooden Chain With Box Joints

This is a project that just occurred to me while watching a video on strength testing a wooden chain. That’s the power of vi...
Making The Vat19 Let’s Play Trophy

A while ago I was contacted by another YouTube channel to ask if I’d be interested in a collaboration. That channel is Vat19...
Making A Wooden T-Bevel

A sliding t-bevel is used to measure or transfer angles. It is held in place, set to the angle that needs to be matched, and then ...
Shelf Pin Jig

There are several versions that are commercially available, but it takes very little time and material to make a very accurate she...
Wooden Mallet

I’m not much for using hand tools, but occasionally there is some work that has to be done by hand. Using a wood chisel to c...
Making Dovetails The Fast And Easy Way

There’s a real sense of accomplishment when you make real, hand cut dovetails. They are probably the top mark of craftsmansh...
Making A Beam Compass

Leer este artículo en espańol Occasionally I need to draw circles or arcs of a specific size, usually smaller ones. In the past ...
How to Make an Outdoor Workbench

Back at my old house, behind my old shop, I had a table that was more or less a dedicated outdoor workbench. It started its life a...
The Shim Cutting Jig

When you get to the finishing stages of a home renovation project, you’ll need shims for various tasks. For setting door fra...
Plywood Step Stool

It’s handy to have a step stool in the shop (or around the house) to reach places higher up, change light bulbs, etc. It sav...
Stackable Storage Boxes

In an attempt to make my workshop more efficient to work in and to keep clean, I’m doing a lot of organizational projects. O...
Making Portable Folding Saw Horses

Saw horses are good to have for every home owner, handyman or woodworker; doubly so if they are easy to store when not in use. Fro...