Projects

How To Make Folding Saw Horses

I guess you could say this is an updated version of my original folding sawhorses. That pair is currently in my basement supportin...
Making An Unusual Knife Sharpener

Since making knives is a bit of a passion for me, it makes sense that I would also be interested in ways to efficiently sharpen th...
Making A Knife Handle From Epoxy Grout

I had a very small amount of epoxy grout left over from doing the base in my shower and thought I’d heap it up on this pie...
Making A Heat Treatment Oven

This project has been on my to do list for quite some time. About three years ago I bought the parts needed to get it done, but ne...
Making A Modern Retro HTPC Computer Case

I’ve built a number of computer cases over the years and most of them have been the flat, home theater style as opposed to t...
Making The Metal Pocket Knife

The basic procedures for making this version are the same as the wooden pocket knife, except the parts are metal and need to be wo...
Skyline Diffuser / Wall Art

Tastes can change over time, as do needs. When I started building the project that these blocks were made for – a big, thick...
Making A Shuriken Fidget Spinner

By definition, these toys do not serve much of a real purpose. But they are highly fashionable right now, so I thought it would be...
Making Raised Panel Doors On The Table Saw

Or, more correctly, cope and stick raised panel doors. I did this originally long ago, back when I couldn’t afford to buy th...
Hand-Cut Dovetails

Occasionally I get comments on my videos that typically go like this: “Wish I had a shop full of tools like that, then I cou...
Making A Wooden Pocket Knife

I built my first wooden knife nearly three years ago as a mock-up for a real, metal knife. I never did get around to making the me...
How To Make Lincoln Logs

A Project by Pocket83. Lincoln Logs were invented by John Lloyd Wright in 1916. Just imagine: You have created a product that has ...
How To Make a Plywood Door

There is one last thing to do to finish my shop renovation, and that is to put a door at the back stairs that go down to the basem...
How to Design and Build a Crib

Don Heisz is the author of Offcuts, a weekly article on the lighter side of woodworking. There are few occasions that inspire the ...
Making A Cedar Deck Chair

Of course, cedar is just the wood I chose to use for this deck chair project, since it’s well suited for use outdoors due to...
Minimalist Computer Desk

After getting the office in my house into usable shape, I naturally wanted to use it for my online activities. Those include exten...
Making A Knife Sharpener

Here’s another use for a worn out saw blade. It works best with a blade that is an ATB (alternate top bevel) grind, like mos...
Making A Wooden Pocket Knife

I have been playing with a design for a pocket knife in SketchUp, an all metal folding lock-back with a 3-1/4″ blade. Sketch...
Making a Switchblade

I’ve been working on this for roughly the last year, off and on (mostly off), just in the design stage. It took a while to w...