Category Archives: workshop
Woodturning #5: Cherry Bowl
A couple months ago, a neighbor asked me if I wanted any wood from two trees cut from his father’s yard. HeView full post »
Woodturning #4: Figured Maple Bowl
I bought this piece of figured maple from Rockler a couple of weeks ago when Francis, George, and I drove out theirView full post »
More Free Woodturning Videos
I recently pointed out JET Tools’ wonderful practice of posting woodturning instructional videos on YouTube. View full post »
Woodturning Videos
Here’s an example of a company doing the little things right. Jet Tools has posted a number of these woodturningView full post »
Woodturning #3 – The Gavel
One of the most satisfying aspects of woodturning is how quickly a project moves from beginning to end. This littleView full post »
Woodturning #2
I have some good news and some bad news about this new hobby. The good news is that, thanks to my mom’s patronageView full post »
Woodturning #1
I’ve been curious about woodturning for a long time. The process of chiseling a piece of wood while it spins on aView full post »
Finished Kitchen
There have been two kitchens under construction around here lately. Here is the smaller one; it is finished. Since youView full post »
Georgie’s New Chair
It’s a wonderful thing to have a handy husband. Not only do I benefit from having custom built closets, but theView full post »
Francis’s Kitchen
At long last, here is the kitchen that I made for Francis. Even now, it’s not quite finished. Actually, it’sView full post »
Table and Chairs
Back in February, I started building Francis a table and four chairs. I’m still not finished, but as you can see,View full post »
Francis in the Workshop
After we went to the zoo on Saturday, and after a nap, Francis came out to check out the progress on her chairs. As youView full post »
Workshop
One of the great things about living in Oak Park is having our own garage. When we lived in Bucktown, we shared a garageView full post »
Pinewood Derby
I saw this fantastic Pinewood Derby car on BoingBoing today. That’s a wireless camera on top, feeding video to aView full post »
Picking Up Peg Board on Michigan Ave.
When we moved to a house, one of the things we were excited about was establishing a garage shop. Well, you can’tView full post »