A Laptop Desk The story My mother-in-law, Galina, had recently arrived and she would be staying with us for a few months. I learned that she…

Mallet Madness The story Jointer's. Carver's. Carpenter's. Woodworker's. Crafter's. There are a lot of people who like to use a simple…

Rings of wood The story I visited Hawaii a while back and I saw a really cool collection of wooden rings. I wanted one but none of them fit…

A Bar Cart for My Dad The story Not terribly long ago, I made two American Flag themed coffee tables for my brothers. I built them out of…

Fish tank stand The story A few months back I bought an amazing 55-gallon hexagonal fish tank from my uncle Mark for an excellent price. He…

Coffee Tables for Christmas Am I practiced enough to give away my furniture constructions as Christmas gifts to family? Lets find out. Plann…

Garages usually need more shelves The problem I was strolling through Home Depot, as one does, looking for fun things I shouldn't buy when I…

A Glaring problem The problem In the era of COVID19 I am glad I am able to work from the comfort of my own home. I have a spare bedroom that…

Let's make a cup holder The problem Alex previously had a bed that was full-size (it was a converted frame from his original crib when he…

I recently bought some new files to sharpen my chainsaw. They seem nice, but they came without handles. Fortunately I happened to have an…

I initially built a small bookshelf for Alex when he was even smaller, but he quickly has outgrown it and needs more space to store his…

This was a quick project made entirely from found-wood. Nothing was purchased to build this mallet (except for the boiled linseed oil…

It turns out cedar and redcedar are not the same! Even weirder, but redcedar is not even a proper cedar tree. It is, instead, a juniper! It…