
The Giant Holly Tree
Last week my dad called and said he was going to look at a Holly tree in a guys yard. The outer limbs had already been cut off and all that remained was the trunk. He sent me a picture of the...

Live Edge Coffee Table
There is a coffee table that sits in my living room that I built years ago. The slab is from a tree cut from my dads, I believe it is a Chestnut Oak but not positive. The base is wrought iron that...

Roubo Build – Secret Compartment
I was joking (sort of) a few days ago that I was getting bench fatigue. Time in the shop has been hard to find lately and with parts and pieces of the bench around there is not much room for much other...

Hand Sharpening….by Hand
A few days ago I came to a realization, I prefer to sharpen by hand. Growing up I learned to sharpen knives by hand on a water stone. We didn’t use jigs, just a knife and a stone. After much...

Lighting Upgrade
My shop like many of you is in my garage. The main issue with this is that most garages are not made to host our shops that have power and lighting needs above a standard place to just park the car....