PIRATE TREASURE CHEST I wanted to do a small project that was fun and quick before I dived into my next larger project, a kitchen island. I have been wanting to make a treasure chest for my two sons for some reason, and I figured now would be a perfect time. This does not take too … Continue reading
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BOX Joint Jig – A simple Tutorial
BOX JOINT JIG I thought I would go over how I built my box joint jig since at least 3 of my future projects use this particular device (treasure chest, beehive boxes, drawers, etc). It was a simple project that has helped me on numerous occasions and provides a strong joint that looks like you … Continue reading
Bookshelf for Kidsroom
KIDS BOOK SHELF My wife wanted shelving for Logans room to keep all of his books organized instead of using crates. She sent me something she liked online, which was basically like this target unit that sells for about 13 dollars I added the hyperlink to the picture above, so all you have to do … Continue reading
Walnut Floating Shelves
I wanted to build floating shelves for a while now, but I did not like the ones I saw online or the tutorials I found on the interwebs. They always seemed too thick, or showed hardware pieces and parts which was not what I was looking for. After strolling through the aisles of Woodcraft, I noticed … Continue reading
DIY Activity Board for Toddlers Tutorial
HOW TO MAKE AN ACTIVITY BOARD FOR TODDLERS And yet another post that does not involve woodturning. It was about a month before Christmas, and I was thinking about last minute gift ideas for my 1-1/2 year old son, Logan. We got him a couple toys from Amazon, but did not feel the need to … Continue reading
Quick Art Piece that Serves a Purpose
One Day Project – Wood Art? My wife and I are getting ready to put our house up for sale, which is taking up most of my free time. This is reflective of my recent low post count. Every weekend is basically the same. Review a room, create a “punchlist”, and complete the items as quick as we can … Continue reading
Acrylic Pen Order
I mentioned in my “acrylic pen #2” post that I was in the process of completing four sets of blanks for a friend at work. I gave him the deal of a century since I am not used to turning acrylics and I just wanted to get as much experience as possible without having to … Continue reading
Acrylic Pen #2
Hello again A while back, I wrote a tutorial on how I turn acrylic blanks. In that tutorial, I mentioned that a Black/Gold pen would be posted at a later date since all my free time is spent with my baby boy. Well today, I finally finished that pen…. A couple notes With the other … Continue reading
Christmas Ornament Tutorial
After reading a couple articles on turning Christmas ornaments, I figured I would give it a try. I wanted to make it extremely easy on myself and utilize some hardware I already own, so I came up with an idea to turn christmas ornaments on my bottle stopper chuck. I REALLY enjoyed this method, so … Continue reading
Acrylic Pen Tutorial
There is someone I work with who enjoys my handcrafted wood pens, but prefers acrylic since they tend to more “flashy”. Since I am making a few pens for him, I thought i would share how i completed the task. Here is how I make acrylic pens and pencils (My method includes a lot of … Continue reading