Jamestown and Bideford
December 31, 2007
This is the last day of the year when the 400th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown settlement was celebrated in America and some ... Read More →
Ep14 Carlo Mollino 05
December 27, 2007
Well Carlo has us in amongst his work and it is wonderful. This episode the 5th in the building of a Carlo Mollino Coffe Table is loaded with different approachs to woodworking. It will open and fill-up your furniture designer's tool box.I am hoping that as you watch you will see new options that you can use in your own work. An approach to clamping, using a router on curves more efficiently, and understanding that you must look for curviture.It's been a while so enjoy and savor some new woodworking...
Build Your Own Custom Powermatic Table Saw
December 27, 2007
There are guys that “trick out” their cars…or motorcycles…with fancy paint jobs and chrome. Why not do the same with the tools in your shop? Wood Werks Supply in Columbus, Ohio is giving you the opportunity to order a customized Powermatic table saw. To quote Wood Werks Supply: “This won’t be just any saw. We start with the award winning Powermatic PM2000 10″ table Saw. We’ll Blanchard Grind the top, add the reliablility of an American Made Baldor®...
New Legacy School of Woodworking
December 24, 2007
I like to attend woodworking schools. From my very first hands-on classes at the Woodcraft store in Bloomington, Mn., I’ve been hooked on learning from the “masters.” Paul Sellers is one of those masters. You might remember, he taught a hand tools foundational course that I took a few years ago. And so I was excited to hear that he has founded a new woodworking school in his native England. The New Legacy School of Woodworking is much like the school I attended near Waco, TX at...
DeWalt Recalls Cordless Drills
December 21, 2007
If you own a DeWalt cordless drill/driver, you may want to check the table below. These models are being recalled because of a potential fire hazard. DeWalt wants you to stop using the drill immediately if it’s included in the list below: Model Number Description Date Codes DC920 Heavy-Duty XRP™ 1/2” (13mm) 18 Volt Cordless Drill/Driver 200723 through 200742 DC930 Heavy-Duty XRP™ 1/2″ (13mm) 14.4 Volt Cordless Drill/Driver 200625 through 200746 DC935 Heavy-Duty XRP™...
Episode 52 - Ask the Masters 06
December 21, 2007
Tommy and Al, wearing festive holiday hats, answer the most recent posts on the form and discuss one viewer's toolbox photo that he posted. They discuss one post in which a viewer says he inherited his grandfather's tools, which leads Tommy to give a thorough overview on sharpening tools. Read More →
Episode 51 - Bombe Series - Hidden Box Construction, Part IV
December 20, 2007
Tommy finally gets to glue this "bad boy together." After putting glue in the front only, he assembles the drawer dividers, the back and the partition and puts them in the desk to show the viewers. Watch this episode to find out why Tommy calls himself a "colorful guy, just not too bright." Read More →
Episode 49 - Bombe Series - Hidden Box Construction, Part II
December 18, 2007
Tommy finishes construction on the hidden box for the secretary. Between segments, he takes time to show the viewers his personal memorabilia hanging on the walls, including family photos and accolades for his work. Tommy says he's having fun making the box because it doesn't have to be precise. He's especially happy when the box is finished because he's moving into his final phase of the desk assembly. Read More →
Episode 50 - Bombe Series - Hidden Box Construction, Part III
December 18, 2007
Tommy works on the interior of the hidden box. He's added document drawers and a false back. He says, "It's a pretty cool little thing, and I'm having fun making it." Read More →
Podcast #30: 3 Basic Router Bits/17 Moldings
December 17, 2007
Phil Huber proves you don’t need a drawer full of router bits to make a huge variety of moldings. In fact, during this week’s seminar he talks about how he used just three bits, 1/4″ and 1/2″ round-over bits and a 1/4″ core box bit, to make 17 different moldings.To make some of the profiles shown above, he used different parts of the bit or changed the depth or height of the cut. Of course, to make the more complex profiles, he used more than one bit. With only a limited...
Classic Handtools
December 14, 2007
Perhaps you have seen my Chistmas round up of new tools for Furniture & Cabinetmaking magazine, Issue 135?I made a grave mistake by ... Read More →
Episode 48 - Ask the Masters 05
December 12, 2007
Tommy and Al dedicate this podcast to answering the question of the week: What is the best way to attach legs to a column? With explicit instructions, they demonstrate how to use dovetails to get the legs and columns to fit together ?nice and tight.? Read More →
Episode 48 - Ask the Masters 05
December 12, 2007
Tommy and Al dedicate this podcast to answering the question of the week: What is the best way to attach legs to a column? With explicit instructions, they demonstrate how to use dovetails to get the legs and columns to fit together "nice and tight." Read More →
What Kind of Wood is This?
December 11, 2007
A few weeks ago I stopped by The Hardwood Connection in Sycamore, Illinois. It’s a combined retail hardwood lumber dealer/woodworking store/cabinet shop/gallery. And it’s one of the best run shops I know about. Okay, I’m a little biased since I worked there for a short time in the early 1980’s when I was teaching high school woodworking in a neighboring town, but it is a cool place. It’s always fun to stop by and see what owners Ken and Barb Burtch and their employee, Dave Smith, a former...
Episode 47 - Ask the Masters 04
December 11, 2007
Tommy and Al discuss the photos that two viewers sent in of their projects: Rick, who made a desk, and Keith, who made an armoire. Check out their photos on the forum. Next, Tommy and Al talk about the question of the week: What is the best way to attach legs to a column? Tommy had actually shown Al how to do this for a mahogany drum table Al made for his wife, which they show off proudly. Check out BobVila.com/AsktheMasters for full instructions. Read More →
Planer Snipe…with a Twist
December 10, 2007
I had recently acquired a barely used planer from Sears. It was one of those deals where the price was right and I couldn’t pass it up. When I first brought it home, I fired it up and ran a few boards through it. It seemed to work great, but I didn’t need it right away, so I stored it under the bench. Let me say right here that when Sears calls this a “benchtop” planer, that’s an outright lie. This monster is heavy. I’ve got to build a stand for it one of these...
Curves have to be Square
December 8, 2007
Well I've recieved some e-mails and a heads-up on a post over at Wood.net, so I thought it best to fill us in on where we are with Carlo's table.We're moving along quite well. Of course video will surely follow. Although I wish I could, I cannot work exclusively on our Mollino and it's a piece that has an exceptional story. When Gigi and I have completed this next step, you will find that like Carlo, this piece takes you out of your woodworkers comfort zone and demands you be a "mechanic". This...
Table Saw Safety Hits Home
December 8, 2007
It’s been a rough week. Sunday night, I was in my shop working on a small project. It was nearing dinner time and my wife stepped into the shop to inquire about my plans for dinner. I was in the middle of resawing a small workpiece. I knew she was standing there, so it didn’t startle me. But something happened to the workpiece and in a split second it kicked back with a loud bang. I instinctively shut the saw off and reached for the workpiece. Then I saw it. The workpiece was not the...
Episode 45 - Bombe Series - Drawer Stops
December 6, 2007
Tommy needs to put stops in the back of the drawers, gluing one to each side of the drawer. The finishing touch is adding a screw to the back. Tommy is pleased with the drawer, particularly the grain texture that complements the entire piece. But when he looks back at this video, he probably won't stay so pleased. Check out his singing and, shall we say, disheveled attire. Read More →
Episode 46 - Bombe Series - Hidden Box Construction
December 6, 2007
Tommy had debated on whether he was going to show the viewers the hidden drawer in the Bombe, which is typical of a period piece. Considering how the early podcast at the museum showed how it was taken apart, he figured why not. Using scrap wood he has saved while working on the project, Tommy begins construction on his first hidden drawer. He'll need to mill the pine, cut the sides and glue the bottoms. While waiting for the glue to dry, he demonstrates how to cut dovetails again. Read More →
Podcast #29: Top 5 Shop-Built Router Jigs
December 5, 2007
Jig plans for cutting circles, adjustable dadoes, and a flush trim jig are included in this week’s Woodsmith Woodworking Seminar Podcast. Bryan Nelson will also give the low down on how to build a hinge mortising jig and a unique router table sled that holds narrow workpieces firmly while routing across end grain. Check out the Woodsmith Podcast Store for more deals on router bits and the seminar guide. Read More →
Episode 44 - Ask the Masters 03
December 5, 2007
With Al unavailable for the third installment of "Ask the Masters," Tommy takes the opportunity to demonstrate how to sharpen and tune up a saw. First, he inserts the saw into his vise and puts joiner knives over the cut of the saw's teeth, straightening the teeth so they're flat. Then he puts the saw in a saw vise with the teeth protruding just a little. Slowly and painstakingly, he inserts a regular mill file between each of the teeth. Tommy finishes with some tips on how to use a saw properly. Read More →
