Andy Birkey’s life sounds like something straight out of the movies, but with no hint of the Hollywood fakery. Just one example of what I am talking about; When he was 22 years old he fearlessly walked into the Miami airport with just a backpack and a desire to travel, but no idea where he […]
I have a very nice woodworking workbench. My bench is adjustable height, has a built in mobile base, bench dogs, a twin screw vise on one end and a quick acting face vise on the other end. It is a fantastic bench for woodworking, which is most of what I do in my shop. I […]
I have two big announcements this week. Neither are directly related to workbenches, but they are both solid woodworking topics! The first is that I finally decided to attend the Woodworking In America Conference held on September 16-18 in Cincinnati, Ohio. This will be the first time I have attended and I am really looking forward […]
Watch Complete Build on YouTube A few months ago I made a slab coffee table. It was quite an undertaking and I have 4 other articles on this woodworking project. This video is an overview of the entire build process! This video also includes how I did the copper finish on the base and a […]
Watch video on YouTube Andy Klein is an amazingly creative person. He has 5 patents for various different woodworking related inventions, and certainly there will be more! His most successful invention so far is a saw blade that allows you to make a box on your table saw like magic. His saw blade invention is now fully […]
A friend of mine saw a bookcase in a woodworking magazine. She knows all about my workbench and my woodworking YouTube videos so she knew that this would be an easy project for me. So, she asked me to make one for her grandchildren. Gluing the apron and the cleats on to the top Her grandchildren, Billy and […]
Woodworking in America Video I attended Woodworking in America for the first time this year and I had a BLAST! I met so many woodworkers, makers, YouTube content creators, and friends fromFacebook that my head was spinning, figuratively speaking! The Woodworking Podcast Meetup during Woodworking in America I signed up for the classes, but I […]
Chad Schimmel Interview Video Chad Schimmel runs a woodworking business in the Phoenix area and he is one of the few woodworkers I know who earn a good living from it! Chad does a lot of woodturning, but that is just the start of how he keeps his business going. Chad revealed some of the […]
YouTube video on Adding Dust Fitting to Circular Saw Just about all of us have a circular saw in our workshop, but most of us call them Skillsaws! These handy little saws have been around since before we were born. The name Skillsaw is a synonymous with circular saws as Kleenex is to tissues. We […]
Update Video on YouTube I mentioned in my last update that I was recently invited to be a Contributing Editor for Woodworkers Guild of America. I am happy to announce that the first video and accompanying article that I did for them are now available for viewing at: WWGOA Slab Flattening Video and Article This […]