Over The Workbench

When it comes to cheap, mass-produced furniture, for the life of me I can’t figure out why they do some of the things they do.

Without even trying, we found a match for a piece of furniture. It needs some work, of course.

I’ve spoken often about my love for both woodworking and cooking – it’s no joke when I refer to the kitchen as “my other workshop.”

As years go by, you learn more. So, for my woodworking tastes to change drastically over time is only natural.

When you typically go all-out for your own projects, it’s sometimes difficult to do only what’s been requested for someone else.

I like to do things myself, but when time and circumstances don’t allow I sometimes take shortcuts I wouldn’t normally take.

Ever spend half a day trying to find one seemingly simple piece of hardware, only to be met with frustration?

Working in the modern woodshop is a colorful experience.

This year’s tax returns for all of us are going to be … interesting.

I’ve never made a full-sized, functional prototype before. Until now.

My wife calls it “your new toy,” but I know it’s a serious tool. That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.

Hello, and welcome to another edition of “Woodshop Inefficiency Caused by Stupid Procrastination!”

I finally bought something I’ve been wanted for years: a router lift for my router table.

As concerned as I already was about the Emerald Ash Borer, you just don’t really feel the impact until it touches you personally.

Accuracy is essential for woodworking. But there’s also such a thing as too much accuracy.

If you had to guess, what would you say is the one thing about woodworking I don’t like?

I got extremely lucky with my shop heating issue, and hopefully what I ended up doing will be helpful to some of you, too.

I gotta do something about the temperature of my shop.

It’s holiday time. Know how you can tell? Well, if you’re a normal person, clues are obvious.

I love big, involved projects, but the smaller ones around this time of year are often the most rewarding.

After more than three years, I’ve finally unpacked the last boxes leftover from our move. And there were a few surprises.

Sometimes, the hardest part of making a wooden reproduction isn’t the woodworking.

There are multiple ways to achieve a single result, and in woodworking that means favoring one method while others go unused.