Category Archives: Projects

Free Maple! And giving back to a neighbor

Posted on January 20, 2013 by

Tim and Dianne are the kind of neighbors you love to have. Always ready to lend a hand and very handy at everything from blowing out your sprinklers for the winter to throwing an awesome block party. So at the … Continue reading →

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My first Drill Press-And the education that goes with it.

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

“Does it run?”, I asked the goatee-wearing college kid working the estate sale. “I don’t know, let’s plug it in and see.” So we did. And it ran. But it made a loud rumbling sound. “Could be the bearings,” goatee-boy … Continue reading →

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Building a wall-mounted wine-glass rack #5: Mounting and loading with fine crystal

Posted on October 22, 2012 by

In my last post, the rack was assembled, finished and drying in my workshop. After a busy workweek, I finally had the time to put up rack and start enjoy its space-liberating bounty. Mounting This sucker is heavy. And the … Continue reading →

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Building a wall-mounted wine-glass rack #4-Finishing

Posted on October 17, 2012 by

In my last post, I completed the first subassembly, cut the glass-retention slats to size and beaded the half-slats. Before affixing them to the shelf, it was time to put some finish on everything. On my first prototype, I used … Continue reading →

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Building a wall-mounted wine-glass rack #3-Joinery

Posted on October 8, 2012 by

As I mentioned before, building two prototypes helped me work out the joinery details on this project. I chose dovetails for the end support brackets. The rear bottom edge of the shelf rests on a 1″ x 4″ as detailed … Continue reading →

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Building a wall-mounted wine-glass rack #2-Two prototypes serve as a design roadmap

Posted on September 30, 2012 by

In the last post, I talked about why we needed a new wine-glass rack. I also discussed many of the questions I had about the design and joinery. Building two prototypes helped me answer all these questions. I was able … Continue reading →

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Building a wall-mounted wine-glass rack-Beginning with the end in mind.

Posted on September 23, 2012 by

My lady deserves better. At least that’s what I told myself when I rationalized what was taking me so long to tackle something as straightforward as a wine-glass rack. First it was, “I want more practice dovetailing,” then it was … Continue reading →

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The New Traditional Woodworker Project #2: Slip-sliding-A W A Y!-A sticking board to hold my stock…and my sanity.

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

It’s no accident that I chose to make this project. You see, I’ve been promising to build my lady a wine rack—and not delivering it—for so long that she’s convinced I’m working a day job as a politician. In my … Continue reading →

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Racking up Bench Appliances—How to store bulky appliances in a small space

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

It seems that wood appliances are to hand-tool users what jigs are to power-tool users. And they multiply like little bunny rabbits. I have three so far, two of which I use all the time. My current shooting board (A1 … Continue reading →

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Workbench drawers-Organizing my work space

Posted on May 8, 2012 by

Back in 2009 I built Fine Woodworking’s workbench from the Getting Started in Woodworking series. It’s been a good bench and was a great project to start building my skills. However, the underside had a big open space that wasn’t … Continue reading →

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