Recent Posts Tagged With 'woodworking'

• A Board Foot Calculator

  Posted on Monday July 6th, 2009 at 05:58 in board feet, board foot, fbm, measuring lumber, measuring wood, mfbm, reference, rough lumber, woodworking

  What is a ‘board foot’? No, it’s not what’s at the end of a wooden leg! Sorry, it’s an oldie but a goodie and it had to be said. You’ll often hear reference to th...

• Lumberjocks 2009 Summer Awards

  Posted on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 at 07:22 in Announcements, build a garden bench, garden bench, lumberjocks, wooden bench, woodworking, woodworking competition

  It’s time once again for the Lumberjocks Summer 2009 Awards so get out your tools, get your toolbelt strapped on and get your wood ready! This is one fun project competition, open to all and it&...

• Wood Toxicity Talk At The AWA

  Posted on Thursday June 11th, 2009 at 09:06 in atlantic woodworkers association, awa, safety in the workshop, the awa, wood toxicity, woodworking, woodworking clubs, woodworking in atlantic canada, woodworking in halifax, woodworking in nova scotia

  This month’s Atlantic Woodworkers Association meeting, the last one for the season, was a mix of reports, questions and answers, show and tell, a draw and an excellent presentation on Wood Toxic...

• The PPP’s - Patio Planter Pedestals

  Posted on Monday May 25th, 2009 at 06:57 in garden furniture, my projects, outdoor furniture, patio furniture, plant pedestals, plant stands, wood, wooden, woodworking

  In keeping with the past patio furniture theme I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention the Patio Planter Pedestals, or PPP’s as we call them around here. These are wooden pedestals that st...

• Some Patio Projects Of The Past

  Posted on Saturday May 23rd, 2009 at 16:53 in birdhouse, end tables, my projects, outdoor furniture, patio furniture, patio table, trellis, window box, window boxes, woodworking

  Contrary to popular belief, here in Nova Scotia we don’t go right from Winter into Summer. No we don’t. There’s a long period of rain in between. However, the past couple of days ha...

• A Visit To The Hull’s Cove Tool Barn

  Posted on Thursday May 21st, 2009 at 14:27 in antique tools, hulls cove, maine, old tools, out and about, tool barn, tools in maine, woodworking, woodworking tools

  After visiting both Liberty Tools and The Davistown Museum it only seemed right that I should complete my tool tour and drop into The Hull’s Cove Tool Barn in Bar Harbour, Maine, just a couple o...

• Tool History At Davistown Museum

  Posted on Tuesday May 19th, 2009 at 09:14 in antiques tools, captain tinkham’s emporium, davistown museum, hulls cove tool barn, jonesport wood company, liberty tools, museum for old tools, old tools, out and about, tool museum, woodworking, woodworking tools

  Across the street from The Liberty Tool Company in Liberty, Maine, located on the upper floors of the Liberty Graphics building, is The Davistown Museum. Now, this isn’t just any old museum with...

• A Visit To The Liberty Tool Company

  Posted on Sunday May 17th, 2009 at 15:50 in antique tools, liberty maine, liberty tool company, liberty tools, old tools, out and about, rust run, tools for woodworking, tools in maine, where to buy tools in maine, woodworking

  I just returned from a successful ‘rust run’ to Maine where I spent several enjoyable hours perusing the extensive collection of old tools at The Liberty Tool Company located in the small ...

• A Bandsaw Bonanza For The AWA

  Posted on Tuesday May 12th, 2009 at 12:02 in awa, bandsaw, bandsaw blade manufacturers, bandsaw blades, blades for bandsaw, hakansson, mill supply, out and about, the awa, woodworking, woodworking supplies, woodworking tools

  This month’s meeting of the Atlantic Woodworkers Association brought us back to Mill Supply for a tour of their new bandsaw blade manufacturing facility. Mill Supply recently acquired the Hakans...

• A Bird House Specification Chart

  Posted on Monday April 27th, 2009 at 08:38 in birdhouse hole size, birdhouse plans, birdhouse specifications, build a birdhouse, plans for birdhouse, reference, size for birdhouse, what size birdhouse, woodworking

  Building a birdhouse can be a great way to spend your woodworking day! It can be both fun and rewarding. They make for the perfect first project, one to do with children, to beautify your garden and t...

• Even More Walnut For The Walls

  Posted on Saturday April 25th, 2009 at 13:27 in frame your photos, frames for pictures, make your own picture frames, my projects, picture frame ideas, picture frames, wooden picture frames, woodworking

  Why do just one when you can do three? I was able to get even more picture frames completed over the last few weeks. Once again, these were made with the same Walnut that the last few frames were mad...

• More Walnut For The Walls

  Posted on Thursday April 23rd, 2009 at 14:34 in frames for photos, make your own picture frames, my projects, picture frames, walnut, wooden picture frames, woodworking

  I finished another Walnut picture frame recently. It’s just a bit of simple woodworking but it sure fills the empty wall space. This frame is around 16″ X 13″ ad it is finished wit...

• Passionate Pen Turning At The AWA

  Posted on Tuesday April 14th, 2009 at 08:25 in atlantic canada, atlantic woodworkers association, awa, cecil canam, delta lathe, how to turn a pen, nova scotia, pen turning, sierra pen kit, the awa, turn a wooden pen, woodturning

  This month’s get together of the Atlantic Woodworkers Association brought us back to our regular meeting place at the Home Depot for a special presentation on pen turning by our newly past chair...

• This House Is For The Birds!

  Posted on Sunday April 12th, 2009 at 08:11 in bird house, birdhouse, birdhouses, my projects, seuss, whimsical, woodturning, woodworking

  No, I’m not expecting, and definitely not hoping, for a Kangaroo Bird or even a Thoober to take up housekeeping in this delightful birdhouse. It was just a bit of Springtime fun, and just in tim...

• Maple And Cherry Cutting Board

  Posted on Thursday April 9th, 2009 at 13:33 in bread board, cutting board, maple cherry, my projects, wood, wooden, woodworking

  Here’s a cutting board that I just recently finished. It is made of Maple and Cherry and is approximately 10″ long X 7″ wide and 1″ thick. It is finished with a liberal coatin...

• The Lingering Effects Of Hurricane Juan

  Posted on Wednesday April 8th, 2009 at 07:59 in birch, chainsaw, clearing wood, hurricane juan, spruce, storm, woodworking

  I mentioned in the previous post that I used the chainsaw quite extensively following Hurricane Juan and that I am still cleaning up remnants of it’s arrival so I thought that I would shed a lit...

• A Well Needed Bandsaw Upgrade

  Posted on Friday April 3rd, 2009 at 07:56 in band saw, bandsaw, bandsaw tension, bandsaw upgrade, in the shop, woodworking, woodworking tools

  I finally had enough and took the time yesterday to upgrade my bandsaw a bit. Every time that I changed a blade I would curse (just a little!) when I had to release and re-tension the blade. For some ...

• Wonderful Walnut For The Walls

  Posted on Monday March 30th, 2009 at 08:18 in frames for pictures, my projects, picture frames, reclaimed wood, reusing old wood, walnut picture frames, woodworking, woodworking walnut

  Last summer I was able to reclaim some old wood that appeared to be the two ends to an organ or an upright piano. Originally thinking that they were cherry or possibly just poplar I later found that t...

• Making Snowshoes At Ross Farm

  Posted on Wednesday March 25th, 2009 at 07:42 in ash, bear paw, how to make snowshoes, huron, museum, nova scotia, ojibwa, out and about, ross farm, snow shoes, snowshoeing, snowshoes

  In January I had the enjoyment of watching wooden snowshoes being made! I took an early morning drive down to Ross Farm Museum, just over an hour away, and spent the morning in the Farm Workshop, bein...

• Rob Cosman’s Four Minute Dovetails

  Posted on Thursday March 19th, 2009 at 07:26 in 4 minute dovetails, busy bee tools, dovetail saw, dovetails, four minute dovetails, out and about, rob cosman, woodworking, woodworking seminar

  This past Saturday I went to a demonstration by Rob Cosman, ‘Your Hand Tools Coach’. Rob was in town and at Busy Bee Tools demonstrating his ‘4 minute dovetails’, his sharpenin...

• A Tale And A Trail Of Toolboxes

  Posted on Sunday March 8th, 2009 at 10:29 in box for tools, box for woodworking tools, my projects, tool box, tool storage, toolbox, woodworking, woodworking toolbox

  I mentioned in a recent post that it was a long time since my son and I worked on a project together. A few years ago we decided to build a toolbox to house his growing collection of woodworking tools...

• A Site Map Added For Navigation

  Posted on Sunday March 8th, 2009 at 09:25 in site map, sitemap, wg info, woodwork, woodworkers guide, woodworking, woodworking links, woodworking website

  I just added a sitemap to Woodworker’s Guide to aid in the navigation of the now over 200 woodworking related posts. It was getting pretty hard to surf easily to many of the older ones. This, I&...

• A Winter Woodworking Vacation

  Posted on Thursday March 5th, 2009 at 09:14 in boxes, british columbia, building wooden boxes, kootenay mountains, out and about, son, walnut and maple box, west kootenay, woodworking, woodworking with son

  I just got back last Friday from the ultimate winter vacation! Was it in the Caribbean?, Florida?, the Bahamas? Nope, it was in the West Kootenays of British Columbia! Yep, high up in the mountains wi...

• Finishing Your Project At The AWA

  Posted on Wednesday February 11th, 2009 at 09:39 in ammonia fuming, atlantic canada, atlantic woodworkers association, awa, finishes, finishing, handscrews, kevin hurst, lee valley, mission furniture, nova scotia woodworkers, the awa

  You know that old saying that you can never get too much of a good thing? Well, it’s true! Last night’s meeting of the Atlantic Woodworkers Association featured Kevin Hurst from Lee Valley...

• Cocobolo And Ebony Lidded Box

  Posted on Tuesday February 10th, 2009 at 08:36 in cocobolo, ebony, lidded box, my projects, turned box, turned boxes, wooden box, woodturning, woodturning box, woodturning boxes, woodworking

  Here is a Cocobolo and Ebony lidded box that I recently completed. It is called ‘Vase On Vase’. It stands 7 1/2″ tall from the base to the top of the finial and is about 3″ in ...

• Zebrawood And Nogal Jewelry Box

  Posted on Sunday February 1st, 2009 at 12:31 in african zebrawood, handmade jewelry box, jewelry box, jewelry box made of wood, my projects, nogal, peruvian walnut, wooden jewelry box, woodworking, zebrawood, zebrawood jewelry box

  When my daughter first saw the Zebrawood And Ebony Box that I made a few months ago she asked if I would make her one too. She had never shown interest in any of my other woodworking projects so I hap...

• Faerie Doors For Family And Friends

  Posted on Sunday January 25th, 2009 at 09:03 in elf door, elves, faerie door, Faeries, faery door, faerys, fairies, fairy door, hobbit door, miniture door, my projects, woodworking

  My wife and I made a few Faerie Doors for some family and friends as Christmas gifts last year. As the story goes, if Faeries build a door into or in your home it will be filled with love and happines...

• It’s Tool Time At The AWA!

  Posted on Thursday January 15th, 2009 at 07:55 in atlantic woodworkers, awa, home depot, nova scotia woodworkers, the awa, woodworkers, woodworking, woodworking club

  With a couple of members bringing in their latest projects and a great introduction to a bunch of new tools, this month’s meeting of the Atlantic Woodworkers Association was a great way to start...

• Craftsman Style Coffee Table - Done!

  Posted on Sunday January 11th, 2009 at 09:50 in arts and crafts, coffee table, Craftsman, greene and greene, mission, mission style, my projects, oak, red oak, woodworking

  Well, here it is, The Craftsman Style Coffee Table, done, finally. As you can imagine it feels quite good to have this project finished. It certainly was a rewarding one! Now, though it was started...

• Craftsman Style Coffee Table - Part 7

  Posted on Saturday January 10th, 2009 at 06:14 in arts and crafts, coffee table, Craftsman, furniture, greene and greene, my projects, oak, red oak, stickley, woodworking

  Next, it was time to apply the polyurethane topcoat. Usually, this is a pretty straight forward process. Adhering to a few simple rules such as using a quality product, applying it in even, full leng...