This time I hand cut the half laps and angled bridle joints to join together the 2 crossed leg assemblies.

Can you believe it?  Another Chips 'n Tips this week.  Go check out some adjustment tips for my favorite tool.

When visual inspection fails, use your fingers to determin the grain direction of a board.

This should be a 4 or 5 part series on a dining table I was commissioned to make.  This part is all about the milling of the 10/4 and 12/4 Walnut and gluing up the top panels.

Chips 'N Tips is my short form woodworking tip show.  This first episode details how I locate my strop to make using it much easier and more convenient. 

Make sure to visit the Chips 'N Tips page on my site to register for free stuff that I'll be giving away each episode.

This time I walk through how I prepare several large boards for the power planer by using my hand places to create a reference face first.

I'm adding new switch plates to my boring white ones in my newly remodelled shop and though it would be a good opportunity to use up some scrap wood.  Here is how I made them using just a few hand tools.

This is the final part of the shop remodel where I set up the new 20" Grizzly planer and move the big piece into place.  I'm excited to start working in my new space!

This time I hang the last plywood sheet on the feature wall then hang the tool cabinet.

This time I hang 3/4" plywood on my stud framework as then wrap my gas line soffit with plywood by capturing an unknown miter angle and cutting the compound angle by hand to match it.