George, Matt and I have been working on a natural edge walnut slab table made from Sykesville walnut and Belmont Elm harvested by Howard County Recreation and Parks Department and provided to our Guild. This table project is the largest … Continue reading →
During the December 2017 Monthly Meeting where Don Nalezyty demonstrated hand carving (with an ax!) his favored wooden spoons, I was enthused and inspired to try my hand at the process. Despite my novice experience as a woodworker, I am pretty inventive … Continue reading →
I wanted to install a 6″ riser block on my Porter-Cable 14″ Band Saw. After one false start with the Jet riser block and risk of drilling the support frame, I fell over a single post raised by Google describing … Continue reading →
Arnold at Timberline Sawmill in Sykesville Maryland has gotten is new Wood Surfacer and ready for your largest wood slab projects. Essentially, this tool will take a slab up to capacity size, that is warped, twisted or cupped, surface mill it … Continue reading →
Today was a good day to be working out and under cover! Maryland’s long rainy streak continues yet again today. The good news is the temperature was very comfortable to work while wearing long sleeves, long pants and dust masks … Continue reading →
Last week I fulfilled a long standing commitment to go over to Tim Jackson’s house in Brooklyn to build (finally) my copy of Tim’s “Turner’s Sharpening Stand”. I am proud to say that it was a one night job and … Continue reading →
At the April meeting, I will demonstrate my techniques and secrets revealing how you too can be a master Jigsaw basket maker.
Continue reading →While looking for picture frame plans I came across a great eight step video by professional woodworker Ron Howard. There are several great features I liked about this lnk. The demonstration illustrates a multi layer stacked workpiece approach. Counting the … Continue reading →
At the November meeting Rick shared his scroll saw basket project. I was intrigued and needed some ideas for Christmas presents so I checked out a few web blogs for examples and patterns. Here is a public blog post with … Continue reading →
