I got my older Stanley 5 1/2 some years ago in poor condition.  I rehabbed it to be a user and it has worked very well but there was always ...

We camp in primitive Forest Service campgrounds more than 30 days a year and I really enjoy woodworking outside in such beautiful locations....

I recently posted about the three power tools I would want even if my shop were small.  One of those is a drill press and the post got me t...

Compared to many areas, our winter temperatures in Portland are quite mild, highs averaging in the mid forties during the day with lows in t...

I have made no secret of my disinterest in making dovetailed boxes but, as luck would have it, my two granddaughters were here for the holid...

There are some tools in my shop that I haven't shown or talked about but that I really appreciate, in part for their quality and in part...

Two years ago I made some saddle stools which have turned out to be very satisfactory in use.  They are comfortable, sturdy and durable.  I...

I often think about woodworking in a small space, in part because I am older and think that at some point I may be forced to downsize from m...

With the propeller finished, I made a very basic windmill to attach it to and accommodate a vane to point it into the wind.  It felt like so...

Dissatisfied with my first effort to create a wooden windmill propeller because it took a strong wind to get it turning and was clunky, I d...

Each year, we try to give friends and family a small handmade item along with an Oregon product.  This year we decided on hazelnuts, or filb...

This post is going to be a little different because I want to share some videos from some other craftsman, one of which is woodworking and o...

I have seen a number of videos about whirligigs recently and they got me interested in creating something similar.  I'm especially inter...

When I put the Stickley sideboard aside last spring, the carcase was done and I only had the drawers left to make; with the arrival of fall,...

When I was in high school, I was a very good trombonist but not a great one.  I had plenty of talent and a good instrument, but I didn't...

After we finished building out the cargo trailer as a camping trailer, I had one day before we were to leave on our field trial and I knew I...

My summer hiatus was longer than usual this year for a variety of reasons.  The primary reason is that I took on a major woodworking project...

With spring weather finally having arrived, work on the sideboard has slowed to a snail's pace.  There are just too many things to do ou...

The carcase is glued-up so you can now see some of the construction details that are interesting: The only major hiccup was that I...