Wooden Walls Australian Style

While looking for a video about Timber Framing I came across this video and decided to have a monthly Woodworking Video from Around the World.  Enjoy!

Router Table Upgrade

This will be the forth Router table upgrade – the first was simply the router held in the vice – not the safest of methods. Following that I added a table into the extension wing of my old Craftsman table saw – which had served me well over the years. and then last year I bought a new table saw and the router table was propped up somewhere in the shop and when needed clamped to the bench. Read more…

Sagging Shelves

Recently we visited dear friends in England and while we were whiling away a very pleasant afternoon I happen to notice their book shelf was sagging quite considerably. Read more…

Part 5 – Panel Doors

Part 5 – Panel Doors. Right now the humidity outside my air-conditioned workshop is around 85% and climbing and all of the wood in my workshop is swelling. It’s a fact: wood expands and contracts and when making furniture you have to account for these fluctuations.

Cabinet carcasses are generally constructed so expansion happens front to back, thus minimizing the effect. Read more…

Table Saw Realignment

I knew I had a problem when cherry and maple started go through the table saw and get scotched. There are several reasons this can happen:

Dull Blade, Dirty Blade, Feed rate too slow, Warped blade, Misaligned fence, Riving Knife misaligned or Warped Wood.