We eat a surprising amount of ice cream in this house, given that two of us are lactose intolerant. Ever since Cuzzy's reopened, it's like a box of cones a

We eat a surprising amount of ice cream in this house, given that two of us are lactose intolerant. Ever since Cuzzy's reopened, it's like a box of cones a week. So my spouse requested a caddy. In most ways this is a duplicate of the marking gauge layout holder,

A quick project to hold my various marking gauges. Hard maple, because I make poor decisions sometimes.

A quick project to hold my various marking gauges. Hard maple, because I make poor decisions sometimes.

A friend of mine had shown me his sharpening table a while back and I was pretty jealous. I have been storing my stones underneath the workbench top, which isn't

A friend of mine had shown me his sharpening table a while back and I was pretty jealous. I have been storing my stones underneath the workbench top, which isn't too bad - but it means to sharpen I have to pull them out, vacuum them off, and then put

After a year of woodworking, I had acquired a lot of hand planes. Arguably too many. I needed somewhere to store them. Like Saw Till v0, a Plane Till made

After a year of woodworking, I had acquired a lot of hand planes. Arguably too many. I needed somewhere to store them. Like Saw Till v0, a Plane Till made the most sense. Again, there are lots of ways to do this, but my overriding philosophy in the shop is

For my first real home project, I had sort of built some cabinet doors. But they hadn't fit and it was before I had gotten a real shooting board, so

For my first real home project, I had sort of built some cabinet doors. But they hadn't fit and it was before I had gotten a real shooting board, so the project got pushed back. My first actual project was a five foot shoe box for our entry way. In

A Moxon vise, or twin screw vise, is extremely useful. I'm not sure where in the rabbit warren I first saw it, but of course Chris Schwarz has an article

A Moxon vise, or twin screw vise, is extremely useful. I'm not sure where in the rabbit warren I first saw it, but of course Chris Schwarz has an article about it. I had a bunch of hard maple laying around (this is a theme) from the aborted first attempt

This was a quick one. I had acquired too many chisels for the v0 holder, and just needed more slots. This was done in an hour or two, max. Quick

This was a quick one. I had acquired too many chisels for the v0 holder, and just needed more slots. This was done in an hour or two, max. Quick and dirty.

The shop owner had kindly lent me one of her old benches until I could (eventually) build my own. I didn't like the tool well. I didn't like losing that

The shop owner had kindly lent me one of her old benches until I could (eventually) build my own. I didn't like the tool well. I didn't like losing that table space, and stuff just accumulated in it. Working on moderately sized pieces meant running out of space. I didn't

I thought my Stanley and Veritas jacks did fine flattening the top of Saw Bench v0, but I knew for anything longer I was going to need a jointer plane.

I thought my Stanley and Veritas jacks did fine flattening the top of Saw Bench v0, but I knew for anything longer I was going to need a jointer plane. Or anyway, I wanted one. I picked up a Stanley no 7C Type 15 off eBay. It came from a

Sawing long boards can be a real pain. You can clamp them to random surfaces, or if you have a good vise and they fit, you can cut them at

Sawing long boards can be a real pain. You can clamp them to random surfaces, or if you have a good vise and they fit, you can cut them at a diagonal. If your bench isn't heavy enough, or your vise the wrong kind entirely, you're going to have a

By late July 2025 I had acquired a number of saws - both Western and Japanese. I needed somewhere to put them that wasn't a pile on a filing cabinet,

By late July 2025 I had acquired a number of saws - both Western and Japanese. I needed somewhere to put them that wasn't a pile on a filing cabinet, or hanging somewhat precariously on a wall for me to slice myself on. I started off looking up plans, and

I had gotten a set of bench chisels from StewMac and needed somewhere to store them. I had decided early on I didn't want things hidden in drawers, so I

I had gotten a set of bench chisels from StewMac and needed somewhere to store them. I had decided early on I didn't want things hidden in drawers, so I wanted to put them up on the tool board. I took an afternoon and made a little board with hidden

My engineer squares needed somewhere to live so I could actually find them when I needed them. My tool board was the obvious place, and I figured it would only

My engineer squares needed somewhere to live so I could actually find them when I needed them. My tool board was the obvious place, and I figured it would only take an hour to two to make something crappy that worked. I knew I wanted all the squares to live

Around a year ago I needed a new hobby. I had tried picking up guitar (many guitars), but I wasn't sticking with it. I needed something physical that would (eventually)

Around a year ago I needed a new hobby. I had tried picking up guitar (many guitars), but I wasn't sticking with it. I needed something physical that would (eventually) get me out of the house. Around mid-April, I found the Harvey Benton guitar kits, and thought it'd be a

Almost immediately when you start trying to put two pieces of wood together, you realize how difficult it is to make things square - which is to say, straight. (These

Almost immediately when you start trying to put two pieces of wood together, you realize how difficult it is to make things square - which is to say, straight. (These terms are so loaded, you have to laugh.) A friend recommended that one of the first jigs I make be

My first tool holder. Just a piece of wood and some holes in it. I had some spare 2x4 studs from ripping the office closet apart, so just used that.

My first tool holder. Just a piece of wood and some holes in it. I had some spare 2x4 studs from ripping the office closet apart, so just used that. Cutting an L shape like this was a bit silly, but this hardly the dumbest thing I've done, and one