In our kitchen at the House in the Woods, we have one spot that desperately needed a cabinet. Not only because the space was vacant, but because we really needed a place to store our collection of cookbooks (and another horizontal surface wouldn’t be a bad idea either). Kerry decided … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tools
Yet Another Method to make (almost) perfect Knife Hinge Mortises
I’m working on a Buffet/Sideboard cabinet for our kitchen at the House in the Woods and, because it has four side by side inset doors, have decided to use Knife Hinges to mount the doors. Knife Hinges are very discreet, barely visible and allow the two center doors to be … Continue reading
New addition to Workshop Tools
I’ve had my 8″ Grizzly Jointer for about 11 years and I love it. At 8″ wide and 75″ long, it does a good job of flattening practically any board I’ve thrown at it. However, the one thing I don’t enjoy is sharpening and re-aligning the long blades in the … Continue reading
New Tool! Wide Belt Drum Sander
I’ve gotten a ‘new’ tool (new for me, it is ‘previously owned’), a wide belt drum sander! This sander is a Performax 16-32 Plus Drum sander. It has a sanding drum that is 16 inches wide but, because one end is open, you can run a piece that it wider … Continue reading
New Woodworking Project, Pizza Peel!
It was a synergistic week this week with the acquisition of a new tool (wide belt drum sander) and attending a “Pizza and Wine” class at Southern Season, which was very thoughtfully given to us by our daughter, Clare. Needing to have ‘something’ that would use the new tool and … Continue reading