CNC- A Beginner’s Series

Welcome to CNC Workbench. This series is concerning basic CNC and non-CNC techniques. It is intended to encourage the novice in setting up and using a woodworking shop, as well as integrating a CNC router, how to set up a CNC woodworking shop, basic CNC machining, the equipment needed for your workshop to function, such […]

Climate & Finishing : Basic Tips in Hot and Cold Weather

Not all of us have the benefit of a temperature-controlled shop. Winter is here and more cold temperatures are on the way, and before we know it summer will arrive, and we will be fighting heat waves instead. There are so many different finishes out there, and each have a different technique that works best […]

Top 10 Tools Under $100 (Honorable Mentions)

For over 20 years I have been working in the trades and as a professional furniture maker. During that time i have acquired a lot of tools. And having the right tool for the job really does make a difference. However, I thought about the beginner just starting out. “What tools would he/she need to […]

Beginner’s Woodworking Bench

Before downloading the plans READ THIS ARTICLE If you saw my, “Top 10 Essential Woodworking Tools” video then you know the workbench is a requirement for doing woodworking projects. (click here for video) Your bench will be your most used tool. However, before you start making YOUR bench there are some requirements and specifications you […]

Secrets of the Interlocking Half Lap Dovetail

Recently I needed to build a workbench for my shop. Actually, I needed two for my shop. I decided this was a good opportunity for teaching a beginner how to make a simple workbench out of some 2×4 and 4×4. Watch Beginner Woodworking Bench Video Here I also wanted to push my own limits and […]

A New Way to Learn Woodworking

As a child i have always enjoyed woodworking. Now as an adult, I am making it my goal to make beginners better woodworkers. For those who don’t know me, let me introduce myself and explain why I started doing a newsletter. I am a professional woodworker/furniture maker for 21 years. I also was a licensed […]

Advancing Our Woodworking Techniques

Woodworking comfort zone #4- Advancing Our Woodworking Techniques Every one of us can fall into a woodworking comfort zone. Once we do, it will hinder our progress to advance as a woodworker. This is the fourth part of a series about the common comfort zones we fall into and how to get out. Part one […]

Looking for Inspiration

Everyone of us can fall into a woodworking comfort zone. Once we do, it will hinder our progress to advance as a woodworker. This is a four part series of the common comfort zones we fall into and how to get out. Part one, covered the comfort zone issue of time.  Part two, covered the […]

Tools- the pitfalls and solutions of them.

Woodworking comfort zone #2- Tools, the pitfalls and solutions for getting out. Everyone of us can fall into a woodworking comfort zone. Once we do, it will hinder our progress to advance as a woodworker. This is a four part series of the common comfort zones we fall into and how to get out. Part […]

How to get the most out of limited time.

  Woodworking comfort zone #1- Time. How to get the most out of limited time. Everyone of us can fall into a woodworking comfort zone. Once we do, it will hinder our progress to advance as a woodworker. If we fail to advance, we tend to lose interest in this craft. And if we lose […]

World’s Most Valuable Hammer

I’ve often watched, and was a fan of the Antiques Roadshow on PBS. I always wondered if we had any hidden gems in our house that would be worth more than all the gold in Fort Knox. Then I discovered…….. we did!!!! My tools are more than just my trade for me. Some of them […]

Seeking Fame and Fortune in Woodworking

  In the beginning when i started doing videos, my purpose was simple. I just wanted to share my knowledge of woodworking with others. It was fun! And then the dream begins with thinking, “Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if I could make a living just doing this?” Would that be possible? Slowly as my […]