Month: July 2013

Miniature Dressor – Part 2

          The glue dried overnight, took the clamps off to inspect the work.  Looks good, a couple mistakes to sand out, but otherwise I’m happy with the progress so far.  I’ve decided to use some walnut…

Miniature Dresser

Inspriration can come from almost anywhere.  For example, my wife and I were watching Market Warriors, there was an episode about miniature furniture were a small dresser was shown.  She really liked the miniature dresser, so I decided to build…

Garage Organization

          Over the past 4 years, I have been slowly upgrading the workspace in the garage.  The goal is to have a space that is efficient to work in; efficiency equals productivity.  When getting to tools…

Whirligig Experiment

I’ve wanted to make a whirligig for a while, so today was good as any to give it a try.  The heart of any whirligig is the propeller, and since I have no idea how to make one, a lot…

Small Table Refinish

          We received this small table as a gift, it’s pine and in good shape except for the finish.  It appears to have had a spray-on stain/poly combo that just did not hold up to use. …