The Hynes Family

A family from church asked for a solid wood driveway sign, and this is what I came up with. It was a great learning experience as I had never done wood burning before. I recently aquired a drum sander, and this was the first big project I used it for. It was a real time saver. [photo:2151:set=72210]...

I'm planning to build a 6 ft oak veneered toboggan. This is how far I've gotten so far. [photo:1268:set=12809] [photo:1269:set=12809]

This is my latest woodworking project. It was, needless to say, lots of fun to make! :-) Here’s how I made the box: [photo:1126:set=122908] [photo:1127:set=122908] I built a prototype with piece scrap and then decided I would try to make a more finished project. I cut my different types of wood to the...

I've been wanting to blog more, but I just haven't got around to doing it. This is my latest woodworking project - A 10 drawer oak raised panel cabinet. I have been working on it for about a week now, and the cabinet is nearing completion. We bought a router table system from Sommerfeld Tools...

Simple board games are a great way to keep your hands busy during read-aloud, or just to spend some time with someone you care about. Recently I discovered a couple of new games I hadn't heard about before. One of them is called Go, or Weiqi. (wikipedia it here ). Apparently it is a fairly popular...

We've had a large bandsaw for a while now, but it hasn't gotten much use. We tried to re-saw lumber with it, but discovered that a bandsaw doesn't cut parallel to the table - it cuts at an angle. Since we couldn't figure out how to cut big boards along the fence, I thought I would try...