Recent content by BldrsWife

If you were starting a woodworking shop from scratch, what basic pieces of woodworking tools and equipment would you consider to be absolute necessities? Assume that the shop would be used to make smaller pieces of furniture.

Several years ago my brother-in-law was injured in a car accident and he lost a lot of the range of motion in the thumb and index finger of his right hand. The doctor suggested that he take up carving because that would be good exercise. He started carving ducks and this has turned into quite a...

There is an artist in our community who uses lathe board taken from older homes to make beautiful pictures. She sketches out her design then cuts pieces of the lathe and puts it together kind of like a puzzle. It's gorgeous because of the variation of shades in the lathe. She will accent certain...

The first time we had this was at my brother-in-law's place. He soaked the cedar plank in water for a few hours, and then he put the salmon on the plank and placed the whole thing on the barbeque rack. He kept the lid closed until it was done. I'm not a big salmon lover, but done this way it was...

My son received a wood burning tool from his uncle for Christmas and he's not interested at all. The other day, I started messing around with it on some scrap pine and I'm hooked. I'm thinking of getting some different tips. If anyone has a wood burning pen, what tips would you recommend? This...

My husband is a builder and so I've always been around tools and the workshop. I love the smell of wood as it's being cut. Finally, after envying all those woodworkers for years, I got myself a scroll saw and have been cutting out my own designs for some necklaces. Then I use a wood burning...