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Today On The Bench A "Kids Loft Bed"

A customer called me and asked me to build her a bed for her child. She sent me a picture and the measurement she wanted, and this is how it all worked out. Wha...

Back In The Shop This Week.....New Coffee Table...With Storage....Check out how I Biscuit Joined The Top

After a bit of a break from the shop to do some home painting, I stepped back into the shop this week. This weekend I built a custom piece for a customer, with ...

What's on The Bench This Week....Sofa Plant Table

Over the years I have been asked to build sofa tables. This one here on the bench this past week was for a plant table in a living room where the window was sou...

100% DOG Proof Garbage Bin, Dog Food Storage Bin, Racoon Proof Outdoor Garbage Bin....

This custom piece that I build is one of my best sellers for my customers. I designed this and put it to the test, and the results are, 100% animal proof, well ...

What's on the Bench This Week......Barrel Coffee Tables

This week I have been busy building 2 coffee tables with a unique twist. It is a replica Whiskey Barrel coffee table. I made 2 of them. One stained in an Espres...

What's on The Bench Today....Wooden Rocking Horses.....A lost Art

Have you ever gone out to the store and tried to buy a wooden rocking horse. They just don't seem to be around anymore. I have seen plenty of plastic ones out t...

Weekly Woodworking Competition #3

Welcome to the third week of the woodworking post competition which will now be held here @woodworkcurators. .gif) We have had some great entries this last week...

On The Bench Today......I'm Making A Chair

Today I was fortunate enough to have @gardengirlcanada out for the day to the shop, to give me a hand in building a few chairs. This post will be a step by step...

What's on the Bench Today One of My Most Requested Pieces The Laundry Organizer

What I have found as a woodworker is that the most requested pieces I have been asked to build are those that are not readily available online to order, without...

Introducing '@Woodworkcurators'

Today I am proud to announce the beginning of a new curator dedicated to the woodworking community. From now on all quality woodworking posts will be available ...

Building A Farmhouse Country Harvest Table

This week I had a few orders for a very popular style of a Farmhouse Country Harvest Table. It is interesting to note that many of my customers, are not farmers...

Building a 10 X 10 Garden Shed

I was asked last year to build a garden shed, to store all things for Gardening, by @gardengirlcanada. This post is dedicated to the entire process of building ...

Why Homes Built today burn down 8 Times Faster than Homes Built 30 Years Ago

Recently in Canada we have had tragedy strike in several provinces. Listening to the news today hearing about a family holding funerals for 4 children, just bre...

Painting Barns, Why are Barns Traditionally Painted Red?

I wrote a post earlier today about treating wood used to build vegetable garden planters, and in my post I had mentioned beeswax and milk paint. Milk Paint has ...

Treating Wood Used To Build Vegetable Garden Planters

This week @gardengirlcanada came to visit me at the shop and gave me a list....You know what that means. Garden season is just around the corner. So she provide...

Testing My Seeds From last Year to See if They are Still Good Here are 2 Tricks to Test Them

I finally decided to take a day off from the shop today. If your a Woodworker, you understand that this is a rare occasion. So today, after chatting with @garde...

The Value of and the Many Uses of Sawdust on The Homestead

When you have a wood shop, you never have a shortage of saw dust. So today I am going to talk about the various uses of sawdust on the homestead. First lets loo...

Has Wooden Furniture fallen victim to Technology?

I have been in the woodworking business for over 30 years and boy has technology changed how we do things. Also the products that we as a society enjoyed once l...

Painting with A Sprayer Versus Brush and Rolling an Exterior Surfaces.......Are you getting ready for Spring Projects? Already?

I am relatively new to STEEMIT, and have only posted a few blogs. As many of you know I am a Woodworker. I do my woodworking mostly all winter, when it is unfor...

LET'S PRETEND AND FAST FORWARD TO SPRING.....WOODEN Planters.....What do you think?

I know it is a little early for Spring, don't get all excited now, but as a business man you must be thinking a season ahead all the time. So I was taking some ...