DIY

I wanted to try my hand at a cutting board last weekend, so I figured that I would give it a go and see how it comes out. The species of are maple, walnut and cherry. The first thing I did is square up the boards on the jointer and table saw...

My journey has come to an end on my DIY dining room table last Friday night. The table took me 8 months and 2 days to complete from picking up the wood, to bringing it into the house. June 23rd was the day I decided to go up to Red Feather Lakes and pick up enough Beetle Kill Pine to build my table that could seat enough people for a nice dinner...

This weekend I turn the final corner in my DIY harvest table build. I started this table from rough sawn beetle kill pine from Red Feather Lakes. I drove up there in my Jeep and purchased more wood than I actually needed for the project. I am glad I did as I had a learning curve to adjust to...

It has been right around a year since I started into DIY woodworking. So far the process has been very educational and rewarding. I have been accumulating tools here and there over the course of the last year. One thing that I completely decided to disregard was how to clean up all of that mess those tools make...

Over the next few days to a week, I should be finishing up my Beetle Kill 10 seat dining room table. Both my wife and myself will be happy when it is done. I have learned so much while working on the table, however, it has taken me a lot longer than I initially thought it would...

I have been battling what I wanted to do with some of the knots in the tabletop over the past few weeks. Some have cracks and other have voids that look unsightly. Filling them with epoxy was one option, but I wanted something unique and eye catching...

We've all seen those precious cross stitch projects on Etsy that say snarky sayings (and we all secretly want to buy them). But how about learning to create your own while drinking beer in Fort Collins?

Habajeeba came and went on Friday. It was a great show, but after the show I was looking forward to the weekend the most to get to work on my table. The table is nearing the completion of the build and I can feel it coming together more than ever before...

Sunday was a busy day in the garage. Nice weather and motivation to do some work fueled the completion of one end of the table's bread boards. This is a whole new realm of woodworking for me. Routing the four table top boards to allow for expansion across the grain for seasonal changes...

A lot of things happened this year. From concerts, lighting chasing, DIY'ing to buying a house. One thing that we all need to know and accept is that you never stop learning. Some things you learn because you want to and others because you have to...

The other night I started on another project. I am not going to say what it is just yet, I need to finish it and present it before I can reveal what it is for. I will say that this is a very special project. The wood I have chosen to use is Purpleheart and Hard Maple...

Over the weekend I put in some overtime in the garage. I didn't punch a time card, but I believe that I was in there on Friday for 5 hours, Saturday for 4 hours and on Sunday for well over 8.  Building a table out of rough sawn lumber is quite the task, let me tell ya...