DIY

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...

I have a hard decision to make and I need your help to figure out which way I should go. I am very close to nearing the final stages of the legs on my harvest table build, but I cannot make a decision on which design to use. So your help would be greatly appreciated...

I have been working on this massive table for a few months now. Mostly here and there when I have some free time to do so. Over the past month, the project has pretty much sat dormant in my garage as life tends to get in the way of projects sometimes...

Scroll through Pinterest and chances are at least one succulent terrarium will find its way into your feed. It's such a hot DIY trend right now, and the CSU Horticulture Club and Pi Alpha Xi want to show you how to design and build your very own terrarium.

Fall means hunting season is here and my buddy Anthony is big into hunting waterfowl... I am big in to woodoworking... So we decided to go halfsies on a wood lathe. We found an old lathe with some carving tools for $80 on Craigslist a few weeks ago and split the cost of the tool...

It has been a while since I have gotten to really work on the dining room table that I have been building. With some free time this past Saturday morning, I decided that it was time to hopefully finish up the base and prepare to move on to the top...

Over the weekend I was lucky enough to find an estate sale with some tools... Not just any tools either! Most of the tools that I happened to purchase will get great use and they also hold a lot of history as most of them were made before World War II...

Over the past few nights I have spent a few hours each night milling down some rough stock 2 x 6 boards. They were twisted, bowed and pretty difficult to work with. Thankfully after hours of work, they became usable boards for the table. Last night I finished milling down the final apron to put the table legs to size...

This past weekend was spent exclusively in the garage where I easily spent 12 or more hours a day working on getting the dining room table legs to their final assembly. Above is the first of the pair of the legs. The vertical legs have been mortise and tenoned for the joint to maintain a strong bond from top to bottom...

I have spent a large portion of my time over the past few weeks in my garage working on my dining room table. There have been some moments of down time as glue needs to dry or I am a little overworked on a certain part. I want to take my time and do it right, so there is a bit of waiting involved...

Labor Day weekend came and went. With the three day holiday, most people spend it out and about with friends, barbecuing or camping. I chose to spend nearly all of my weekend in my garage as I have been very focused on getting the dining room table put together...