Here’s a link to some good easy woodworking projects to get started with. The Eazy Projects site has many free woodworking plans available. They include a planter box, a children’s picnic table, a garden chair and a letter holder to mention but a few. Measurements are given in metric and imperial dimensions. The site has [...]
Master woodworker Sam Maloof died May 21 at the age of 93 at his Southern California home. He is an inspiration to anyone who wants to start with easy woodworking. Sam Maloof considered himself a woodworker rather than an artist and worked for the love of woodworking rather than the money. Sam Maloof was the [...]
Many people enjoy easy woodworking as a rewarding hobby or profession. But to get started on the right foot, you must consider your workspace first. In planning a woodworking area, there are many factors to consider, including whether you want to buy a workbench or construct your own. The first thing to consider is where [...]
Can woodworking projects for high school keep kids out of trouble? This question occurred to me as I read an article by Mary Lisa Boose entitled Knock on Wood. It’s about four high school students taking a woodworking class in Ohio. Students at Ohio’s Norwalk High School Ryan Ziemke, Johnie Wilcox, Eric Benton, and Hannah [...]
What good are woodwork projects? Well, they can be good for many things, but one which I would not first consider is environmental preservation. According to an article entitled Workshops aid phascogales from the online version of the Southwest Australian newspaper The Wagin Argus, a woodwork project is being used to build nestboxes for the [...]
Dec 272011
Who would want to work if they could just sit around and relax? One eighty year old man from New Brighton, Pennsylvania, chose to work instead of relax. According to an article entitled Building hope by Brian David of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Richard Bischoff got involved in a church woodworking project to benefit victims of [...]
A farmhouse kitchen table can be a fantastic addition to virtually any home, regardless of size or style. Tables like these impart a certain sense of warmth into any area in and around the home (outdoors or indoors) because of the material from which these are typically made. Antique wood, reclaimed wood, new wood, or [...]
Oct 022011
Most people, probably, never heard of sisal cabinets but they do exist, at least in my part of the world. Sisal is a natural fibre mostly grown in tropic and sub tropic regions. In East Africa, it is mostly grown in plantations and superior quality is produced from the region. Sisal was traditionally used to [...]
Jun 062011
Display cabinet is an ideal solution for showcasing all your precious collectibles such as trophies, shields, artworks, some of the priceless possessions of memories, liquor glass collections etc. At times you may run a business and would want to show case all your items to be sold in a cute corner display cabinet made of [...]
Apr 292011
Coffee tables come in many designs and styles such as the classic, contemporary or the modern types. These coffee tables are considered to be a good centerpiece for your home. From wood to metal to glass type of materials, and every designs, shape and size you can think of, there is a contemporary coffee table [...]
Mar 152011
With a little investment of patience and time, making bamboo outdoor furniture can be a fun and interesting task. This type of furniture has become increasingly popular over the past few decades, and there are many reasons for this. These include the fact that it is just as beautiful and attractive as hardwood, but is [...]
In this age of building furniture fast and selling it cheap, there is still a high demand for solid oak tv cabinets. Consumers who are interested in purchasing high quality furniture that will stand up to the test of time often search for solid oak pieces. Oak is a highly durable wood that will last [...]
Jan 292011
Do you love to work with wood? Is this your chance to get away from all the other worries and just relax? Do you dream of new projects you can build and new tools you need to build them with? Building a gun cabinet is an excellent was to put your skills to work and [...]
Dec 182010
A great thing that you can do as more of a hobby is wood finishing. This is something that so many people are getting into because it allows you to be creative, customize furniture and work on craft. I know many people that started to do this because they could not find the correct kind [...]
Nov 182010
Quite simply, a woodworker is someone who makes things out of wood. This could be as a hobby or in fact be a full time profession. A woodworker that makes things out of wood for a living is often referred to as a carpenter. With wood becoming scarcer by the day and being replaced by [...]
Jul 042010
How can you furnish your home with great looking modern furniture if you’re strapped for cash in this economy? Build it yourself! I came across a great article describing how you can do just that. Using plans from Plan Canvas on Etsy.com, you can build various types of modern style furniture for your home with simple [...]
Woodworking class is not as common in American high schools as it once was. This is due in part to shrinking budgets and insurance costs. But, one junior at an Arizona high school offers a good case for why woodshop should be a part of most high school curricula. The case of Thomas Cardella of [...]
Where, oh where, do I begin? There are other posts on this woodworking blog about how to begin woodworking, but some people may need specific project ideas to get started. A good way to begin woodworking is to pick one of three easy project ideas, find or draw your own plans, and get the necessary [...]
The paper birch, also known as the white birch, silver birch, or canoe birch, is native to northern North American climates. It rarely grows naturally in climates where July temperatures exceed 70° F (20° C). However, its beauty is welcome in any household. Using the following tools, materials, and instructions, you can create attractive birch candle [...]
Feb 262010
Here’s my birdhouse, in the “shop” and on the tree. I’ve been writing all of these articles and learning a lot about easy woodworking, but until now I had not done a project of my own. However, I recently purchased a large collection of woodworking plans from Woodworking4Home and began work on a birdhouse, a [...]
