Thomas Walnut Dresser – Could Shop Night Go Any Better?

Wow. What a couple of nights I’ve had in the shop. Last night after Fifi (the three year-old assistant) went to bed, I cranked on the drawer boxes making sure they were installed so that the faces would be flush with the fronts. The cut edges on the top got rounded over, sanded, and two

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Walnut Thomas Dresser – Drawer Boxes Built and Installed

Today was a great day in the shop! Things were definitely going well and moving along at a nice clip without problems. Tons of thanks to my wife for giving me so much time to dedicate to the project today. I’m behind on this project so I really want to put in the extra hours

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Shop Tip: Thoughts on Woodshop Design

I’ve been thinking a lot about how my woodworking shop should be designed from a tool layout perspective. Like a chef in a well designed kitchen, a woodworker should move from station to station to get things done, and those stations should be oriented efficiently. Before I go off and figure this out, I need

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