480 Samantha’s mirror frame Q&A

| March 11, 2012

After the last episode of Samantha’s mirror frame project many of you wrote me to ask how I installed the mirror in the frame. It was a SLIGHT oversight on my part not to cover the topic, so I’m coming back with a third episode to remedy that mistake. While we’re talking about how I [...]

479 Samantha’s Mirror Pt. 2

| February 26, 2012

On today’s show we’ll continue where we left off last week on the construction of the Cherry Mirror frame I recently built for my wife.  As I mentioned in the last episode we purchased a full-length mirror for our bedroom and after getting it home I decided it was just a little too plain for [...]

478 Samantha’s Mirror Pt. 1

| February 19, 2012

Today we start a new build project.  We’ve (and by “we” I mean my wife) been in need of a full-length mirror in our bedroom for quite a longtime now. We (this time I mean “us”) finally purchased one not to long ago and I intended to hang it behind the door in our bedroom. [...]

477 Bandsaw riser block – hindsight

| February 12, 2012

This week we return again to the stack of listener suggested topics and questions that have come in over the years. After bringing the 14″ Steel City band saw into the basement workshop, many of you had questions specifically about the riser block I installed. The obvious benefits of a riser block to a 14″ [...]

476 Which shoulder plane?

| February 5, 2012

Today’s episode is the first of a series answering many of the questions and topic suggestions you the audience have sent me over the last 6 years. I frequently get questions regarding choosing tools, stock, projects and great feedback on things we’ve already covered. Unfortunately I haven’t had a chance, all that often, to take [...]