Matt's Basement Workshop

519 Platform Bed Build No. 8 “The Finale…mostly”

February 15, 2014 • 10 Comments

I won’t make any excuses for the length of time it took to complete the construction of the platform bed. Sure it was supposed to be done by Thanksgiving…and then by Christmas…and then by…well, you get the picture. The truth of the matter for me is simple, large projects should not be started anywhere near […]

MBW on MWA

February 13, 2014 • 2 Comments

Looking for something good to fill your ear-holes with today? I am too, let me know what you find! Meanwhile, if you can’t find anything else, head over and visit with the guys at the Modern Woodworker’s Association and checkout the latest episode on their podcast. I’ll give you a hint about the content, they […]

Platform Bed Build “Finale” Sneak Peek

February 11, 2014 • 5 Comments

The final episode of the Platform Bed Build will be posted soon. It’s a wrap-up to a project that was simply started at the wrong time of the year and took far too long to complete the construction of as a result. My son made a guest appearance in the final moments of the video […]

Guess who’s guest blogging at Popular Woodworking? ME!

February 10, 2014 • 2 Comments

If you haven’t already visited the Popular Woodworking Blog today you’re in for a big treat. The first of a 3 part series written by yours truly was just posted. I’d tell you more about what I wrote, but then you wouldn’t have a reason to stop by and check it out for yourself! I […]

“The Kerf Chair”

February 7, 2014 • 11 Comments

Is using a CNC machine in a woodshop cheating? I guess that depends on your definition of cheating when it comes to woodworking? After all some woodworkers would insist anything with a power cord definitely is cheating! While all of you debate this topic, I thought I’d share this recent video I found on the […]

518 Platform Bed Build No. 7 “Headboard Schmeadboard”

February 2, 2014 • 2 Comments

I’m getting oh so close to the end of the platform bed build, but we still have a couple more episodes to go before we finally wrap it up for good. On today’s episode we start working on the headboard. More specifically we start working on the supports that will hold the headboard itself in […]

Thank you for sharing the last 8 years with me!

January 27, 2014 • 23 Comments

It’s hard to believe but 8 years ago today the very first episode of Matt’s Basement Workshop was posted. A lot has changed since that very first episode, and I’m sure I’ve told the story enough times that I don’t need to repeat it here. But I just want to say thank you to everyone […]

UncommonGoods – Woodworking Design Challenge

January 21, 2014 • 0 Comments

I’m a little hesitant to post anything about UncommonGoods’ Woodworking Design Challenge until I have an opportunity to submit an item or two myself. But who am I to stand in anyone’s way of possibly winning the Grand Prize of $500 + an UncommonGoods vendor contract? You have until 11:59pm ET February 7, 2014 to […]

517 Platform Bed No. 6 “A place to lay down”

January 19, 2014 • 11 Comments

We’re FINALLY moving forward with the platform bed. After this round of construction it actually resembles a place you could lay down and take a snooze. In today’s episode we construct the platform itself. A simple mitered frame that gets attached to the “undercarriage” and a series of slats to keep the mattress from falling […]