Hair Bow Box: Testing and Applying the Finish

(The following took place on the week of September 12, 2023) Time for some hands-on testing with some finishes! Continuing from my last article here, I’ll be applying the finish I choose after some fun testing. As a quick reminder, here is ...

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Routing the Hair Bow Box Project, Instead of My Fingers!

(The following took place on the week of September 12, 2023) Continuing from my last article here, I’m going to finish the handle for the lid and fix my mistake on it, and make the smooth radius on all the box’s sides with a tool I haven’t use...

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Gluing Up a Large 6-Sided Die: Hair Bow Box Project

(The following took place on the week of September 12, 2023) Continuing from my last article here, I’m going to glue up all the sides and bottom, and drill the hole for the lid handle. This will be my first time ever using Forstner bits! And i...

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Beginning My Hair Bow Box Project

(The following took place on the week of September 12, 2023) Continuing from my last article here, I’ll discuss the design I had settled on, then we’ll get to building! Initial design for the hair bow b...

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Choosing My First Woodworking Project

(The following took place on the week of September 12, 2023) I haven’t done almost any woodworking in nearly 15 years. But I want to get back into it! At least, I think I do. And this is NOT an inexpensive hobby to get into to not be sure… But...

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