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DONE! Airy Bookshelf DIY Final Results!
I started this project to learn basic woodworking skills to make furniture and wooden house projects. Like many woodworkers starting out, I wanted to do a beginner-friendly(-ish) project that would still be impactful at the end, and motivate me...
How to Apply Wood Wax to Finish the Airy Bookshelf DIY
Bookshelf woodworking isn’t all about the wood, it’s also about the finish! I’ll show you how to apply finish to the Airy Bookshelf DIY, and how to align everything for the final assembly by using dowel transfer plugs. There’s a lot to do, and ...
Chamfering and Sanding for the Airy Bookshelf DIY
Learning how to build furniture, and trying to become a better woodworker, has been very rewarding! I’ve been able to learn so much to complete projects like this one. And today, I’ll be learning how to chamfer the edges of the airy bookshelf b...
Drilling Holes for Dowel Pins with the Dowelmax
To build a bookshelf with dowel joinery, or use dowels for joinery to make furniture in general, it requires planning and precision to get the strongest joint possible. In this article, I’ll be making a “story stick” to ensure everything is don...
Cut the Wood to Make Your Own Bookshelf!
Time to cut the wood for this DIY bookshelf! This has been a long time coming, but it’s FINALLY time to cut all the wood for the brackets. We have a plan. We have a path forward from all the experiments we’ve done. Nothing left to do, except to...
Bookshelves DIY Experiment Results!
The Bookshelves DIY experiments are complete! At least, they will be… I’m
going to review the results from last
time, and then redo some of
the experiments, but BETTER this time! 
We’ll have a path forward by the
end of this article!
...
Bookshelves DIY Experiment Day!
Time again to learn basic woodworking skills with some experimentation 
I’ll be using the new Dowelmax, applying whitewash to wood (but modern
looking!), taping off where the brackets will go on the wall, creating a scrap
bracket to exp...
ACTUALLY Milling the Bookshelf Wood
It is time! 
I know exactly what we want to do with the
bookshelf, I’ve inadvertently practiced milling on wood that I now can’t
use, and I’m motivated to
mill up all the wood that I can use—what more can one ask for?? If you
th...
Final Bookshelf Plan Change I SWEAR!
Despite the fact that we lived with the mockup for a few weeks and decided it was good, after milling up the wood, we realized that the bookshelf would look too heavy for the space. So now, I’m going to make a new design for a more “airy” books...
Milling the Bookshelf's Main Wood
After living with the bookshelf mockup for a few days—weeks
—we’re pretty pleased with it! I’m going to move forward with the
plan and get all the lumber milled up for the final bookshelves.
...
Building a Large Bookshelf Mockup
*Checks watch* 
IT’S BEEN A MONTH SINCE MY LAST POST! 
Finally time to start getting this bookshelf project off the ground! I’m going
to redesign the bookshelves to be standalone, and also make a full-scale mockup
of a bookshel...
Making Router Table Drawers - Part 2 of 2
In my last article, I built the drawers for my router table cabinet. I had a few issues with the fit, but I’ll be fixing those now, and will walk through my thinking on how to solve the problems. I’ll also be installing the drawer handles and r...
Making Router Table Drawers - Part 1 of 2
Since my last article, I’ve ordered a few more tools for the upcoming console
bookshelf project. Guess I’ll just wait around while they are shipped out…
FALSE! This is a perfect time to make some drawers for inside my router table!...
Visiting the Lumberyard
My second time ever visiting a lumberyard, but my first time purchasing wood
there for a project! I’m excited that I’ll be able to pick out some wood with my
wife 
for a project of our own
making 
We’ll figure out the spec...
Console Bookshelf Planning
My most substantial woodworking project to date! A wall-to-wall bookshelf that
will also double as our TV and game console stand—and I’m sure we’ll find some
other uses for the new massive top shelf space 
:tv...
State of the Workshop: January 2024
Time for a shop tour! Every now and then, I’ll be taking a snapshot in time of the workshop. The purpose will be to see how it changes over time, and also to give you, the reader, a more detailed look, as well as my goals for the future of the ...
Outfeed and Work Table: Part 2 of 2
(The following took place on the week of November 05, 2023) Time to finish this mobile work table! In part 1, I did the planning, bought the materials, then cut and finished the wood construction of the table—I would say that was the hard par...
Outfeed and Work Table: Part 1 of 2
(The following took place on the week of November 05, 2023) I’m using my table saw with its small surface size, cutting away at a large sheet of plywood. I begin to struggle with the awkward weight of pushing this large sheet through the saw....
Modular Clamp Wall
(The following took place on the week of October 15, 2023)
I’ve been so excited buying clamps and other tools for my shop, that I forgot
about something important… where am I going to store them?? 
Clamp storage that is sold in stores a...
Hair Bow Box: Final Fabric and Reveal
(The following took place on the week of September 12, 2023)
This will be the last article in this project series 
Continuing
from my last article
here, I’ll be applying
the fabric to the inside of the box, and that will finish the...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...