Woodworking

Always one more project. Over the past few months I have received a spike in people purchasing digital plans from me. It’s not a big surprise since everyone is stuck at home due to shelter in place orders. Although I do like making a little supplementary income from the […]

Inspiring Others to Make Something

29 Apr, 2020 in Woodworking by Brian

Building a Kids Playset with God With my kids growing, seemingly faster and faster I can’t help but feel the pressure to seize every moment before it is gone. For quite some time now I have been toiling over exactly what I want to include in a playset my kids […]

Building a Kids Playset with God

26 Jul, 2019 in Woodworking by Brian

I own quite a few books about woodworking as well as digital versions of every issue of Wood Magazine ever published. But admittedly, when it comes to the medium I primarily use for continued inspiration, or learning of new woodworking techniques, I most often turn to YouTube. However, while […]

Is Instant Gratification Preventing You From Enjoying The Journey?

25 Sep, 2018 in Woodworking by Brian

With nearly every project I get to a point where I start to see the finish line. When I reach this point I begin to loose interest in the current project and my mind starts to wonder and obsess over the next one. At the moment I am doing my […]

Looking ahead to bigger projects

21 Aug, 2018 in Woodworking by Brian

Building because I can.. not always to save money Often times I build things or tackle projects for my home to save a significant amount of money. I have saved thousands over the past couple of years by completing projects such as remodeling my kids rooms and building a dining […]

Building because I can.. not always to save money

7 Aug, 2018 in Commentary / Woodworking by Brian

Picture Frame Happy 5 year anniversary Every year for our anniversary my wife and I do our best to get each other gifts that coincide with the traditional gifts for each year of marriage. We never really had a discussion about it but for the past 5 years we both […]

Happy Anniversary – Church Pew Picture Frame with Inlay and ...

18 May, 2018 in Woodworking by Brian

For over a year I have been climbing over a pile of garden/yard tools to get to anything in my garage storage room. Lately the pile was so bad it was prevented me from being able to access the main electrical panel for my house. For both safety and convenience […]

Easy DIY Garden Tools Rack

11 Apr, 2018 in Woodworking by Brian

I recently completed building an outfeed table / work bench, for my shop. I will be the first to give credit where the credit is due. The original plans for the build were created by Stone & Sons Workshop. The plans are great just as is, without any modifications. If […]

Modifying plans to fit your own needs

1 Apr, 2018 in Woodworking by Brian

Bigger is not always better. Throughout my history of building furniture a general trend has emerged that I believe my parents first pointed out when I was in high school making various pieces of furniture for their house. I tend to build furniture that is very large and masculine. I […]

Bigger is Not Always Better

28 Mar, 2018 in Furniture / Kids Toys / Woodworking by Brian

As a father of very young children most of my shop time occurs after 9pm, or whenever we finally get the kids fed, bathed, and off to bed. With our youngest child getting his first couple of teeth he has had a little trouble sleeping through the night. The other night, […]

In the Zone

22 Feb, 2018 in Woodworking by Brian