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So at this stage of my renovation, I am floating on air... well, suspended on a couple of 40 year old pieces of lumber. It wouldn't have been so bad had it not been for the fact that it was 3/8" plywood, partially rotted through, on 24" joists! The 2x4s you see on the left are for cutting up for some additional horizontal supports between the floor joists, to further reduce the bending of the plywood as we step on it. Any bowing of the flooring will result in cracked tiling, so I want to reduce it as much...
Feature creep is not just something that happens to computer projects. It can happen to home renovation projects as well. I remember those old woodworking shows, This Old House I believe, that had the famous "Ya might as well" line sprinkled throughout. So the idea was to simply redo the bathroom: new tub, new sink, new cabinets and countertop. Add to that new tile, and you have a nice, shiny, new bathroom. The image to the right shows the view in the bathroom doorway. The old vinyl floor, yellow melamine countertop, and a relatively impractical counter with limited...
There are many people who would say that they are driven by the desire to compete, or driven to madness, but in truth very few can say they are driven by their woodworking skills. Literally, not figuratively. The notable exception to that statement is Joe Harmon, the creative genius behind Splinter, the 700 horsepower supercar that he built with his own hands. That's impressive, but not entirely unusual. There are many grease monkeys putting together their own fibreglass cars in their garages, and though it does make a rare care, Joe Harmon seems to have upped the ante and...
Plywood is a great building material. It is strong, dimensionally stable, and is available in large sheets, up to 4' x 8'. That last benefit is also a problem for most of us woodworkers, since we are often working alone and it is unsafe to wrestle a 4x8 sheet of plywood over the table saw, at least without the aid of a couple partners or the judicious use of infeed and outfeed tables. The one-person solution is to reverse the situation. Instead of moving the wood over the blade, move the blade over the wood! Just use a...
These cherry nightstands were built from 2002 – 2006
This pair of nightstands was taken from Woodsmith Magazine #76, however I modified the plans for height since the original was only 22” tall! I started the project while living at a house that had a double-car garage for my workshop (ah, it was nice to be spread out), but then I moved mid-project, then got married, and never picked it up again at the new house that only had a single-car garage and hence no real workshop. The project gathered dust, and I was actually ashamed that I had started it...