Are you interested in making handmade utensils to spice up your kitchen? What about a gift for Mom, Dad or the grandparents? In this tutorial, I will show you how to make an ice cream scoop. It’s made from a kit that comes in either a gold plating finish or a chrome finish. My wood…
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Making a Cherry Bowl
To me there’s nothing more satisfying than taking a raw piece of wood and turning it into a useful craft. In this post, I will step you through how I made the cherry bowl pictured above. This will not be a full-fledged tutorial because I’m still in the learning stages (this is the second bowl…
Make a Flagstone Patio
This past spring my wife and I got rid of the family trampoline. A little sad, but the kids are in college now. We were left with this big circular void in our backyard. So, I said, “I got it — let’s build a patio and fire pit before the Martians think this is a…
Make a Cutting Board
I recently finished up a cutting board for my sister-in-law. Shhhhh — don’t tell her. It’s supposed to be a surprise. Follow along, and I will show you in just a few steps how I made it.
Turning My First Wood Bowl
I absolutely love the adventure of woodworking. I’m thankful to the Creator for giving us this abundant and useful resource we call wood. Think about what wood has meant to the progress of civilization over the centuries. Ok—I digress. This past weekend I decided to expand my woodworking skills to bowl turning. This was…