Woodworking and DIY Tips and Tutorials
Pen Turning 101 Perhaps you’ve just retired and you’re looking for a fulfilling hobby to stay creative and productive. Perhaps you’re looking for a distraction from a busy, hectic life. Maybe you’d like to explore an additional income stream. All of these are valid reasons to turn to pen turning. I’ve been turning pens…
6 Easy Steps on How to Make a Hard Hat Birdhouse I love discovering ways to recycle discarded materials into something practical and useful. Recently, I was riding down the Silver Comet bike trail here in Atlanta and noticed a couple of birdhouses made from old hard hats. You may not know this, but hard…
Enter to win a handmade writing pen It’s giveaway time again. Mother’s Day will be here before you know it. High school seniors will be graduating in a few months. A few young men will enjoy the honor of being elevated to the rank of Eagle Scout. A handmade pen makes a great gift for…
Pinewood Derby Speed Tips Take a look at the kid’s expression in the picture below. That happens to be my son, who, several years back, won first place in his Cub Scout Pack for the Pinewood Derby Race. Now flash back a few years from our big win, and you would have seen the opposite…
So you finally decided to buy your first wood lathe. That’s excellent, because you will be able to make a variety of cool projects–pens, bowls, bottle stoppers, salt and pepper mills, game calls, fishing lures, and the list goes on. This post gives some practical advice on choosing a wood lathe and matching it toward what you…
