Woodworking and DIY Tips and Tutorials
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…
If you want to learn how to make a wooden coffee scoop, please follow along, and I will give you the full scoop. Okay, forget my attempt at comedy, but no joke — I’m about to show you how to make a simple, yet elegant coffee scoop. So grab that second cup of coffee…
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…
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…
I could hardly contain my excitement this morning. I spent the morning finishing up my second wood bowl. And—I made my first lever action pen. This will be a big hit with hunters and gun enthusiasts. The pen works much like a click pen. But with this pen you pull the lever down (like…
