Woodworking and DIY Tips and Tutorials
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…
Check out these cool circuit board pens I love how these circuit board pens turned out. I’ve sold quite a few and they seem to be a favorite with engineers and techies. I made a tutorial for a wooden pen very similar to the circuit board pens. You can see my tutorial–How to Make a Wooden Pen–on…
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…
I love these bullet pens from Penn State Industries. These are fresh off my wood lathe and will probably end up in someone’s stocking for Christmas. I decided to call these safari pens because both woods are from Africa. The one on the left is Zebra wood and has a bolt-action mechanism. The one…
