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07 Oct

Posted on October 7, 2017 in

This past Christmas, my wife and I wanted to continue the tradition of hand-making some gifts out of wood. We looked online for inspiration and came up with the idea to make a Santa Claus, reindeer and some snowmen out of 4x4-inch wood posts. I already had the wooden posts leftover from...

26 Dec

Posted on December 26, 2014 in

A few years ago, my Mom gave me a book and asked that I make a box out of it using the book's cover. I tried to make it before last Christmas, but got frustrated and gave up. I didn't have much experience with fine woodworking. This year, I asked a...

13 Oct

Posted on October 13, 2014 in

I made this poker table light to hang over my Big Red poker table because I couldn't find a light that I liked. It's basically a wooden shell that hangs over a shop light. I cut out "Big Red Poker" on each side to give it a glowing look. It was...