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Barn Wood Hat Stand

I bought this really cool Indiana Jones hat, which I love! I don’t want my hat simply sitting on the work bench so I made a cool stand for it.

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Wooden Fossil Inlay

This is the most ambitious inlay project I’ve ever tackled. I tried to inlay individual wooden dinosaur bones. How did I do?

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Name Change!

What ever happened to The Genealogist Woodworker? Well, it was simply time to move on. Here’s why…

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5 Cheap or FREE Tools!

We all have to save money where we can. I was thinking about tools that I use every day that were cheap or free. Here’s what I came up with.

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Space-Saving Lumber Cart

An organized shop is an efficient shop. I desperately needed to organize my wood scraps so I built this lumber cart to solve the problem!

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Daredevil Prop Sign

Ever see something in a movie or tv show and immediately want that item? That’s how I felt about this sign from the Netflix show Daredevil.

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Houndstooth Cutting Board

There are cutting boards and then there are CUTTING BOARDS! This houndstooth cutting board may be my favorite cutting board project yet.

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Homemade Picture Frames

Picture frames are a fantastic gift because you can batch them out. I recently made a batch of them myself. Check them out!

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Serving Board Gifts

I gave myself two hours to make a Christmas present in the shop. I grabbed a locust slab and got started. Did I pull it off?

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Picture Frame Jig

Is this the best woodworking jig that one can ever make? I think it might be. What do you think?

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New Drum Sander

I finally bought a drum sander for the shop. This post tells you about how to set it up and how I put it to the test.

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Christmas Gift Bowls

It’s time for us woodworkers to get in the shop and make some Christmas gifts for people. Let’s start with wooden bowls!

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How to Dye Wood

Why would you dye wood instead of staining it? In this project, I explain exactly why dye is amazing to use.

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DIY Hallway Table

This is a classic looking walnut table that looks good in a hall or entry way. And here’s exactly how I made it.

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Workshop Lighting

Don’t get befuddled by workshop lighting options. Here is the down and dirty information you need to fix your shop lighting.

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Live Edge Table

This is perhaps the largest project I’ve ever built! It’s a salvaged oak dining room table with matching benches. Read how I did it.

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Colonial Dice Game

A recreation of a Revolutionary War era dice game. Plus, I tell a story about a little known patriotic family during the war.

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Wooden Ribbon Box

This may be the prettiest wooden box you’ll ever see. How can you wrap a box with a wooden ribbon? Click to find out!

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Wooden Nintendo Game

Why in the world would I make a wooden version of a Nintendo NES game? Because it’s awesome; that’s why.

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Walnut End Table

This custom walnut end table is part of my Wadsworth Collection of furniture. See how you can customize it even further.

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