I make a lot of wood boxes and picture frames so a few years ago I purchased a few Merle band clamps. After using them extensively, I feel like I can now give a proper review of their performance.

I built a new woodworking shop that required buying and setting up the entire space. You want to set up or upgrade your workshop? I’ll tell you what I did and if I regret my purchases.

Challenge: Make a wood box with a drill and no other tools! I took an old power drill and modified it to let me make this box that even the most eagle-eyed woodworker would be none the wiser.

I need to be in the workshop, not doing a comparison of this vs that. To make things easier, here’s a list of the drill bits I love to use in the shop. Hope they help you!

I took ten months to test the Pony Jorgensen F style Bar Clamp against the tried and true Bessey clutch style bar clamp. Here are the results of my test…

I tested toothpaste, mayonnaise, and even fire to see which home remedy really works to remove white water rings from a wood table surface. The results were surprising!

Outdoor bug candles are ugly. I made a beautiful wooden candle holder for my patio candles. It’s round but didn’t require using a lathe! Plus a secret compartment!

I made four workshop mallets from brass, aluminum, stainless steel, and wood. Ultimately, if you want to make a mallet for your workshop this is a solid starting point.

I tried to use construction lumber to make some modern home décor to hang on my wall. But ultimately, things went terribly wrong. It was a mistake that could have ruined my entire project.

This multifunctional display stand easily knocks down for easy storage. It’s a perfect DIY woodworking gift to make because it works in so many settings.

Do power tool woodworkers really need to use hand tools? I examined this topic and talk about a weird plane that you aren’t supposed to sharpen.

I wanted to pick up a mini lathe for turning small things. I took on the challenge of finding the cheapest one and testing it! You can’t imagine what happened…

I have an antique wood whiskey box that I think looks really cool! So I decided to try to build a replica version of the box. Unfortunately, it didn’t go smoothly…

Tools are great, but there are things we can do to enhance them, make them better, stronger, faster. I came up with five different ways to get more from your tools.

Here are 7 habits that I believe makes me a more effective woodworker. I hope some part of it may help you during your woodworking journey.

The best way to hone your woodworking skills is to confine yourself so you have to figure out creative ways to build a project. This rusted bolts wooden box does exactly that. Check it out!

Need to clamp something where a regular clamp can’t reach? There is an easy way to fix this – make a deep reach clamp using some wood scraps.

This desk organizer is completely customizable. You can make pucks that fit inside that are specially made for different functions. It even could work as a candle holder!

I saw this picture in a Fantastic Four comic and knew I had to turn it into scroll saw artwork. It turned into a nightmare project! Was it worth it?

I need an insanely cool picture frame to coordinate with a scroll saw project I made. I set out to create one of the coolest picture frames I could possibly make.