End Grain Cutting Board

Here’s an end grain cutting board made from a few left-over pieces of wood in the shop. I got the idea from Wood magazine (I think) a few months ago so I made it for my wife for Christmas. A…

How to Compost Sawdust

If you’re like me, you probably create a good deal of sawdust and wood shavings in your workshop. Making compost is a great way to recycle the sawdust and wood shavings you create. It’s great for your garden or lawn,…

Maple and Cherry Rocking Horse

Here’s a rocking horse I built for my son. I used plans from a book called The Family Handyman: Toys, Games, and Furniture (ISBN: 0895777908), published September 1, 1995. It looks like it might be out of print now, but…

PiShop: Your Name with Digits of Pi

This makes a great gift, t-shirt, mug, etc. for any computer or math geek, friend, child or baby! Write you name or message in up to 100,000 of the infinitely non-repeating digits of pi. Originally published: Mar 21, 2006. Introduction…

PiShop: Your Name with Digits of Pi

This makes a great gift, t-shirt, mug, etc. for any computer or math geek, friend, child or baby! Write you name or message in up to 100,000 of the infinitely non-repeating digits of pi. PiShop is a free online application…

Oak Liquor & Wine Cabinet

I built this specifically for a little nook between the kitchen and the dining room, with a shelf height designed specifically to fit unopened tubes of Glenfiddich. (They don’t really fit anywhere else in the kitchen.) I still plan to…

Poplar and Walnut Spice Rack

OK, so it kind of made me feel like I was in high school woodshop, but my brother-in-law really needed a loaded spice rack for his wedding. I built this one to fit bottles from Penzey’s (well worth a visit…

Two Sets of ESL Flashcards

Download links and listings of the words covered by each set are listed below. Primary words are the words specifically taught (underlined) in the lesson. Secondary words may also be taught, but the student will likely learn them over time…