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In what has to be a record,
Neil Buchan made a secret-compartment pencil holder hours after I posted the video! Can you guess he made it for his daughter?
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Ty Lam, from Boston, is just getting started on woodworking but starting out big. Check out some of his work. This is a really beautiful table made out of 2x4s and scrap marble. He even had a go at my candle holder.
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If you do any woodworking, you will make picture frames. And as soon as you start, requests for more will never end! Les Cain has been cranking out lots of versions of my simple picture frame. Those are his grandkids, CJ and Hope.
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Dave Rutan sent me a shop-made clamp. Its very clever and looks pretty simple to make. Plus, you can make is with scrap lumber...a lot cheaper than buying clamps. (Seen how much clamps are lately? Ouch.) Dave was also kind enough to write up instructions on how to make your own!
Here are a couple of PDFs:
How to make the bar clamp
An improved spinner for the clamp
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Wanted to share this quick video from Johnny and Joe, who entered my video contest. (That a 1950s Craftsman bandsaw they showed in their video entry. Pretty cool.) But mostly, kids like these are further indication that the future is not a bleak as some of us old guys want to believe. Thanks gentlemen.
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The Christmas projects keep rolling in. You still have a whole weekend left to make last-minute gifts, too. Then things can begin to get back to normal!
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When people ask for gift project ideas, I always mention candle holders. They make great gifts and you can make on in a couple hours! Heres a beauty from
Bill Wilson. Made with paduik and okume, its scalloped edges make it unique.
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Train whistles! If you havent made any these yet, give them a shot. All you need is a scrap of 2x4 and a dowel. Here are two from John Schutz. He used a fine-point Sharpie to draw the design, then finished with polyurethane.
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But Robert Mclennan took the whistle to a different level of creativity with this train train whistle!
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Stocking hangers! Still time to get these made before Christmas Eve. Hey, Santa doesnt even mind if you dont have a mantel. Pantelis Beglis (???????? ????????) made these two on the balcony of his apartment in Thessaloniki, Greece. (His second woodworking project!) He donated them to his sons kindergartens Christmas Bazaar where they fetched 10€ each.
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High School art teacher Kevin Babcock, up in Maine, got very creative by making five stocking holders.
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Quarto! Its all the rage this year.
Mike Stone cranked out a bunch! I like the inlaid circles and the storage. Made with birch, oak, and walnut.
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Finally, Alain Vaillancourt (The Woodpecker) just made his own version. Heres his video.
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I never really know which of my projects will strike a chord with viewers, but I think I have had more people send me versions of my garden bench than any other project.
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Will Smiths version. He went with 1x4s instead of 1x3s for the slats. That makes it even easier!
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Jim Sheltons bench. I like the dark color.
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And Bob Stoehrs:
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Sam Rusch built his bench without arms. (The bench, that is, not Sam.) Total cost of lumber: about $10.
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Here is Adrian Thewliss take on my recent planter box. Hes got bell peppers planted in his. Plus, it turns out Adrian is a local boy...friends with my neighbor two doors down.
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Here is a great idea for an outdoor table. Jim Feickert built this using old pallets. Very cool idea.
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Finally, I had to show you this pair of "punisher chairs" from Ron Buchanan. Halloween is right around the corner, you know.
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The springtime project ideas are rolling in! Lets get started by probably the most classic outdoor project, the Adirondack chair.
Bob Egbert made these:
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Nelson Conde Lobo Martins in Brazil also took on the American Classic:
And a picnic table! (Wow...Brazil looks a lot like Southern California!)
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Heres a great idea for spring. Carmen Salamone built this potting table out of cedar. He had enough leftover wood to build a planter box too!
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Teds Woodworking update:
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Wanted to post this
link to an article Matthias wrote about the April Fools video we made together. You might find it of interest is you are curious about the technical part of making that video.
I can tell you that it is far easier to make a straightforward woodworking video, but its really fun to challenge myself from time to time, too!
Spring is here!I want to see if I can come up with some springtime projects. If you have built any special outdoor projects or are working on something, send me pictures! Time to start spending some time outdoors.
Ted, oh Ted...where are you?If any of you has a copy of Teds Woodworkings 16,000 plans DVD, let me know. Id really like to do a review of it for my web site. Ted, dude...you are hard to find. No contact info on your web site. I had to do a whois domain query to find an admin email address. I sent you a message, but havent heard from you.
Im sure you watch my videos, because they keep (accidentally, Im sure) getting taken from my channel and re-uploaded to various YouTube channels...and they all direct viewers to your web site. Curiouser and curiouser.
Anyway, Ill keep at it. Maybe if I just say "TEDS WOODWORKING" a bunch of times in this post, it will draw you or other Google searchers here. Ill try it:
Teds Woodworking 16,000 woodworking plans Teds Woodworking 16,000 woodworking plans Teds Woodworking 16,000 woodworking plans Teds Woodworking 16,000 woodworking plans Teds Woodworking 16,000 woodworking plans Teds Woodworking 16,000 woodworking plans Teds Woodworking 16,000 woodworking plans Teds Woodworking 16,000 woodworking plans Teds Woodworking 16,000 woodworking plans Teds Woodworking 16,000 woodworking plans.
Cool. Hope to speak with you soon.
Hey, somebody made the banana hanger!
George Raburns son,
Jay, liked it enough to make one himself. Nice job Jay...its a great project for kids.
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And speaking of kids, Mathew Agate is back with his second woodworking video. He took on my folding stool. Came out really nice! Plus, his dad Michael drew up some actual plans for the stool if you would like to make one of your own. Heres a PDF. And check out their web site The Newfoundland Woodworker. Thanks guys!
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You just gotta love this little reindeer
Robert Flores made. Plus, he was kind enough to draw up a sketch if youd like to make your own. (PDF) I may give this a try.
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Have friends or family that use those K-cup coffee makers?
Randy Dressen made this slick looking dispenser.
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Michael Dower had the suggestion to make a spice rack. Well, Michael, heres one I made quite some time ago. Its keeps the spices really handy and out of the cabinet. (I hated having to fish around for them.) The most expensive part was buying all the jars. But they are all labeled and in alphabetical order!
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Over on Facebook, Peter Van Winden posted this really great idea. Its a greeting card he made for his wife. Pretty cool...a card someone will want to actually save!
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Keep those gift ideas rolling in!
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Catching up on some viewer projects.
It seems Quarto turned out to be my most popular project this past Christmas season. It has been fun seeing all the variations you have come up with.
Jeff Hammond had the clever idea to add a chalkboard top to this one he made for his nephews so they can keep score as they play!
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Bill Wilson made his version for his granddaughter. Not having a lathe, he used dowels for the round pieces:
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"Byrdie" as he is known around the interwebs, made a couple of Quarto games as gifts and had the great idea to include a set of instructions with each one. If you would like to make a game as a gift, you here are his instructions all ready for you to print out.
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Quick project idea! Even though Christmas has passed, there are always occasions to make quick gifts. Marinos Georgopoulos, a new woodworker in Greece with limited space and no power tools made these candle holders for his first project. Woodworking gifts dont have to be complicated to me well-received. I love the colors on these.
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Another first project. This one from Mike Chambers who was ambitious enough to make this hickory and maple jewelry box for his wife. I always like to tell new woodworkers that boxes make good projects to start with. You can learn a lot of basic woodworking techniques by making one.
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And speaking of boxes, check out Freeman Colemans first hardwood project he made out of tiger caspi wood. (Its based on a video I made ages ago.) Freeman says he never touched a saw until a month ago! Not bad at all.
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It seems no update is complete without including a mallet! Here is one that Eric Duran made from olive wood.
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Mikk Sülla in Estonia has been making end grain cutting boards. Cutting boards are great projects and leave a lot of room for creativity. He made these using oak, ash, birch, maple and walnut. Every woodworker should make at least one cutting board!*****
This little snowman from Randy Cosgrove is too cute not to share. Maple, walnut and padauk. Randy recently got a lathe and discovered Carl Jacobson’s web site and wood turning videos. Even if you dont you have a lathe, Carls weekly videos are worth watching!
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Dont forget: its storage and organization month! Heres a great storage project for you winos. I mean wine drinkers. Stan Peters wine rack.
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A follow-up to Fridays charging station video.
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