Unless you work exclusively on small projects or turnings, you probably own at least a couple of pipe clamps.  They are incredibly strong, virtually unbreakable, flexible, and economical — what’s not to like? When most people...

My dresser build started with a trip to Woodcraft in Rockville.  They had some beautiful cherry and walnut pieces in 4/4, which I snapped up.  I had intended to use soft maple for the frames and drawer boxes, but they didn’t have...

As I mentioned in my recent planer-related post, Julie and I need a new dresser.  Truthfully, we need a bedroom set — what we have now is a hodgepodge of mismatched, craptastic pieces from Ikea, Target, and Mattress Discounters...

(Okay, I groaned at that one a little myself!)   I decided it was time to start replacing the crappy random furniture pieces in Julie’s and my bedroom.  The first piece to go is the shoddy Ikea dresser we’ve been sharing...

Before I built my HDPE assembly table top, I used my knock-down work table base without a table top for my Penn State portable planer.  The planer sat on a plywood subbase with cleats  that captured the insides of the two rails on the...