Go with the Grain, Young Man
In the last video post, the Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest part eight, I attached the banding to the corners of the carcase boxes. A reader asked if I had considered “the grain direction between the two...
View ArticleThe Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest – Part Nine
In the last video post, the Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest part eight, the walnut banding was attached to the perimeter of the boxes. This was the final stage in the main carcase construction and leads me...
View ArticleReclaimed and Recycled
I don’t know what it’s like where you live, but here in Toronto, it seems there’s a fever for reclaimed wood decor these days. Every store front sign, retail business, restaurant table top and bar...
View ArticleMaterial Options
Plywood? Solid-core substrate? Solid wood? All three of these material options were used in projects in my latest book, The Unplugged Woodshop. I often get asked why, where and when, I choose to use...
View ArticleThe Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest – Part Ten
In the last video post, The Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest part nine, the lid was made and the leather interior was applied. That finished off the wood and leather work for the project. ( except for the...
View ArticleAt the Pre-Finish Line
In the last video post, the Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest part ten, I applied a few coats of shellac, and then installed the hardware. If that seems a little backwards, I suppose it is. But as you know,...
View ArticleA Router Plane, or Three?
If you watched my last video post, the Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest part ten, you watched me use no fewer than three Router planes to install the hardware. Three router planes! If you said that to me 12...
View ArticleThe Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest – Part Eleven
After an enlightening week at Rosewood Studio, I’m pleased to get back to the Medicine Chest series. In this final video, the eleventh of the series, you’ll see me installing the locks and the...
View ArticleLocked and Loaded
In the last (and final) video post, the Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest part eleven, I installed the locks. Now, if you’ve ever looked for small box locks online, you’ll discover that there are MANY...
View ArticleSome Riveting News
Sorry for the misleading headline, I don’t have anything completely engrossing or compelling to tell you about- unless of course you actually find rivets exciting? Well good news ~ I do too! So,...
View ArticleThe Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest – Part Nine
In the last video post, the Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest part eight, the walnut banding was attached to the perimeter of the boxes. This was the final stage in the main carcase construction and leads me...
View ArticleReclaimed and Recycled
I don’t know what it’s like where you live, but here in Toronto, it seems there’s a fever for reclaimed wood decor these days. Every store front sign, retail business, restaurant table top and bar...
View ArticleMaterial Options
Plywood? Solid-core substrate? Solid wood? All three of these material options were used in projects in my latest book, The Unplugged Woodshop. I often get asked why, where and when, I choose to use...
View ArticleThe Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest – Part Ten
In the last video post, The Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest part nine, the lid was made and the leather interior was applied. That finished off the wood and leather work for the project. ( except for the...
View ArticleAt the Pre-Finish Line
In the last video post, the Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest part ten, I applied a few coats of shellac, and then installed the hardware. If that seems a little backwards, I suppose it is. But as you know,...
View ArticleA Router Plane, or Three?
If you watched my last video post, the Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest part ten, you watched me use no fewer than three Router planes to install the hardware. Three router planes! If you said that to me 12...
View ArticleThe Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest – Part Eleven
After an enlightening week at Rosewood Studio, I’m pleased to get back to the Medicine Chest series. In this final video, the eleventh of the series, you’ll see me installing the locks and the...
View ArticleLocked and Loaded
In the last (and final) video post, the Good Dr.’s Medicine Chest part eleven, I installed the locks. Now, if you’ve ever looked for small box locks online, you’ll discover that there are MANY...
View ArticleSome Riveting News
Sorry for the misleading headline, I don’t have anything completely engrossing or compelling to tell you about- unless of course you actually find rivets exciting? Well good news ~ I do too! So,...
View ArticleAsk me Anything ~ Episode 04
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