With springtime comes baseball and this year with baseball came a question from my son. “Dad, do you have the tools to make a baseball bat?”
The Pole Lathe
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Category Archives: techniques
Whittling Links and Knots
On a visit to the Chicago Historical Society during the 1990′s there were two items in a Civil War gallery that stuck with me. One was the bed Abraham Lincoln died in, and the other was a giant wooden chain made of interlocking links carved by a prisoner of war.
Side-by-Side Illusion
My guess is this illusion has something to do with veneering. What do you think?
Spoon Carving
If I were to list all the things I would like to someday make out of wood, a spoon would not be on that list.
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Installing Drawer Slides
The pieces that I build are not meant to be housed in a museum. When building a drawer, I expect it to be loaded down with stuff and slammed shut. It should be able to handle the usual activities of every day life.
This is my process for installing drawer slides.
Thanks, Norm.
When I lived in a third floor apartment in Chicago, one of my pleasures was watching Norm Abram on Saturday mornings build a project.
MDF Doors
To make a simple, paint-ready, Shaker-style cabinet door here is one technique.