Subscriber Tips and Tricks Episode 5 - More Woodworking Hacks

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I love it when people tell me improvements they have made on my various tips and jigs, some of them are brilliant and often even more simple, which makes them even more valuable. In this episode, I have a mix of new and some previous ideas, but with subscriber updates that I thought were certainly worth sharing ... 

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/DSX9FkhZZhs

I have had many, many people sending me ideas and updates, and some of you have and are very prolific in your ideas ... you have many of them to share, so I will start off with Michael from near Vancouver Canda who has many ideas he has shared .. this is one of them ... 

Curved Furniture Class - Port Townsend School of Woodworking

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The following course is being offered by the Port Townsend School of Woodworking in Washington State.

Curved Furniture Woodworking Classes - with Seth Rolland and  Kevin Reiswig  

Date: October 7 to 18 - 2019
Boldly go beyond normal, traditionally-rectilinear ways of working with wood

For more information, click here - Port Townsend School of Woodworking

How to Build a Woodworking Workbench: Scale Model Prototype

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It's finally that time for me.  Long, long overdue for me to replace my workbench. It was quickly thrown together as a “temporary” workbench about 23 years ago and has followed me on 3 house moves including 2 complete disassemble and re-assembles and still, I am using it. It has worked well for the most part but it's time to replace it with something more up-to-date and with some accessories I can add on over time.

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/FP3wgkJK9mQ

I have been researching and putting thoughts together on a new workbench for some time and have come up with a simple design I like. The new design is very similar in looks to what I currently have but with some changes for the better ... 

How to Build a Hand Sanding Block for Sanding Discs

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Whenever I am sanding a project down, just before applying a finish, I often use my random orbital sander, but the final sanding job I do is to hand sand - with the grain - every part of the project, and finally, remove all the sanding dust. I ran out of 220 sheet sandpaper on my last project, which prompted me to use a disc pad as a hand sander. This gave me the idea to make a hand sander that uses the same discs as my random orbital sander.

Watch it on Youtube: https://youtu.be/yZBtvbYNc8A

And by using the same hook and loop material I can even quickly change discs or grits when I need ...