Shop Project - Make a table saw cross cut sled - Important jig for accuracy

One jig you should really make for your table saw is a cross cut sled. It will improve your accuracy and ability to make repeatable cuts. Whatever you are making, it will make things much easier. So after about two years with this saw, I finally got around to making a cross-cut sled. I even used the 5 cut method to check the accuracy of the fence.

Make a Wooden Placekicker Toy for the NFL Kickoff

I had one of these toys when I was a child. You would hit him on the head and he would kick the football, hopefully through the goal post. I made a version out of wood so I could have my very own wooden football kicker with a super toe.

Make a Simple Step Stool with Dowel Joinery - I Show You How to Make It Complicated.

A step stool is a simple project and it is an excellent choice for trying dowel joinery. What I can do is goof it up and make it as complicated as possible.

How to Make a Candle Holder with a Decorative Inlay

Watch me show you how to (and not to) make a Candle Holder. I made this for my wife's PartyLite candles. It is made of some Red Oak I had lying around with some walnut for a (this time intentional) decorative inlay. It is an easy, quick project, and the Danish Oil finish really lets the wood pop with its natural color.

Make this End Table - Watch Ken Use "Real" Woodworking Joinery

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Watch in awe (or amusement) as I try to make a table using real woodworking joinery. What I end up with is a reasonably nice small end table.

Make this Rolling Moon Prop for Musical Number. You know you want to.

 My daughters dance group was doing the number "Show Off" for a couple of dance competition. So I took some 2 by 4's, plywood, and paint and created a wheeled moon prop. It's my first theatrical prop.

Make a Simple Shelf using Rabbet Joints

 This is a very easy wall shelf to make.  It is constructed using rabbet, not rabbit, joints. Poplar isn't the best staining wood, but if you use pre-stain conditioner it can turn out alright.

Shop Project - Make a Simple Stand for Your Thickness Planer from 2 x 4's and Plywood

I have a new thickness planer. I was going to just put it on the workbench when needed. However at 80 pounds, it just too heavy to move around much. I decided to make a simple and cheap stand from

Make a Simple Tea Light Candle Stand

These tea light stands are simple to make and don't cost a lot of money. I picked up some maple and oak at the green box store for about $10 and a pack of 16 tea lights at the dollar store for, well, a dollar. I wanted something a little different from the tea light stands I'd seen, so I went with this

Make an Over-Stretcher for Your Dancer, Gymnast, or Cheerleader

My daughter needed something to help her with her over splits. Against my better judgement, I looked at some online pictures of similar items and came up with the following. Now I just have to