Making A Quick, Simple and Strong Workbench

Submitted by Keith on Thursday 15/06/2017
Recently a friend of mine got in touch and asked me for help building a workbench.  He wanted something simple and strong to fit in to a space in his garage and he sent me these dimensions. 
 
So I did a drawing on SketchUp, I designed a simple frame made from basic 63mm x 38mm construction timber these are more commonly known as 3x2s, although they actually measure less than 3 by 2 inches.

How I Make My Videos

Submitted by Keith on Thursday 15/06/2017

This video is a bit of a departure from what I normally do - I’ve had a few people ask me to make a video about how I make videos so this video is about how I film, edit and produce my project videos on this channel.   Making the videos is time consuming – I spend at least as long working on the video side of things as I do making the project itself.  So here it is.

FILMING

Laying Wooden Flooring In A Kitchen

Submitted by Keith on Thursday 01/06/2017
In this video I help a friend lay some spruce tongue and groove wooden flooring in his kitchen over a tiled floor.
 
The tiles in his kitchen extended in to his dining room where the tiles were laid over a wooden floor.

Restoring A Mid Century Modern / Ercol Style Coffee Table

Submitted by Keith on Sunday 21/05/2017

In this video I restore a mid century modern / ercol style coffee table that was given to me at car boot sale. 

It had one or two broken legs, and the top had some heat marks and stains and generally looked dry and in bad condition.

The legs had wooden threads which screwed in to the leg mounts on the bottom of the table.  I didn't really like this method of construction so I wanted to come up with something better and more solid.

Jewellery Box made from pallet wood (Part 3 of 3)

Submitted by Keith on Sunday 14/05/2017

To finish off the tray that would sit inside the jewellery box, I first cut a centre section with a small handle (shaped by drawing around a large washer) that would be used to lift the tray in and out of the box.  This was cut on the bandsaw and shaped using a file and some sanding.

I glued the partitions in to the tray.

I then wanted to make a decorative inlay on top of the lid, so I used some sapele and oak offcuts to cut some very small pieces at the bandsaw, glued them together in to a bar.  I then cleaned up one face on the bandsaw.

Jewellery Box made from pallet wood (Part 2 of 3)

Submitted by Keith on Sunday 14/05/2017

The next job was to cut some splines at the mitred corners to re-enforce the strength of the box.

I set my tablesaw blade to a height to ensure it wouldn't cut through to the inside of the box, and used my frame spline jib to cut three slots on each corner, equally spaced.

Jewellery Box made from pallet wood (Part 1 of 3)

Submitted by Keith on Sunday 14/05/2017

In this video I make a jewllery box out of some pallet wood which I believe to be Meranti.

I started by cutting out all the bits with nails in, and then used my electric planer to get one edge and one face of each piececleaned up and square.  

Hand Plane Set Up - in seven simple steps

Submitted by Keith on Thursday 27/04/2017

In this video I talk about how I set up my hand planes in seven simple steps. At the end of the video I talk about my hand plane collection.

My Tools - Corded Hand Power Tools

Submitted by Keith on Sunday 16/04/2017
In this video I talk about the corded hand power tools that I use, where I'll cover what I like about the tools, what I dislike about them and ultimately whether I'd recommend buying them or not.
 
Tools featured in this video are:
 
Bosch PKS 46 Circular Saw (no longer available)

My Tools - Cordless Hand Power Tools (Makita and Bosch)

Submitted by Keith on Sunday 16/04/2017

In this video I talk about the cordless hand power tools that I use, where I'll cover what I like about the tools, what I dislike about them and ultimately whether I'd recommend buying them or not.

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