Today I am rough cutting a charcuterie board outline out of this piece of walnut on the Harvey Ambassador C14 bandsaw. It doesn’t take long to get this piece of wood ready to go. Next I’ll finish cutting this out on the router with the template and a flush trim bit. #harveywoodworking #ban

I am testing out the Kakuri Oire Nomi Chisels again with cutting a notch out of the end of a piece of wood to see how the 18mm chisel does triming out the edges of a notch. It worked out really well for the first time using these. Here is a link to the Kakuri Store to these chisels: https://ka

We are looking at another one of the great tools from Swan Tool Group. Today it's the Merlin square. The ruler in this square is interchangeable with the Red Tail rulers, which also work with the Red Tail offset ruler and the Ridgway square. It has a lay flat design and can also lay over the e

I’m breaking out the Bessey 24” Kbody clamp, for this poplar glue up. These are my favorite clamps for these type of glue ups This will be for a bigger CNC carving for some AI generated 3D models. #tools #clamps #bessey #besseytools #clamping

Today I made this porch sign using the WeCreat Vision Pro laser with the passthrough conveyor. This takes the bed from 19.7" x 12.6" up to 18.11" X 137". You can even choose the number of extensions to use for your project up to the 137" length. My sign only used a 60" lon

Trying out the new Bow Products Expandable Push Shoe. It was developed with Izzy Swan so it has that innovation factor. This can shrink or expand to fit your piece of wood going from 1-3/4" to 6" wide and locks firmly into place. It has an adjustable locking side support. There are three

Time to get the Oliver 8” helical head jointer out and put some nice 90 edges on these 8/4 pieces of poplar. The pieces I glue together will be flattened and then carved on the CNC. #olivermachinery #jointer #woodworking #tools #woodworker

Here is the Tyton Pro-Trac from Swan Tool Group. This unique tool lets you mark different angles, along with nice 90 degree lines. The holes offset at 1/2 allow for convenient parallel line marking. If your mark doesn't line up you just rotate the upper plate until it does and mark your line. Y

I love how fast I can set up these Bora Speedhorses in the driveway. Set these up and throw a piece of plywood on top and you have an instant workbench for those great summer evening work sessions. These are the XT models with adjustable legs. #boratool #oxtool #speedhorse #sawhorse

Tonight I'm taking the Vac-Plate & Puc Workholding Kit from Swan Tool Group for a spin. I'm using it on my CNC table since I use that a lot for things in the shop. This comes with a Vac Plate to attach to your Grabo lifting tool that connects via vacuum tubes to one or two of the includ

I’m using my favorite clamp, the Bessey 24” Kbody clamp, on this poplar glue up. These are always my go to clamps for flat glue ups. This is for a bigger CNC carve for some AI generated 3D models. #tools #clamps #bessey #besseytools #clamping

I broke out the Oliver 8” helical head jointer to put some square 90 degree corners on these 8/4 pieces of poplar. That will help with a nice and flat glue up for a CNC carving. #olivermachinery #jointer #woodworking #tools #woodworker

I love this Oliver Machinery jointer I got last year. It's even better that I can connect my dust collection super quick with the 4" Lightning Lock dust fitting. These make it super easy to switch dust collection between machines.The fittings self align with the strong magnets and hold it

I'm cutting up some 8/4 poplar for some 3D carving on the CNC next week. I love having the SawStop 3 hp 220 volt professional cabinet saw. #sawstop #saw #tablesaw #tools #router

Here is a look at the Ridgeway adjustable try square from Swan Tool Group. It has an adjustable handle that adjusts from 0° to 45° and locks in place. The scale on the back lets you lock in other angles as well. The ruler is interchangeable with the Red Tail Ruler set so you can select different s

It's time to use the Kreg 20V Ionic Drive™ 1/2" High Speed Hammer Drill to install some brackets in my garage wall. I can tell you all about it, but you can see how fast it drills into the concrete wall in my garage.Besides being a great hammer drill at 20,000 BPM, it also operates as a reg

The latest Temple Tool I added to my bench is this Little Demon Dozuki Saw. This has a combo of crosscut and rip cut teeth. Their website can be found at: https://templetoolco.com/ #templetool #saw #littledemon #tools #joinery

I'm using the Surfprep 3"x4" Electric Ray with ProFoam sanding pads to give this solid surface cutting board a nice smooth surface. The profoam pads are quick and easy to change out so you can quickly work your way down through the grits. #surfprep #teamsurfprep #makingsanding

I made a gift tumbler for a friend with his business logo since I thought the logo was so sharp looking. I'm using the Onelaser XRF with the PiBurn Grip 2 rotary. If you use my code "MAKINGATHOME" to purchase a laser through OneLaser, you will SAVE on your order. https://www.1lase

I am trying out the Black Forest LED-UV Cure Oil, which cures in a couple of seconds when hit with a UV LED curing light. That means no waiting for finish to cure. Now I can move on to the next project with no curing time or worrying about dust settling in it. It's amazing the technology we hav