3 and a 1/2 years ago I decided I wanted to build a bandsaw, so I went and bought plans from Matthias Wandel over at woodgears.ca. So that means that for 3 and a half years I’ve been putting this build off because I’ve been… Read More »Building a Plywood Bandsaw
It’s been a couple of years since our pet Cocoa passed away, and for the past few months I’ve been entertaining the idea of a new furry friend in the house. I’m very happy to say that this week we brought a new dog into… Read More »Building a doggy bowl stand for my new mate!
I’ve had requests for a shop tour for a while now, but always thought it would be bit boring to sit through. But recently I had a mate come around who isn’t all that into woodworking; but who still seemed fascinated by all the stuff… Read More »Shop Tour – 2017
I’ve been asked this question a fair bit lately, ‘Why do I show my mistakes and leave them in my videos?’ Though to be honest the remarks come in two flavours: ‘Wow, it’s great that you leave your mistakes in!‘ or ‘Dude, you suck, give… Read More »Why do I show my mistakes?
For the longest time I managed to convince myself that I just don’t have the skills required to make anything by hand. I’ve always pictured the ‘hand-tool’ woodworker as being a special elite unit of men, ones that scoffed at the mere mortals who need a… Read More »Making a Marking Gauge
I was tempted at the end of 2014 to let thewoodfather.com slide into a state of decay; updating was just becoming too tedious and time consuming. I was working 2 full time jobs, one was an overnight shiftwork position, and I was quite simply tired all… Read More »2015 – Not bad, not bad at all.
Ok, yeah, it’s been a while… lets see if I still remember how to do this blogging game… Hey! Hi! How are you?! Have you missed me? I haven’t posted in what…2 months maybe? I’m amazed to see that the site is still relevant, it… Read More »I’m back in town!
Here’s a few photos of the Chair Rack build. There wasn’t a plan beforehand and measurements were made to fit the chairs I have, so I’m not sure that any plans are needed; but let me know if you want some and I’ll put something… Read More »Chair Rack Build Gallery
Now that I have the Table Saw powered up and I’ve been using it for a couple of weeks, I thought I’d post a review on it to help anybody else who is trying to find more information on them. I’ve also got a general… Read More »SB12 Table Saw Review
The past couple of months, I’ve had to make a few trips to A&R Secondhand Dealers, a second hand building supply store that is near me. I’ve picked up some cheap timber, a window frame and the sheet metal for my garage from there. Each… Read More »Let there be light
My sparky came around last week to run the wiring for the garage. It was only after he ran all the cords that we stepped back and realised what I’d asked him to do – install 19 power points in my garage! The whole garage… Read More »How many is too many?
Never work with kids or animals! Wait, let me rephrase that. Never work with kids, or they turn into animals… What a disaster race day was! I had high hopes – the kids were super excited, running around having a great time. They ooo’ed at… Read More »Childrens Horse Race Game – Disaster!