Our Picks

Welcome to our annual Adopt a Warrior Family For Christmas Project. This album showcases the wonderful prizes offered to our community by our sponsors and members alike for the purpose of raising funds for our warrior family and their Christmas this year. 

Introduction
It's that time of year again folks! And it's time for us to step up to the plate and support the men and women and families who put it all on the line to keep our nation safe, the men and women of our Armed Forces!
We are very thankful that we are able to team up with Soldiers Angels

"What's It" Basic Rules Reminder
For a full run down on this project and rules please go to: The Patriot Woodworker and MWTCA "What's It" project
Only Patriot Woodworker Members are eligible to participate and receive the award. If a verified and referenced answer is not arrived at by the end of each month's "What's It" project, a random draw will be performed for a "One Year MWTCA Club Membership".

This is a Shaker style Lap Desk that I made for my eldest grandson. It has a pencil trough slot at the top (zoom in). 

I was reflecting on my woodworking projects and they seem to fall into three categories - home related (furniture, storage, organization), gifts (frames, boxes, trivets), and dog stuff. This last category combines two of my loves - woodworking and dogs. A win win. Here's some of my pup projects.

What is a Kerfmaker?

The Kerfmaker is a tool that simplifies the process of making accurately sized grooves, dados and half-lap joints. Even half-lap joints that are not at a 90° angle are very easy to make with this tool. Once it is adjusted for the cutter and stock width, it is used as a spacer against a fixed stop to accurately cut both sides of the groove. It’s perfect for cutting dados for sheet goods, which often vary in thickness, as well as box and drawer making, and half-lap joints.
It is perfect for: Frame work, box makers, carcass work, drawer making and the list goes on and on. It is a tool that once used, you will never want to lose.
 

 
Thanks for looking! 
Cheers! 
MrRick

I wanted to be able to make beads anywhere and decided to make a "Center Bead Moulding Plane".

This plan shows how to build a 3 gun dump box for competition use.

New to this site and thought given the focus, I would share some projects that have led to some donations for veterans.
 

Intro
Ah yes! ...  Another moulding plane. The "V Groove" moulding plane is rare! Maybe even rarer than Snipe Bill Moulding planes. So forget trying to find one and buying it. Instead I managed to get enough details to make one. Man ‘o man does it work beautifully!

Like my "simple edge beading tool" here's a simple way to make a mortise gauge.  A block of scrap wood and two flat head screws. It helps to face the screw slots vertically facing down. It cuts better. 

It doesn't get any simpler or easy to make and use!!

Very effective. Cost: pennies. If that. 

" If you like it give it a 👍 "

Cheers!
MrRick

This is a scanned document of the now defunct Workbench Magazine of this era. Permission was granted by the new Workbench Publication for The Patriot Woodworker community to copy and use the old Workbench Magazine at our pleasure, and for free distribution and re-use.
 

 

A common fix I had to do was removing a blush from finish caused by water.  Often a glass, flower pot, etc. would leave a white mark. 

Before it fell apart and before the main editors left, they put together a beginner's guide to woodworking, including a starter tool set and a few projects.  Now it appears the guide is in book form and for sale, but the PDF version is still around and free.

Sycamores are always dropping limbs and the limbs are almost always gnarly, misshapen, and often spalted before they ever hit the ground. In other words, they are ideal for turning little rustic birdhouse ornaments. 
 

 

 

 

 

I enjoy doing most of my wood working projects with hand tools. I feel that I've become adept roughing stock with handsaws and squaring all four sides by hand planing. I've also become much better at joinery over the years with my favorite being handcut dovetails.

This is a scanned document of the now defunct Workbench Magazine of this era. Permission was granted by the new Workbench Publication for The Patriot Woodworker community to copy and use the old Workbench Magazine at our pleasure, and for free distribution and re-use.
Have fun with this wonderful throwback child's rocker. You'll have a some patterns for chair parts, all you need to do is scale them to fit your needs. Have fun!

Good Monday morning!
Good Monday morning Patriot Woodworkers! What did you get done over the weekend, and what have you planned for the week ahead! Inquiring minds want to know. Please tell us what's happening in your shops, your life, and any events going on with you. Thank you for being here folks!

I’ve  made a number of moulding planes now but have always had it in mind that one day I’d make an “ Classic Ogee” moulding plane. I knew it could be a challenge because it’s a step up from making Rounds and Hollows. This seemed true to me because an ogee is the combination of a Round (see “a”) and Hollow (see “b”) on the same blade (see “c”) and sometimes with a quirk in between. Think of a quirk as a little stepped recess. Cutting the “Round” portion for the blade (see “a”) is finicky but not too difficult because you are using a round file for shaping. However, cutting the “Hollow” portion (see “b”) can be difficult because a number of small files are required to shape the curve and you are placing a quirk in between.

Had a little fun, a nice break from my chair build and finally did something to benefit the shop, I just happened on a simple hand saw till by Lee Valley and on a whim I decided, what the heck, I have some scrap, and a little time, and a few saws that are currently hanging on nails on my wall. They need a home, and I liked the idea that it sits on french cleats and I can remove it and have it nearby where I am working, if needed, I seriously doubt it, my shop is small enough that a little 10 walk to the wall where the till is hanging, aint gonna kill me.

This came from a retiring judge's chamber.  It's a map of Michigan surrounded by the Great Lakes made completely out of Petoskey stones (It's a Michigan thing).  The state is made up of cut stones in the shape of each county.  I have no idea how old it is, but it's not a teenager.  It measures about 42" across, including the 1 x 6 frame, which is connected to the 1/2" plywood the stones are fastened to. 

It started off with a bunch of Baltic birch  boxes from an auction of a Sam's Club where I got the whole wine display rack for  less than $8.  Besides the 30 or so boxes, I got some 2x4s, some  plywood, a box of 100 or so square-drive screws, and a metal rack that I gave to a friend who has a feed supply business. 

Not sure what kind of wood this is, it sanded easily which is good because I had some deep end grain tear out.  Worth the effort as it has a lot of character. 

A plan schematic from the old defunct Workbench Magazine. This issue was January-February 1964.
Workbench Magazine was contacted and permission was given to display these file types here.

This is a scanned document of the now defunct Workbench Magazine of this era. Permission was granted by the new Workbench Publication for The Patriot Woodworker community to copy and use the old Workbench Magazine at our pleasure, and for free distribution and re-use.
Got kids! Even if you don't this Locomotive Toybox chest will bring out the kid in any woodworker. I thought this would be a fun one to publish here today, basic construction, and perhaps this will end up in a child's life by Christmas! Have fun!