Wall Desk – Part 1, Design – Model 1

A multi-post series about designing and making a custom desk. Desk Material Considering it’s high cost it seems natural to spend a little time to emphasize the wood used in building this desk.  The first thing that was specified by my customer was that they wanted the desk to be made out of cocobolo. I [...]

Arnie’s Awl

This is a piece I made for my friend Arnold on my Rikon lathe. I thought he needed an awl so I made him a fancy one. Probably too fancy which means he probably won’t use it for it’s intended purpose. It is totally up to him whether he wants to: Use as a marking [...]

Mortise Jig – Modified Tage Frid

I needed a new mortising jig because the first one I made didn’t work as well as I wanted. So I searched my Fine Woodworking magazine digital library and found what I wanted. Issue #30, Sep/Oct 1981. Title: Routing Mortises Author:  Tage Frid. Using the mortise jig The jig is used for routing mortises of [...]