Recent content by Art Mulder

... almost nothing, Darren! :o It's one of those things that seems so neat beforehand. But once you get it, you're scratching your head about when you really NEED it. Best figure out if you need it before you get it. Also, I have one of the early models that has the 24v spindle which is...

(this is not flat by any stretch, but where else would I post it?) Finished Shot First: A little over four years ago I decided to try my hand at making canoe paddles. It was a lot of fun, and surprising less difficult than I had anticipated, and I kept on making paddles until I had made one...

I needed a present for a family wedding and I decided that a barbecue (bbq? Which do you prefer?) platter would be a nice option. They are similar to cutting boards, but I make them thinner, as they don't need to be that thick to carry a grilled steak inside from the barbecue! I also add a...

... and there on display by the front counter were BOTH of Dave Richards' Sketchup DVDs. :thumb: (Sorry, no photo) How're sales going for you on that, Dave?

Shaker(ish) style nightstand in African Padauk and Maple Recently completed this for my wife. The top and drawer fronts are African Padauk. The rest of the body is hard maple. Yes, the colour is all natural. But yes, the colour will likely change over time. More details, including some...

Have you seen this? It just popped up on my Reddit feed: Kind of amazing... really big organ, though, lots of pipes in that one!

A little brag, if you don't mind... I built this back in 2007/8 and it was published at that time in Canadian Home Workshop magazine. (it has since ceased publication) This spring/summer I was approached by the folks over at Scrollsaw Woodworking magazine about publishing it again. It's now...

I built this several years ago, but just revisited it recently to put together a more detailed web page with many more photos. I also put together a video (at bottom) as you really need to see and hear this to appreciate the noise. Overview: Drop the marbles in at the top, they race down...

As we geared up for the new school year, my wife and I realized that we really needed another writing desk for one of children to use. Given that the school year had already started, I saw this a challenge to build a project very quickly!! (More details and a build video are on my website...

Great job, Stu! This reminds me.... Back in June I was in Colorado on family vacation and my wife and I (and her brother + sister-in-law) went to see Cirque du Soleil in Denver where they were showing "Kurios". Truly an amazing show. I thought of you, Stu, as they had a chair act in the...

Hi Everyone, My son is learning to play the bass guitar. For his birthday, I promised to make him a guitar stand. We wanted something nice, so that the guitar could be out on display in his room, instead of hidden away in the guitar case. After looking around online I came across...

anyone else out there as fascinated as I am with the advent of self-driving cars? Just came across this article today: https://medium.com/backchannel/the-view-from-the-front-seat-of-the-google-self-driving-car-46fc9f3e6088 Yeah it is kind of a self-serving article, written by google... But I...

Happy Star Wars Day! Here is a youtube playlist... seventeen folks posting star wars woodworking projects from the silly to the amazing. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLprpiNrh-8PctCnF1mqxPYFvwcKuPBo24 (and yeah, I'm in there too. Mods can feel free to delete this if it's over the...

Guys, I came across this video on reddit the other day, and I don't think it has been posted here: The first 2 minutes are the same Bosch commercial (with the pounding music) that Ted posted over in the sawstop competition thread. However, if you fast forward through that, AFTER that section...

(Youtube link at the end) I made a couple of cutting boards with inset curves/waves. You start with a cutting board “blank”. I know, it’s tempting to just round the corners and apply finish and be done — you’d have a perfectly good cutting board, eh? — but this is starting point for this...