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Don't have the money for a table saw, then Make your Own!!!!

I started this project a while ago but only finished it now this idea has been done before but most people just cut a slot in some plywood and attach their circular saw, whereas i got a piece of MDF...

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I'm Back!!!

I have been away recently because I have been so busy on projects lately but I am going to post them right now. The projects are an end grain cutting board made for mahogany and oak, a small stool made...

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2 Top 3's in the 1 Day

I had a great day on lumber jocks yesterday i had got 2 daily top 3’s in the one day with my space saving lumber storage and my small stool made entirely from hand tools, so now i have daily top 3...

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Has Anyone Made A Homemade Lathe??

I want to make a homemade lathe using a powerdrill and was wondering has anyone made one, and if you have what did you use to make it. Thanks for the help :))

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Exotic Hardwood

I am delighted i went into McQuillans in Dublin yesterday and got my first piece of exotic hardwood, i got some zebrano (zebra wood) they were selling loads of pieces of exotic harwood in blanks and in...

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Back Finally !!!!!!

I’m Back finally to my woodshop after being on holdiays for a month. this was extremely though being excluded from youtube my workshop and lumberjocks just because for a whole month we had no wifi but...

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Restoration Of Table, Completed!!!!!

When my grandad was a carpenter he worked in Aras an Uachtairain (the irish presidents house), he brought this table home from there one day when he was in his 20’s because it was going to be thrown...

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Got a mini lathe but cant use it :((

In my last blog entry you may have remembered i asked what is a good mini lathe. I went down to mcquillans blanchards town today and got a Draper 07989 250W 230V Variable Speed Mini Wood Lathe, it has...

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Adams Wood Creation has gone public ( http://www.adamswoodcreation.com )

http://www.adamswoodcreation.comAdams wood creation has gone public. If you were wondering i haven’t been on Lumberjocks for a long time now because i have been working on my website. As we all know...

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Dream

I have always loved playing guitar and obviously doing wood working but i have always wanted to combine the 2 and make an electric guitar i only have an acoustic guitar but i always wanted an electric...

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Thanks to Wade

Wade from generation woodworks ( http://generationwoodworks.com ) did a great favour to me by actually writing an article about me and my new site and he’s been great so i just want to say thanks to...

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Junior Cert Woodwork Project #1: The brief

If you’re from America you probably don’t known what are junior certificate is. It is when we are in 3rd year of secondary school (14 and 15 year olds) and we have big exams in every subject, you also...

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Junior Cert Woodwork Project #2: Nearly there

I am nearly finished the woodworking brief. I have already done the analysis, research, ideas and solutition and working drawing I will be posting pictures of my drawing soon . I have decided to build...

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Junior Cert Woodwork Project #3: Junior Cert Woodwork Project 3

Hi lumberjocks!!!!! Its been a while, i hope everyone had a great christmas! im sorry i havent posted anything but ive been very busy with my boxing, winning the louth championships, and with school...

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Story of My lathe

you look at my old blog entrys you’ll see that my parents got my a draper mini lathe for christmas i had seen some reviews of it and theyre were pretty bad but i was still excited. Well on christmas...

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boxing

if you love boxing please visit and subscribe to my youtube channel, heres the link http://www.youtube.com/user/40Mcollins

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New homemade table saw

after using my homemade table saw for a while now there a lot of things i like about it but also made i dislike so i have decided to make a new table saw with a few adjustments, such as using plywood...

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Junior Cert Woodwork Project #4: its moving right along

recently i have been going at a great pace i have the whole frame assembled and the big drawer done, all i need is the doors the other drawers and then im done :) ohhh… and some sanding :( heres some...

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Home made table saw 2

1) I first started with these drawings with i pretty much followed….. 2) I cut my 3/4” chipboard to 3’ by 2’ and same for the 1/8” MDF 3) i cut a rebate to house the saw in the chipboard this also give...

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Junior Cert Woodwork Project #5: First drawer (no photos)

Because everything is in the classroom now it is more difficult to gather photos i will try and get some for yous. Just to give yous an update i have finished 2 out of 3 drawers (the big one and one of...

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