My wife Julie’s birthday came recently, and I had an entire 8-foot piece of 4/4 cherry left over from the computer desk project.  I’d actually bought her a gift already, but there was an itch that needed to be scratched, and...

It was the best of saws, it was the worst of saws … Okay, that’s stretching.   In truth, the Craftsman 113.243311 “12 inch band saw sander” was neither the best nor the worst; like many Craftsman tools of its era,...

The shop is evolving as I get more active with my woodworking again.  Back in November I got rid of the tiny Tradesman drill press I’d had and replaced it with a Jet JDP-12.  The Jet is a pleasure to use, but of course it’s a...

Since getting my shop back in October I’ve built a bed, a night stand, a laptop desk, a closet system, and a full-sized computer desk.  I’ve always tended toward large projects, usually furniture pieces and the like....

At this point the desk is largely complete.  All that’s left are the drawers and some final assembly.   Drawers The drawers for this desk are nothing special.  There are four in total:  two 4-inch high drawers, one left and one...