I’ve been itchin’ recently for a mechanical project. As a woodworker, I’m a furniture man through and through. Sometimes a father just gotta put some flames on his boy’s new set of wheels. It’s a balance bike, or as I will call it now, a suicide trike. The physics (and teaching) of bicycles holds theContinue reading “This Week in the Shop: Balance Bike”
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Woodworking Plans: The Kid’s Bed Frame
Last year, I posted a quick project: The Bed Frame. It has since become the most searched for post on this website, garnering a little over a thousand views with no publicity. People like to build beds. It’s taken a while, but I’ve put together a small PDF which outlines how I make my simpleContinue reading “Woodworking Plans: The Kid’s Bed Frame”
WoodshopCowboy on Facebook!
If you enjoy the projects, plans, tool primers & gear reviews, curriculum, lessons and (maybe) a few of the editorials you see here, show your support by liking WoodshopCowboy on Facebook! At thirty likes I’ll throw all the names in for a hat for up a prize – the Tea Box in maple and walnut. So goContinue reading “WoodshopCowboy on Facebook!”
This Week in the Shop: Kid’s Play Table
The finished play table I first blogged about last Friday. If you look close you can see some screw holes on the top. I used short 1″ #8 wood screws to get everything together…but when I put the pieces together, I found the fit snug enough that I didn’t need the screws. I’ve included anContinue reading “This Week in the Shop: Kid’s Play Table”
This Week in the Shop: Locomotive Bed
One of the neat challenges in designing furniture (and teaching) is the need to get outside yourself in the middle of a private act. I think putting oneself in another’s shoes, no matter the context, is one of the most civilizing things humans can do. Because before I was a father, before I was aContinue reading “This Week in the Shop: Locomotive Bed”
Community Watch: Ponoko Online Webinars
Ponoko is one of the premier “making” companies on the net today. Here’s the pitch: you design it in CAD, you upload it, they make it. In whatever material they have and you want. They do 3d printing and laser-cutting. I’ve been looking at various ways to create a “prototyping” lab in my classroom andContinue reading “Community Watch: Ponoko Online Webinars”
This Week in the Shop: More Simple Benches
Two simple benches came out of the workshop this week. Hope you enjoy! I’m thinking of putting some simple benches up for sale…anyone have a price point? Make it safe & keep the rubber side down.
Sketch Up Model: Play Table with Simple Benches
I will use some 1/2″ plywood to put together this play table for my two sons this weekend. I’ve begun uploading a number of my project designs into Google 3D Warehouse…look for WoodshopCowboy! Make it safe & keep the rubber side down this weekend!
This Week in the Shop: Plywood Storage & Lights & New Workbench
Since I moved into my new digs in April, my shop has undergone a number of changes. I blogged about the move-in and of course I went and changed it immediately. First, a couple bright spots. Not long after I unloaded everything I realized two very important things about home ownership. One, you can putContinue reading “This Week in the Shop: Plywood Storage & Lights & New Workbench”
Build a Bench This Weekend
My very first class for TX/RX Labs (or any other place non-school) is completed. Six students (adult, this time) built benches with me for two half days. We were a little crunched on time, but we stayed late (or showed up early) and completed our benches. I want to thank my students for coming andContinue reading “Build a Bench This Weekend”
WSC Designs 