Friends:
After our catch-up week, I'm back at it and today, we're gluing the table up. It's not complicated, but there is a bunch of prep-work and then I've got a couple of tricks that you might not have seen before.
We had to shoot this with our back-up camera (long story) so you might notice some differences in the sound and video. We'll have our normal camera back for our next ...
2024-11-20 12:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
EDIT: The video above picked up a glitch during upload. The video freezes in several spots. This has never happened to us before and we apologize for the inconvenience. I can't delete the embedded video without deleting this whole post, but the corrected video is right here:
https://youtu.be/cZwSOF0...
Friends:
I need a week to catch up on the Shaker table but I still have a video for you with a few fun things to share.
More actual progress next week.
--Rex
2024-11-13 12:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
It's time to figure out how we're going to attach the top of our table. I'll run through a few options and then show you authentic, period correct pocket screws. (No, seriously; that's what we're doing and it's traditional.)
See you next week!
--Rex
2024-11-07 12:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
We're in the midst of launching Tool Trader to the whole world, and things are CRAZY in the shop. But Patrons always come first.
Today, I've got an exclusive behind-the-scenes on my newest project: the Chinese workbench. This bench may look like another Roman bench, but don't be fooled. This is a smaller and leaner bench that's built for Chinese tools. In this video, I'll g...
2024-11-02 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
Sorry this post is a little late. Totally my fault.
Today, we're tapering the legs. It's an easy step and despite some power-tool noise in the background, I think the video came out rather well.
I hope you enjoy it!
--Rex
2024-10-30 12:17:26 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
One of our community members just got an email asking him to "update his payments" for Patreon, but he signed in and found that everything was in order. This was probably a scam.
If Patreon sends you any emails, it probably best not to click on any links in the email. Instead, sign in to your Patreon account in a new browser tab and have a look at your ac...
Friends:
Things have still been a mess in the shop. We've got construction; we've got equipment coming in; it's pure chaos. We could fight it or we could embrace it, so we turned the whole disaster into a video just for Patrons. Join us for a good old shop-vlog. We'll show you a bunch of stuff we don't normally show on camera.
Happy Saturday!
--Rex
2024-10-26 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
The roof is STILL an utter disaster. All is chaos. The work goes on.
In this installment, I go over some common obstacles and give some advice for pushing through and finishing any project.
Courage!
--Rex
2024-10-23 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
Rob and I are back at it! Today, we're bending the rear posts for the Alexander Chair. We're using the steam box, the kiln, the Veritas Tenon-Cutter and many other fun contraptions. Like so many projects, this has been moving slow but it's picking up steam as we close in on the end.
As a reminder, my shop is getting a partial new roof next week and it's unlikely ...
2024-10-12 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
Today, we're cutting tenons and it's not very complicated, especially with the period-correct method I'm going to show in this video.
Also, I'm about to have major roof repairs done to my shop. This is great news, since I have at least 4 major leaks already and we're heading into Winter. Unfortunately, I'm going to have carpenters in my workshop for at least a week...
2024-10-09 11:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
The Tool Trader Network is off to a great start. We've got over 300 new members just from Patreon and every one of them is approved for a seller account!
There's only one thing we need now: more tools.
I'd like to everyone to list a tool on Tool Trader and to help, I'm digging thro...
2024-10-05 11:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
Welcome back! Today, we tackle mortises. For real this time.
See you next week!
--Rex
2024-10-02 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
Have you heard that you're not supposed to cut rabbets with a rabbet plane? Me too, and it never made much sense to me. I dug into this topic and it turns out you CAN cut rabbets with a rabbet plane. It's not that hard, although I admit I'm still learning these new skills. I need to practice, but I wanted to bring you these excellent techniques right away.
Also, do...
2024-09-28 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
The build continues. Today, we're laying out the joints in great detail. If you've never done this before, we've got you covered.
See you next week!
--Rex
2024-09-25 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Just a quick look at 3D printing and how we finally worked out the bugs to start production. It's a whole new world for me, and I hope you enjoy getting a look.
--Rex
2024-09-23 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
This announcement has been months in the making, but we're finally ready to release our new commerce platform: Tool Trader.
After years of trying to help people use eBay and other sites to find vintage tools, we just gave up and built our own! Tool Trader is the new place to buy and sell woodworking tools. I...
2024-09-21 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
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I didn't think they would be ready in time, but Lucas is deadly with CAD and had these ready faster than I would have thought possible. This steam box is fast, cheap, and easy. You can have it running in half a day. The plans also include links to the Earlex Steam Generator, so that's easy.
We're in the process of raising prices on all our digital produ...
2024-09-19 11:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
We're up to Part 12 in our build-along series. It's time to practice tenons. Next time, we'll do the full layout on our piece and get ready for the final joinery.
See you next week!
--Rex
2024-09-18 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
We're back to long-form content!
This week, Rob and I are back to the chair build and we're making a steam-box. Our design is cheap, easy and fast. You can knock it out in half a day and get to work bending your chair parts. All the details are in the video.
The plans for this box will only be released to the public at the end of the build, but we'll have an exclusi...
2024-09-14 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
We're up to Part 11 in this build and it's time to put some practice in! In today's video, we're going to chop a mortise in a relaxed and low-pressure way. If you've never cut one before, this is great time to get started. If you're experienced with this joint, feel free to add your tips in the comments.
Next week, we'll take the same approach to cutting a tenon!
-...
2024-09-11 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
After a chaotic few weeks, the Rex Krueger Content Machine lurches back into motion. This week, we recorded several parts of our build-along series and you can look forward to those every Wednesday. I also started the Complete Guide to Grinding Tool Edges AND built a steam-box with Rob the chair-maker. Those videos are being edited now and we'll be returnin...
2024-09-07 11:00:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
Have we really done 10 parts of this build? I guess so, because I have a bunch of wooden parts that look like a table. Sort of. More like a table kit.
Today is the Mistake Recovery edition of the build and I'm going to remove a lot of unnecessary waste very quickly and get this build back on track. At the end, we'll have 4 legs that are ready for tapering and joinery. 2024-09-04 11:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
As we get back into the swing of regular content creation, we're making some behind-the-scenes videos just for Patrons. Al the details are in the video, so for once, I'm going to shut up and just post it.
Thanks to everyone for their recent words of sympathy and encouragement. It's appreciated.
--Rex
2024-08-31 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
We've had a death in the family. My wife and daughter are fine, but we've suffered a loss. Someone close to us died far too young and we're pretty shaken up.
It's not my place to share more details, so I hope this brief note is enough.
The funeral services are tomorrow and I can't see myself working on Monday. I'm going to need a few days. I expect it's going to be...
2024-08-17 11:00:08 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
It's time to glue-up those leg pieces into leg blanks. The boards need to be prepped to eliminate gaps in the glue-up and then we're going to be face-gluing them. Glue is slippery and we'll need to deal with that as we keep all those pieces aligned.
Don't forget the 2024-08-14 11:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
Every shop needs a bench grinder. These versatile tools can reshape steel, grind tools, clean off rust, and even shorten bolts and screws. Lots of die-hard hand tool woodworkers (like me) still have an electric grinder for shaping the bevels on chisels and plane irons.
But these little machines are a mystery to many. Which grinder should you get? What size? How much do you ...
2024-08-10 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
Welcome to Part 8 of the Shaker Table series. Today, we're ripping out the leg stock. It sounds simple, but it can be time-consuming and I've got several tips that I haven't shown in previous videos.
Don't forget to check out the forum thread and show YOUR...
2024-08-07 11:00:13 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
We had a small hosting error with the Woodwork for Humans forum that caused the site to go down this morning. I've fixed the problem and the forum is back up
Big shout-out to Nic, who caught the problem and handed it off to me. It was an easy fix.
Apologies for the outage. We'll do ou...
2024-08-04 14:14:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Friends:
We're back to work on the Alexander chair! Rob and I tackled the rear posts and we're getting ready to build a steam-box and get bending! We're really into the interesting parts of the build.
We had a minor audio hiccup, but Nate saved the day with....well you'll see. It's a nice touch and adds a little humor to the build.
As usual this niche build would never be...
2024-08-03 11:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post