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Prior to my nephew's Harry Potter themed wedding, he and his bride asked if I would build their wedding arch....a "Deathly Hallows". It's more "project" than woodworking, but I got to cut stuff and assemble stuff, so here it is. Not a lot to it really. She sent me some pictures for ideas and...

Reading up on all the birthday wishes you folks left for me reminded me that my youngest daughter gave me the latest Willie Nelson album for my birthday. From the onset of the first song I thought he sounded kind of old...then I looked up the album. "A Beautiful Time" is the 72nd solo studio...

This is definitely not fine woodworking, but it's the most use my wwing tools have seen in a while. I got asked to make a deathly hallow symbol as a "wedding arch" for my nephew and niece-in-law's Harry Potter themed wedding. It's about 81" tall x 81" wide, hinges in the middle and has...

Howdy folks. I've been thinking about thinning the herd a bit, and selling my least used router. I just don't see those kitchen cabinets anywhere on the horizon, so maybe I can do something else with the funds. It's the big Milwaukee 5625 workhorse, and aside from some testing in the table...

This project started out as my favorite uncle's old Garrard Type A MkII record changer from the mid 60's. It played, but needed a lot of TLC to ever work correctly. Since it has more moving parts than the space shuttle, I opted to strip it down to the basics, build a custom wood base, add a...

Like many students, my youngest is home from college because of the corona virus, and is bored out of her mind. To help pass the time, she altered the lyrics of a tune called "Gasoline" by Halsey. Hopefully the link will work! https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gw3QboNLm7xvquiMIF5F3mRj-72hWtOz

Hi ya gang - There was zero woodworking on this project, but nonetheless am happy enough about doing it that I wanted to post it here. This is a Dynaco ST-70 stereo tube amp built from a kit (Dynakit) by my uncle in 1964. He used it for many years, and gave it to me sometime in the late...

This dining table was a late wedding gift for my oldest son and his wife. They bought a house this summer, and finally had a place to put it. The top is solid ash. The legs and apron are solid Rockport maple. It’s ~ 40” x 60” wide, and extends to ~ 80” x 40” with two leaves. The design was a...

This is 3 of the kids messing around last Christmas. Sorry for the low res video. Silent Night/Alelujah: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnh8lxfAal0

For anyone interested, for the past 4 years I've shared a few milestones of our young soprano's journey with the FWW gang. She's now a sophomore at the Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, and will have her first televised solo as part of their holiday concert on various PBS television...

This isn’t exactly fine woodworking, but it is where I’ve been spending a lot of my shop time lately. I actually started this amp about 8 years ago for two of my sons that play guitar, then put it away for several years, and finished the bare amp this spring. I just finished up the maple...

Hi all - I just finished up a guitar tube amplifier that I started close to 8 years ago for my boys who play. It's based on the classic Marshall 18 watt design, and is called the Hoffman 18 Watt Stout. It uses two 12AX7s in the gain stage, and twin EL84s in the output. This video clip is of...

For those of you who've so graciously tolerated my periodic postings of my daughter's young vocal endeavors, and for those still interested, Tess graduated from high school last week. She and her good friend Erynn met in 7th grade, and both made their vocal debuts singing a duet together for...

I made this "banjolele" for my youngest daughter's 17th birthday. It's not exactly fine woodworking, but she likes it, and it was fun to do. For those interested, it's really pretty easy too. It's mostly a matter of sourcing some parts, and assembling them. You can make the whole thing...

I know I've bragged about my little darling here before, but she raised her bar to new heights yesterday, and sometimes a proud papa can't resist. Tessa is a 16 YO junior and competed in the Rochester Philharmonic League's 2016 Young Artist Auditions held at the Eastman School of Music's...

Hi all – I’ve got an inexpensive Olympus VN-702pc (see pic) handheld digital recorder that I use to record my daughter’s live vocal solo performances….recitals, plays, coffee houses, etc. The vocalists are usually not miked, and there’s usually a piano accompaniment. I’m often sitting 40-50 feet...

I've shared here a couple of times that my youngest daughter sings. She also plays French horn. This weekend was a whirlwind of musical and social activity for her....4 solos and a prom. - Friday night was her NYSSMA solo for voice, that can help place her in the Area All State chorus for...

This is the best cutting of the sets in the $100 range that I've come across....an upgrade from very good sets like the entry level Freud, Marples, Oshlun, and CMT. It comes with a great carrying case, and has excellent shim stock. Regular price hovers in the $120 range, and it's considered a...

Raising a burgeoning singer is all fairly new to my wife and I, so a few weeks ago I posted asking for some tips. Today.... sort of as a followup, but mostly I'm just blatantly gloating about our budding star soloing at the Eastman Theater. It's not quite like singing for Queen Elizabeth at...

This question is WAY off topic from woodworking, but is a question that I could really use some guidance with from the vast resources here who just my have some tips. The youngest of my 6 kids is now a 15 year old young lady. She’s always loved to sing and has always shown considerable aptitude...