How-To Install 3-Way Electrical Switches
In this tutorial we are going to divert from wood working to talk about it’s distant cousin, electrical switches. Why electricity? Well, because your beloved Porter Cable Random Orbital Sander doesn’t...
View ArticleHow-To Install 4-Way Electrical Switches
In this tutorial we are going to divert from wood working to talk about it’s distant cousin, electrical switches. Why electricity? Well, because your beloved Porter Cable Random Orbital Sander doesn’t...
View ArticleHow-to Fix Wobbly Log Deck Railings
Does your vacation or mountain home have wobbly log deck railings? If so, you will want to pay close attention to this tutorial as we show you a creative and functional solution How-to Fix Wobbly Log...
View ArticleHow-To Apply Epoxy Finish
Are you ready to learn how to apply epoxy finish to log furniture? You have come to the right place. In this video tutorial we are going to learn how-to apply epoxy finish on an aspen table top… And...
View ArticleLearn How-To Make a Puzzle Cut Shelf
Don’t make a shelf. Make an AWESOME shelf! Make a shelf that people feel obliged to stare at. The kind of shelf that is manly enough to hold your lady’s lingerie magazines while maintaining an...
View ArticleHow-to Make a Mobile Workbench
If you think about it, every work space needs a workbench. But sometimes, when your space is limited, that workbench needs to be moved, and it needs to be moved fast. In this tutorial you will learn...
View ArticleLearn How-To Carve a Tenon
If you believe it is the little details that can increase the aesthetics, structure, and value of any piece of furniture, this is a tutorial you must read…Learn how-to carve a tenon! There are many...
View ArticleLearn How-To Make a Shelf Support Log
Complete this tutorial and you’ll have a great start to making a shelf of kickassery. Puzzle Cut Shelves are only half-way done without the crafted log that supports them. The Shelf Support Log is the...
View ArticleFlat-Packed Furniture Design
Any furniture maker knows that shipping is a cost worthy of high consideration. A flat-packed furniture design could help with those costs… Often times shipping rates have been a deciding factor for my...
View ArticleHow Many Ways to Carve a Tenon?
If there’s one thing that makes customers WOW when they see my work, it’s my hand-carved tenons… ~Scott Shaeffer, San Juan Carpentry Yes, hand carving each tenon adds a little time to production, but...
View ArticleHow-to Build a Side Table
Google the two words “park bench”. Next, click on “images”…what do you see? Odds are it’s one of those old fashioned wrought-iron and slat wood style park benches, right? Have you ever seen a side...
View ArticleMake Mitchell’s Picnic Table
Learn How-to Make Mitchell’s Picnic Table in this easy, step-by-step written tutorial complete with detailed drawing and downloadable file. First, let’s get started with a list of basic hand-tools you...
View ArticleHow-to Make a Colorado Coat Tree
The idea of using logs to make rustic furniture, fixtures and decor is as old as the trees. One of the easiest ways we know to bring the outside in is with these hand-made “Colorado Coat Trees”. So sit...
View ArticleWeld a Trellis How-to
The City of Fountain Colorado recently re-landscaped a portion of vacant property near their public library. They needed someone to weld a trellis. City representatives collaborated with several local...
View ArticleHow-to Cut Logs to Make Log Furniture
Are you ready to learn how-to cut logs and make Log Furniture? A pile of logs and a good chainsaw, for you, this is the best place to start. Watch How-to Make Rustic Log Furniture – Cutting the Log...
View ArticleHow-to Paint Bare Metal
Whether you are making modern rustic log furniture, working on iron-railings or fabricating metal trellis’s, when you know how to paint bare metal no job is too small or too tall. And while you have...
View ArticleHow-to Weld A Wagon – Lumber Cart Build
When you mill big logs to make log furniture you are going to need a way to move big lumber. Watch and read How-To Weld A Wagon and learn what it takes to build this heavy-duty Lumber Cart which...
View ArticleMetal Art Furniture – Bar Table
Around here, we make furniture for all occasions. Indoor outdoor furnishings, bedroom furniture, bar tables, bar chairs or many styles of stools. You name it, we make all types of modern-rustic...
View ArticleBar Stools – Metal Art Furniture
There are many styles of furniture and many types of seating. From Bar Stools to Rocking Chairs, if you are one who enjoys seeing how furniture is made, starting from a simple drawing to the finished...
View ArticleWelding Steel Rockers – Details for Success
Are you ready to rock? Learn the tips and tricks to Welding Steel Rockers – Details for Success, in this short video tutorial by artisan Mitchell Dillman. So it looks like we’re getting closer to...
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