by hupka | Feb 24, 2020 | Furniture, Information, Red Oak, Small Table
Being a woodworker is 50% knowing what to do, 40% knowing how to look up what you should do, and 10% knowing how to fix what you did wrong. However, sometimes you just come across an issue you didn’t anticipate. While building some furniture recently we realized...
by hupka | Feb 5, 2020 | Air Cleaner, Information, Woodshop
We’ve been doing a lot of sanding on our restoration projects in the last few weeks and that can take its toll on the shop and your lungs. Air filtration is an important safety aspect of woodworking. Aside from wearing a personal mask, it is also key to try and...
by hupka | Feb 4, 2020 | Bloodwood, Cherry, Cutting Boards, Face grain, Information, Maple, Purple Heart, Walnut
Building cutting boards is sort of like taking our woodshop back to its roots. When we first started out as a company we sold more cutting boards than anything else. Building new inventory is still one of those calming activities that we enjoy a few times a year....
by hupka | Feb 3, 2020 | Furniture, Information, Restoration, Table
Sanding is one of the tasks you will do in a woodshop that rarely gets enough credit. It is also the task that people rarely think of ahead of time and properly plan for. If you spend 10 hours on a restoration at least 7 of them will be sanding in one form or another....
by hupka | Jan 29, 2020 | Information, Poplar, Restoration, Woods
Not every tool is something you have to buy. Sometimes you get to build them. One of the most useful homemade tools we have in our shop is a set of these sanding dowels. Nothing more than sandpaper glued to different diameter wooden dowels. They might not seem like...
by hupka | Jan 10, 2020 | Information, Yuengling
While the first week of 2020 brought some serious challenges to us we are beginning to look forward to the positives the next months will bring. The outpouring of support from friends and family was uplifting and inspiring. So many people shared personal stories about...
