Fusion 360 Drawing

I started with a piece of scrap 1/2" plywood. This piece is 4’ long by something wide. I cut two strips, one around 9" wide and the other about 3" wide. I didn’t have a large selection to work with on hand. 5/8" spax screws were the best I could come up with of what I …

Once I accumulated enough cordless tools*, I needed a centralized place to store them all (That reminds me of a classic George Carlin bit about “stuff”. The more stuff you have, the more space you need to keep it). This was a quick weekend project with a bit of scrap plywood, an idea, …

Every woodworker has to make at least one cutting board in their career. This is my first and the one that I take up space with on my kitchen counter. I made it from the same Hard Maple that I used for the Kitchen Island. It has grooves carved out on the sides for picking it up and rubber feet …

This was a fairly early project in my woodworking career. I found the plans on one of the many DIY blogs that feature these kinds of budget Restoration Hardware style pieces. The material is all standard cheap big box store material - 2x4’s, 4x4’s, and pine boards. The joinery is pocket …

The drill press stand came about at the same time as the sanding station. They were both born of the same set of frustrations and focus on improving shop organization and functionality. In both cases, tools were taking up otherwise valuable real estate and in a way that made them difficult or less …

As part of a larger basement “Home Theater” project, I’m also custom building the speakers for the surround sound system. These are the first 4 of 6 in total (It will ultimately be a Dolby Atmos 5.1.4 setup, but the 4 height speakers are just a basic ceiling mounted model). …

There is an area in my kitchen (the “nook”) that I’ve never been able to solve. Should there be a table, an island, built in bench seating, or outside-facing bar seats? This is the result of the island attempt (spoiler - it wasn’t the solution). I found the plans for this one …

3D Viz is one of the crucial up front planning phases of the project. I spend much of my time in Autodesk Fusion 360 mocking up assemblies like this base cabinet. It lets me work through how all of the pieces interact and should be assembled before actually working with any of the materials. …

I started this project with two initial goals. Primarily, I had a growing stockpile of reclaimed material I wanted to use up. Additionally I didn’t want to spend too much time front-loading the design of the project. I knew I wanted to build a low chest of drawers and worked out an initial set …