Home Built Workshop

If you are out and about, chances are good that you will find some wooden crates available at many big box retailers. Th...

One of the keys to getting a great finish on an electric guitar body made from mahogany, is filling the grain. Mahogany ...

In preparation for a couple guitar commissions I have coming up, I began looking at my tools and processes I currently h...

A lot of times, I need a router for just a quick round over and don’t want to take the time to set up the router t...

Lamps, Lamps, Lamps. I have been holding on to these copper pipes and fittings sor quite a long time with the intent on ...

I have been playing the Cigar Box Guitar a lot since I completed it. It is a fun instrument to play. It just begs to pla...

This is a fun project, my Daughter and I came up with. We wanted to make a box, that would conceal a pencil sharpener. W...

Here is part 2 of my Cigar Box Guitar. This completes the build. In this episode, I get the frets installed, and complet...

Welcome to episode 1 of the Cigar Box Guitar. I hadn’t intended on having 2 episodes for this project, but after e...

We had some very strong winds recently, and it broke the bracket for our storm door. Since this was the second time this...

I’m right in the middle of my cigar box guitar build. This project involves building a neck. One of the steps to m...

Happy New Year, This year, one of my goals is to get a little more organized around the shop. I always end up with left ...

Everything is better if you can fix it or make it yourself