30 Minute Woodshop

Author on the Michigan Dunes
Woodworker, Maker, Lover of art, music, technology and history. A believer in a confluence of events leading to greater things

This is about my journey in woodworking an trying to squeeze projects into my tight schedule. I hope that these vignettes will inspire you to get out into your shop, basement, garage, closet, nook or wherever and Make. Whether in wood, leather, clay, electronics, we all need that creative outlet and those moments of satisfaction when something is completed.

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  • Holding a Piece of History
    Sometime you run across tools and you actually get to hold a piece of history. This is a 130-150 year old Tenon Plane use to tune up furniture tenons before power tool made them obsolete. The best part is that it still works!
  • Super Simple Back Scratcher
    This is a perfect starter project for anyone who’s just new to woodworking. It doesn’t take a lot of effort. Nor does it take much wood. And hardly any tools. Making this back scratcher you can use scrap wood or buy something directly from the big box store.
  • Sweet and Easy to Build Two Tier Bread Box
    I particularly like the design of this bread box because it gives you a compartment for a sizeable loaf of bread or possibly 2 and an area for keeping your bagels, croissants, and pastries. Also because it has clear doors you can actually see what’s in the bread box.
  • Simple Spokeshave organization for your Shop
    I have several spokeshaves laying around and most of the time I can’t get to them because they’re stashed someplace and not easily accessible. While I’m building my tool cabinet I thought it would be great to have a rack specifically for spokeshaves. And I have to say having completed this project and hung it my tool cabinet I am super happy with it. It was a fast and easy project to do and really helped me organize my shop. So, this is a project you could knock together really fast and it’s a great help to organize your shop too.