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The Apartment Woodworker
Rolling Things Forward
Hope everyone’s 2025 is off to a great start! I am actively ignoring the shitshow that is the United States federal government for the next 2-4 years, so that means more woodworking! I was recently up north where I have a basic set of hand tools and a pretty good workbench in a shed. My […]
Categories: General Woodworking, Hand Tools
Quick Workbench Update
Just a quick update on my new workbench: I have attached the slab top (with pegs like a Moravian workbench) and oiled it a few times (with untinted Danish Oil), which I think looks super neat. I’ve also bored holdfast holes in the top (12″ back from the front edge of the bench and 14.5″ […]
Categories: General Woodworking, Hand Tools
Beefcake!
If you follow the blog at all (or my new BlueSky handle: @aptwoodworker.bsky.social), you know I build a fair amount of workbenches. In fairness, it’s been a while since I’ve built one for myself. But I have some exciting news: I am making one more workbench, before hanging up my cleats forever. This new bench […]
Categories: General Woodworking, Hand Tools
American Thanksgiving (2024)
Suffice to say, it’s been a very long year. I lived through some serious renovations on the house, moved my workshop to another room in the house, and generally just had so much going on professionally and socially I did far less woodworking this year than I would have hoped. But even with all that, […]
Categories: General Woodworking, Hand Tools