Category Archive: Woodworking

Plywood? Hardwood? MDF? We take a stab and a saw at some woodworking projects.


12 Aug 17

How to make a Hardwood Cutting Board

I decided to make a hardwood cutting board using easily available pre-cut and pre-glued and planed hardwood boards from my hardware store. For the wood, I chose to use European Beech, however they also had oak boards available. I liked the deeper colour of the beech more than I did the oak. You can usually […]

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30 Jun 17

How to build a DIY Electronics Workbench – Part 1

I was in need of a new electronics workbench and decided I wanted to use Euro Paletts for the build. However, after carrying these really heavy EUR standard paletts, I decided that the design was not feasible. I then remade the design using light-weight steel profiles used for drywall plaster board framing. I began by […]

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04 Feb 16

How To – Restoring a Wooden Mailbox

I restore an old wooden mailbox.

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