This is the start of a series of wood working and hope shop articles which will give hints and tips for various projects you may have seen on TV or in magazines. All of the articles will get tagged so they are easy to find and some will be multi-part posts. The purpose is to fill in the gaps from what you find elsewhere with things you usually don’t figure out until its too late.

There will be posts on projects, tools, and one of the most prevalent companions of the wood working shop – jigs. Most of the upcoming material will be wood working but there will also be articles on refinishing, repurposing, and restoring as well as a small amount of metal working.

Many of the project will use eco-friendly materials or salvaged wood such as bamboo, barn boards, old furniture and flooring. When an idea comes from an external source such as PBS’s The New Yankee Workshop or periodicals like Shop Notes or simply a picture in a magazine, You’ll find links to the original source as well and any related sources I locate.

You are encouraged to post questions, comments, and notes about your own projects in the "comments" section. for each article. You can also suggest its you’d like covered.

First up is a series of articles on building kitchen cabinets. This will be a multi-post series and will focus on using worksheets for building cabinets and highlighting those "undocumented" steps that make the difference between days and weeks in a project. The same techniques work for completing any built-ins – home office, a small wet bar, etc.

So, if you love the smell of sawdust, or are just curious enough to daydream through those how-to shows, stay tuned and leave your comments !