Video Link: Solving CNC Chipout with Real World Examples. CNC woodworking can be daunting. You try some toolpath to cut out your project, and the wood has severe chip-out to the point where you have... [read more]

There are two basic ways to do inlays with a CNC: you can use a straight bit to machine out a female pocket, and then machine out a matching male plug. This method requires the... [read more]

Glass pyrex containers are great for storing food, but they come with these plastic lids that deteriorate and crack overtime. I thought it would be neat to make my own lids out of wood, and... [read more]

This project started out as a necessity. My wood shop dust collector was acting up, and the motor wasn’t turning on. I replaced the capacitor on it, and that got it back to being alive... [read more]

This is a continuation of my quest to make some amazing cutting boards. The last one was my Hibiscus Cutting Board, made from dark walnut, cherry and maple. I wanted to design something else that... [read more]

In my last post I talked about the TMNT Cutting Board, which was one of my first inlay cutting board designs created with the CNC machine. It was a really basic design, and an experimentation... [read more]

One of the reasons I got a CNC machine was to make wood inlay cutting boards. There are a lot of people making them, but the most famous person is probably Nik, from Broinwood. Check... [read more]

I created the VCarve Inlay Plugin for Autodesk Fusion in order to automate the process on how to create inlays. A few weeks ago I wrote a post all about it: The VCarve Inlay Plugin... [read more]

Back in September I finished two of these Curvy Cabinets with Drawers to match my last bookcase style shoe rack. This project took a lot of time, but that is mainly because I didn’t want... [read more]

I’m pretty excited about a new plugin I wrote for Autodesk Fusion 360 to create VCarve Inlays: both 2D flat inlays, and 3D inlays on curved surfaces! Here’s a screen shot of it in Fusion,... [read more]

We needed a better entry way organization system for our house. Something to store shoes, jackets, and our winter gear: hats, gloves, scarves, socks and any other miscellaneous stuff that collects by our front door.... [read more]

This project started out as a design exploration using “Surfaces” in Autodesk Fusion based around some rough sketches I did on paper. I wanted to create a bowl-like project that was challenging to build in... [read more]