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Kitchen Cabinet Reno

Help Wanted: Painting Kitchen Cabinets

I think of myself as a good guy. And my wife is an even better person than I am. I wonder though if there is something wrong with us....

April 24, 2022
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Kitchen Cabinet Reno

Making New Drawers for my Kitchen Cabinets

I’m jumping ahead a little bit (a lot really) bypassing the process for making new lower kitchen cabinet doors because the construction method is exactly the same as shown...

March 12, 2022
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Kitchen Cabinet Reno

Making Custom Crown Molding

After completing all the doors for my upper kitchen cabinets, the next step is to add crown molding (see all the posts in this series here). This is a...

January 29, 2022
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woodworking

Could this be the best way to get woodworking magazines?

I have to watch how many monthly subscriptions I sign up for. Such things can add up to a lot of monthly $$$. From Spotify to my Adobe Acrobat...

January 22, 2022
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Kitchen Cabinet Reno

Kitchen Cabinet Reno, Part 6

I have mentioned before that I do a lot of driving in my day job. I’m in flooring sales and I travel from city to city visiting customers and...

January 15, 2022
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Recently Completed - A new side table

The Montreat Side Table Finished

Published by Jeff Branch

There are times when you finish a project and the results just blow you away. Such was the case with the Montreat Side Table. I finished this project in...

April 23, 2021
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Montreat Side Table

Montreat Side Table: More Templates

Published by Jeff Branch

Remember two blog posts ago how I said it has not been a scorcher here in Alabama? I spoke too soon. It is now officially a scorcher and while...

October 6, 2019
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Montreat Side Table

A Satisfying Repair

Published by Jeff Branch

Problem solving a woodworking mistake can be very satisfying. As I finished my shop time last weekend, I had just made my final cuts on the middle shelf of...

September 8, 2019
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Montreat Side Table

Hot Summer Days in the Workshop

Published by Jeff Branch

The pastor at my church once said Alabama seasons run like this: Winter, Early Summer, Summer and then Late Summer. The implication here is Alabama is hot most of...

September 3, 2019
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Montreat Side Table

My Built-in tool cabinet

February 6, 2017

Building The Paneled Wall

With my tool cabinet completed, my next project has been finish the paneled wall to the right of the...

by Jeff Branch
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January 2, 2017

New Tool Cabinet: 99% Complete

Our washer and dryer are located in the basement. Today, my wife asked me to take a load of...

by Jeff Branch
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December 15, 2016

New Tool Cabinet: Eleven Drawers Completed!

I knew making eleven drawers for my tool cabinet would be a long process. And making all of them...

by Jeff Branch
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November 27, 2016

Using My Backup Workshop

I joined the Alabama Woodworkers Guild about a year and a half ago. I quickly began thinking of the...

by Jeff Branch
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Welcome!

My name is Jeff Branch and I operate a home based woodshop in Pelham, Alabama USA. This is my woodworking journal. I talk about the things I make. With each project, I write about the construction process. I hope you will look around and be sure to visit again soon.

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Like Father, Like Son

Meet My Dad, The Woodcarver

by Jeff Branch

Iam a product of my parents. In me, I can see some traits which I get from my mom and some things I get from my dad. I attribute my woodworking abilities to my dad. His name is Jack Branch, and he has been doing woodworking in some form for as long as I can remember. He has designed and built a number of...

June 16, 2013
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Front, Interview Series, My Dad, Woodcarving

An Unusual Bookcase

September 7, 2015

Window Seat Bookcase: It’s Done

It’s done. Said with some relief; like a great task has been finally put to bed. The window seat...

by Jeff Branch
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August 4, 2015

A Little Woodworking and a lot of Asheville

It is official: my wife and I want to retire in Asheville, North Carolina. Our six-day visit there was exceptional;...

by Jeff Branch
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July 5, 2015

It’s Done When It’s Done, No Sooner

I DON’T OFTEN QUOTE CHRIS SCHWARZ, but he wrote this in a blog post today – “It’s done when...

by Jeff Branch
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June 30, 2015

A Crazy Week and Some Progress on the Bookcase

Today is June 30th which is my self-imposed deadline for the Window Seat Bookcase project. Guess what? I’m not...

by Jeff Branch
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How I Built My Router Table

February 13, 2014

Free Woodworking Plan: Feature Filled Router Table Fence

I combined the features of two router table fences into one and came up with a design that fits...

by Jeff Branch
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May 13, 2013

New Router Table: Adding Dust Collection

In a video at The Penultimate Woodshop, Dyami Plotke is interviewing Fine Woodworking magazine art director Mike Peckovich. The...

by Jeff Branch
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April 28, 2013

My New Router Table is Finished

The end is in sight. With the completion of the router table top and the fence, I am down...

by Jeff Branch
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April 17, 2013

New Router Table: Building the Fence

Update 2/13/14: Get the free woodworking plan for this router table fence. Scroll down for the link. It is...

by Jeff Branch
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How I Built My Miter Saw Stand

January 9, 2014

Miter Saw Stand SketchUp Model Available in the 3D Warehouse

After several requests for the SketchUp model of the miter saw stand I built, I made the decision to...

by Jeff Branch
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July 29, 2013

Miter Saw Stand: Adding the Kreg Precision Trak and Stop System

I have been contemplating what to do about a method to repeatedly and accurately cut boards on my new...

by Jeff Branch
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July 21, 2013

Miter Saw Stand: Adding the Fences

I am beginning to tackle the final steps of the miter saw stand construction. These steps will see me...

by Jeff Branch
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July 7, 2013

Miter Saw Stand: Building the Side Tables

I consider one of the special treats in life to be Sunday mornings in my workshop. Why is this...

by Jeff Branch
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