Turning an African blackwood pen barrel using a 200 year-old Holtzapffel ornamental turning lathe. This lathe has been modified for rose engine applications ...
This is the final episode in the series. We'll complete the vise after some trouble shooting and then take a look at the completed bench.
Check out my adventures in building a Holtzapffel Inspired Workbench. In this episode we pick up some lumber, do the rough layout and cut these monsters down...
Interview with Michael Jackson's principal dancer Shannon Holtzapffel about the documentary Michael Jackson This Is It, working with Michael Jackson, and how...
In this episode I show you how to cut the mortises for the stretchers. We'll use the bench top mortiser for the front and back stretchers and the drill press...
Today I'll show you all the rough lumber and show you how to joint 2 edges.
In this episode I'll take you thru the process of marking the tenons on the table saw and then I'll show you how I use a Lie Nielsen Rabbet Block Plane to cl...
In part 4 I'll show you the top with in Walnut stripes as well as some of the bench hardware. Then we'll proceed with the glue up.
In this episode we'll cut the top to length and bolt it to the base. Then we'll add a plane stop on the left edge and discuss some of the things that are lef...
Installation of dowels to pin the short leg assemblies plus tips on installing bench bolts which is probably the most complicated part of the build.
In this episode I'll show you part 1 of how I created my twin screw face vise using two Lee Valley Tail Vise screws.
In episode 5, I show you some tips using SketchUp to determine how long to make the stretchers based on the final dimensions of the legs.
In this episode we'll take a look at the legs, how they were glued up and milled "4 square". After that we'll cut them to length.
A little look into Jennifer Lopez's dancer pre-production rehearsal in Los Angeles, in preparation for her Dance Again World Tour 2012. Video by dancer Shann...
