Chris Salzman

Category: woodworking

  • Charcuterie Board

    Charcuterie Board

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    For Thanksgiving we volunteered to bring a charcuterie board. Naturally that meant I needed to make the actual board itself in addition to us bringing the things that went on it. Here’s the front and back of the finished board. Determining which is the front and which is the back is left as an exercise…

  • Live Edge Table

    Live Edge Table

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    My friend, Kyle, needed a table for an upcoming performance art show related to playing and running tabletop games. He wanted a table that could act as a physical document of play. The table as a sort of participant in the games. After his shows he’ll be using it for running other games over the…

  • Tiny candle holders

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    This past week at the farmer’s market Cobblestone Farm was teaching kids traditional candle making. My daughter happily jumped in line and made two candles. Today I put together a few candle holders out of scrap wood in the shop: Walnut and Cherry from Urbanwood.

  • Marking Knife

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    Made a marking knife! Not pictured was pretending to be a blacksmith with a propane torch. The blade was shaped from a used jigsaw blade following the instructions on the Lost Art Press Blog. Walnut and cherry from Urbanwood. Epoxy to connect it all up and finished with shellac. It ain’t perfect. It’s serviceable though!…

  • Kitchen Shelves

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    Our kitchen peninsula was in dire need of some organization. We also had a blank wall directly above it so…shelves! All of the wood for this project came from Workantile’s storage room: pine slats from someone’s old ikea bed and shelves made from the Baltic birch plywood from an old phone booth project. The screws…

  • Remote Caddy

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    Made a little caddy for our remotes. The hope is this cuts down on the number of times we have to ask where the Roku remote went. Mitered the edges and reinforced with splines for rigidity and class. Pine reclaimed from the Workantile storage room and walnut from Urbanwood. Finished with shellac.

  • Try Square

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    Made a try square based on plans from Rex Kruger. Shockingly, it’s pretty and pretty square! Walnut and cherry from Urbanwood. Aluminum rod for the pins from Home Depot, who looked at me like I was off my rocker for wanting brass rod. Epoxy to hold in the pins. Finished with shellac.

  • Miter Saws and Circular Saws

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    A friend asked me whether he needed both a miter saw and a circular saw for a project he’s working on. As we were chatting he told me “this should be a blog post” so here we are. Important Note: when we think of tools I think we should focus on access rather than ownership.…

  • Some Thoughts on Tools

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    Here is what I’ve been learning about tools: Become enamored with taking care of your tools not buying new ones. Buy the cheapest tool you need for a job. If it breaks or fails its intended purpose then buy a more expensive replacement. Completing a project from start to finish is the only way to…

  • DIY Discovery Tower for Under $50

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    One thing about toddlers is that they want to see whatever it is you’re doing up there. This leads to plaintive pleadings for “up, up, up, up, up” whenever we are doing anything in the kitchen. We needed a solution to this that didn’t devolve into ignoring her until we finally caved and picked her…