woodworking
The Falcon Automata
This is a mechanical flying falcon automaton, powered by turning the crank arm in front of it to move the wings up and down. I recently just realized that “automata”, which is what I’ve been... [read more]
Jun
29
2024
The Corner Cabinet – CNC Woodworking
First off, check out the build video: The Corner Cabinet – CNC Woodworking Fine Furniture I finished this project about a month ago, but I never got around to posting it to my website. My... [read more]
Mar
23
2024
The Voronoi Texture Cabinet Design
Video Link: The Voronoi Texture Cabinet Design on YouTube I started this cabinet late last year and finished in early January. My goal was to build something to hold a lot of my CNC accessories... [read more]
Feb
22
2024
The Hydroponics/Aquaponics Setup
Normally when you think of California you think of sunny beaches and a warm temperate climate where you can easily grow fruits and vegetables. However, we live near Lake Tahoe, and it is cold in... [read more]
Feb
18
2024
Video & Notes: CNC Vertical Work Table
Video link: CNC Vertical Work Table Build It’s been a while since I posted on my blog, and I’ve got a few videos on YouTube that are interesting to talk about. This one above is... [read more]
Feb
16
2024
Video: Perfect CNC Inlays
This video is for CNC woodworkers on how to get perfect inlays with a straight bit. Using a straight bit is required when you want a deep inlay; something greater than 1/2″ thick and up... [read more]
Dec
29
2023
Hex Salad Bowl with Wood Inlay – CNC Woodworking
Watch the video build: Hex Inlay Salad Bowl – My Hardest CNC Project My last hexagonal salad bowl was made with epoxy and cherry wood. I laminated up a bunch of pieces of cherry and... [read more]
Nov
25
2023
Video: Dust Collector Closet
Video link: No cyclone dust collector, no problem! My dust collector is terrible at fine filtration. It is a cheapish 3 HP Grizzly dust collector. Something similar to this base 3 HP G1030Z2P that is... [read more]
Nov
3
2023
Video: Hexagonal Salad Bowl
I finished this new salad bowl a few days ago. I decided to do my “signature style” of epoxy drips on a new bowl design. I played around with a lot of different shapes using... [read more]
Oct
14
2023
Video: How to Make a CNC Spoilboard
Video link: The Ultimate CNC Spoilboard – over on YouTube. A lot of the base footage for this video was filmed when I built my CNC machine back in January and February of 2023. I... [read more]
Oct
6
2023
Salad Utensil Set – Hibiscus Inlay – Cherry and Walnut
This is the latest incarnation of my wood utensil set. I had a few people say I should do a salad set — and this is what I came up with! The overall shape is... [read more]
Aug
17
2023
Video: CNC’ed Salad Bowl – A Failure?
I had a lot of issues making this bowl, and it took over a month to get it completed. I did a lot of test cuts…and I went through a lot of problems before I... [read more]
Jul
14
2023
Videos: Shallow Flow Bowl – CNC Woodworking Projects
This is my “Shallow Flow Bowl” design that I did a while back in Fusion 360. I decided to make a few of them out of wood for sale on Corbin’s Workshop and Etsy and... [read more]
Jun
29
2023
Video: Wood Heart Boxes
I made a few more of these boxes and finished up a video on the whole process. This was one of the first projects on my Avid CNC that I got earlier this year. Some... [read more]
Jun
9
2023
Avid CNC vs Phantom CNC, Laguna, Shop Sabre, Etc
Textual link to the video: Don’t Buy the Wrong CNC – Why I got an Avid CNC This video is almost 20 minutes long and I go into details on why I got an Avid... [read more]
Apr
8
2023
Heart Box Wood Variations
I’ve been doing some variations of the heart box with different woods. This one has a cherry wood base with the same wave design I did in the original wood heart box. I used maple... [read more]
Mar
29
2023
Heart Box – Cherry Wood and Madrone Wood Wave
I’ve been working on setting up a new CNC machine, and this is one of the first projects I did on it. It is a variation of the epoxy and wood heart boxes I did... [read more]
Mar
24
2023
Walnut Spatula and Spoon
So far I have made one pair of the spoon and spatula utensils to sell. These are made from walnut with a madrone wood inlay in the shape of a rose. They are the same... [read more]
Mar
18
2023
CNC Woodworking: Madrone Spoon with Wood Inlay
I decided to make a custom spoon to match the Wood Spatula I shared in my last post. I’ve only made a few of them with the rose inlay, but I do hope to make... [read more]
Mar
8
2023
Video: Heart Box – CNC Woodworking
In the last few posts I shared some photos of my heart box. The first prototype one was made from cherry wood with Bora Bora blue epoxy and the second pair was made with purple... [read more]
Jan
14
2023
Heart Box – Cherry Wood Box with Purple and Ghost Blue
The first heart box, Cherry with Bora Bora Blue, was a prototype that turned out awesome. However, I felt like there were ways to improve things, especially when my wife gave me some invaluable feedback.... [read more]
Dec
30
2022
Heart Box – Cherry with Bora Bora Blue
Update: Available for sale on my store: Corbin’s Workshop or Etsy: Box on Etsy I thought it would be fun to add a lid to my heart bowls and turn it into a box. The... [read more]
Dec
20
2022
Video: Heart Bowl Packaging
Lately I’ve been making several heart bowls to post for sale on my website: Corbin’s Workshop. To ship them, I normally would haphazardly wrap up the product in a bunch of old packaging material, put... [read more]
Dec
1
2022
Heart Bowl – Madrone with Lava Shimmer
My last heart bowl (madrone with bora bora blue) was also made from madrone wood, and this one turned out awesome! I decided to experiment with some new mica powder pigments, and I thought a... [read more]
Nov
29
2022
Heart Bowl – Madrone with Bora Bora Blue
I’ve been working on making a few more heart bowls to have some inventory for sale on my website. This is one of the first ones! This bowl is made from madrone wood. But not... [read more]
Nov
28
2022
Short Video: Heart Bowl – CNC Woodworking
I made this Short (aka: TikTok or Reel) from my full length Heart Bowl CNC Wooddworking video over on YouTube.
Nov
9
2022
Short: Epoxy Drip Bowls
This is a short made from my original Epoxy Drip Bowls video. Original post: Epoxy Purple and Gold Drip Bowls Original video: Epoxy Drip Bowls on YouTube
Nov
5
2022
Borneman Timber Frame Layout Guide – 3D Printed (Free STL Download)
Download all the files for free over on Corbin’s Workshop: Borneman Layout Guide I’ve been fascinated with timber framing for a few years. This is when you use lots of big pieces of wood, called... [read more]
Sep
6
2022
Video: Log Tenon Cutter for $5 to make log furniture
My deck’s railing broke last winter due to some snow falling off the roof and onto it. I needed a way to make some log tenons to repair broke pieces. I searched around on the... [read more]
Jul
22
2022
Photos: Lotus Bowl #3, Cherry with Purple Ghost Epoxy
I wanted a slightly larger size than Lotus Bowl #1, and I realized I could turn it slightly to get a larger piece out of the same limited Y axis that I have on my... [read more]
Jul
18
2022
Butterfly Bowl – Translucent Purple with Madrone Bottom & Drips
The very last CNC woodworking bowl that I made was this translucent purple butterfly bowl, with madrone wood “drips”. This was before I moved away and packed up my workshop and was made in 2020.... [read more]
Jan
28
2022
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