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Where Do You Turn for Woodworking Inspiration?
When it comes to woodworking these days, there’s always something new to be inspired by. It really is the best time to be a woodworker, because not only are the essential woodworking tools you need easier to get than ever, more and more people are joining this hobby every day. Whether they were inspired by the piece of oak furniture their grandfather made or they saw something in a store and thought, I can make that, the fact is that plenty of people are joining the maker movement. At Long Island Woodworking Supply, this is incredibly exciting to us! We...
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What Are Your Woodworking Resolutions For the New Year?
Can you believe that it’s already 2020? The holidays seemed to fly by this year, but hopefully you enjoyed a bit of rest and relaxation to bring the year to a close. This is the perfect time of year to think about what 2019 was like. Did you get to spend as much time in your woodshop as you wanted to? (Regardless of how much time you did get, probably not.) Were you able to find new things to try? Did you take your craft to the next level? Regardless of your answers to those questions, the good news is...
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Easy Woodworking Projects Make Great Christmas Gifts (Part 2)
If you’re looking for some inspiration this holiday season, you’re in the right place! At Long Island Woodworking Supply, there’s nothing we love more than providing people with all of the essential woodworking tools and ideas they need to get out and have some fun in their woodshops. In part one of our series on easy woodworking projects you can give as gifts this holiday season, we highlighted a couple of great options including recipe boxes, tissue box covers, and bandsaw Santas. But what if none of those quite feel right? Not to worry, because we’re sharing even more great...
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Easy Woodworking Projects Make Great Christmas Gifts
Can you believe that the holidays are already just around the corner? It seems like it was just yesterday that we were firing up the grill for summer barbecues, but here on Long Island, the temperatures are starting to drop. Luckily for woodworkers, that means one thing — more time to spend in the woodshop! There’s nothing in the world better than a day of work in the shop when it’s chilly outside. This is good for everyone, of course, because the more time you get to spend in your shop, the better their Christmas gifts are going to be!...
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What Projects Do You Have in Store for This Fall?
Is there any season as wonderful as fall? It’s the time of year that we return to flannel shirts and blue jeans — aka the standard Woodworker’s Uniform, thanks to Norm Abrams — but that’s not all we return to. For many of us, the busy demands of summer have finally started to melt away, and that means that we also get to return to our woodshops. There’s nothing in the world like spending a day in the shop while there’s a chill in the air and the leaves are changing colors and tumbling to the ground outside. That’s why...