Freedom Pens

"The Wood Bucket" has joined "The Freedom Pens Project". We have agreed to make at least 25 pens for our military troops serving overseas. This is a way for all of us to show our troops that we care and to thank them for their service. You don't need to be a pen turner to be part of this, you can also make monetary donations which will be used to buy pen kits and help with shipping costs.

We will be posting photos of our donations in future posts.

You can get more information by going to freedompens.org

Setting Up A Basic Workshop

Here at "The Wood Bucket" we will talk about different types of woodworking. You don't really need a lot of space to start a small workshop. All it takes is a corner of the basement or garage, some tools, and a bucket of wood pieces. The tools you will need will depend on what items you want to make. We will talk more about the tools reguired as we talk about each project.

Things you will want to do in setting up your workshop are:

1. Build or purchase a solid workbench
2. Make sure you have electric outlets and lights where you need them*
3. Put up some pegboard to organize your small tools on
4. Put up some shelving of some kind
5. Install your pencil sharpener
6. Put a trash can in the workshop

*If you are not comfortable working with electric, you may have to hire an electrician to install some outlets and lighting.

Now you have the basic start of your shop.

Tools that all workshops should have are:

1. Safety Glasses and / or Goggles
2. Tape Measure / Ruler
3. Pencils
4. An assortment of Screwdrivers
5. Pliers
6. Hammer
7. Adjustable Wrench
8. Clamps in several sizes
9. A bucket of wood

All other tools will be determined by what you want to make or fix.