The Happy Chisel LLC

Live Edge Keepsake Box

The Happy Chisel LLC — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 03:29:11 +0000

I had a chunk of wood left over from another project and I thought it would make a cool box. The video is up on Youtube if you would like to see how I made it.

Raised Panel Keepsake Box

The Happy Chisel LLC — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 03:18:42 +0000

This cherry keepsake box has walnut miter splines, a laser engraved lid, and is lined with red crushed velvet. The build was a bit of a challenge but bunches of fun. You can watch the build video on Youtube.

Radial Arm Saw Mortising Table Upgrade

The Happy Chisel LLC — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 04:51:22 +0000

After using my RAS mortising table for a couple years, I decided to make some much needed improvements. Work holding with external clamps was falling way short of my expectations and wasting too much time. My simple solution makes mortising faster, easier, and much better than before. The build video is on my Youtube Channel.

Dial Caliper Case

The Happy Chisel LLC — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 04:29:18 +0000

I had a small amount of some cool looking lumber and I wanted to find a use for it. My dial caliper case had deteriorated over the years, so I decided to make a new one. Check out the build video on my Youtube Channel.

Mahogany Live Edge Table Build

The Happy Chisel LLC — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:47:27 +0000

Check out my latest project! This is a live edge table that can be used as an end table, side table, lamp stand, night stand, or just about anywhere a small table could be needed. I built this from lumber I milled from logs. Watch the full 7 part series or skip to the end of part 7 if you only want to see the finished product.

Custom Cherry Jewelry Box

The Happy Chisel LLC — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 03:47:51 +0000

A customer contacted me about building a custom version of a cherry jewelry box I have for sale on Etsy. I posted a video of the build on my YouTube channel. This was a fun build. A little tricky in spots, but it turned out nice. After I finished the build, I found the sample and set-up pieces I had saved from the first build. Having them beforehand would have simplified the process, but I got through it using the original box as a prototype.

Push Blocks for Edge Jointing Short Boards

The Happy Chisel LLC — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 20:37:29 +0000

If you ever need to safely edge joint boards that are shorter than your jointer fence, take a look at these push blocks I made. They provide excellent board control, allowing you to push the board firmly against the table and fence at the same time, while keeping your hands well away from the cutter head.

Infinity Tools Blade Review

The Happy Chisel LLC — Fri, 29 Dec 2023 07:14:53 +0000

I’ve been needing a good blade for my Radial Arm Saw, and this is it. Being a combo blade, I expected decent quality cuts, but nothing like this. Both crosscuts and rips are so smooth, the board almost feels like it has been waxed. Cherry wood is notorious for suffering blade burn, but this blade doesn’t leave a trace of burn on crosscuts or rips. This blade also does an outstanding job on my table saw. Check out the video to see what I’m talking about.

New Cool Stuff

The Happy Chisel LLC — Sat, 11 Nov 2023 00:59:08 +0000

I just added my latest offering to my Etsy shop and I have more on the way. A while back I was looking at charcuterie boards and I couldn’t find a single one in a herring bone pattern. So I thought, “How hard can it be?” After building a batch, I’ve learned why no one else is selling them. A simple looking board with two wooden handles required building 6 jigs / templates, one of which is two sided for dual purposes. The level of precision demanded by the herring bone pattern is tough to achieve. Boards of a comparable size are selling too cheap for mine to compete, so I’m letting them go at a loss. I guess that’s the cost of being unique instead of making a clone of what everyone else is selling. On the up side, this was a fun project. If this first batch sells, I may make one more batch, just for the heck of it. With all the jigs and templates built, the process should go marginally faster.

Radial Arm Saw Mortising Table

The Happy Chisel LLC — Sat, 27 May 2023 23:51:47 +0000

The mortising table I built for my Radial Arm Saw is working out way better than I had hoped. I’m making a batch of 5 identical products that require a combination of 50 slots and mortises of different widths and depths. Some had to be cut on the face of the boards so I mounted a support (shown in the above picture) that allowed me to clamp my boards vertically. The slots, like the mortises, stop short of the board edges. With the board mounted securely to the sliding table, plunge cutting with a spiral carbide bit is simple and accurate. No chance of the board getting squirrely. The setup was a breeze. I made the cuts faster, easier, and more accurately than I could have with any other tool in my shop.

When I brought this rusty old RAS home to restore, I wasn’t sure how much use I’d get out of it. I had hoped to add some redundancy to my shop. It always seems like as soon as I get my table saw setup for miters or dados, I’ll realize I need more boards cut than I have, and I’ll have to set it back for straight cuts. But now that the RAS is up and running, it’s quickly becoming an indispensable tool adding redundancy and capability that I didn’t have.