Happy Holidays!

I hope everyone is enjoying a Safe and Happy Holiday Season! 

The Woodshop 101 Podcast put together an awesome Christmas Parade of content creators wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! 

I was honored to be a part of the video with some great people and heavy hitters in the YouTube community. I come in at 1:42. If you go to the video on YouTube, you can also get the full list and links of all that participated. 

Be sure to check out the Woodshop 101 Podcast it is hosted by Jeremy Crawford of the Countryside Woodshop and Drew Short of Rock-N H Woodshop.  They are a couple of good guys just talking woodworking and they have even had me on a few episodes in 2016. (Episodes 58, Episode 59, and Episode 60) Thanks guys! 

I hope everyone has a great Christmas Holiday!

Your friend in the shop-

Todd A. Clippinger

Share the Love-Share the Knowledge

ON TODAY'S SHOW Welcome to Episode #065. As 2016 comes to a close we wanted to partner with many creators to wish you all well, happy holidays, and happy New Year. Creators Here is the list of creators in order and a link of you to see more of their content.

Lock Your Dovetails and Box Joints

Early on in my career, when I took an interest in building furniture, I took a good look at antiques to get an idea of how furniture was constructed. 

One of the biggest surprises to me, was to find that it was not uncommon to see dovetail joinery and box joints falling apart. This really surprised me until I came to understand the reasons why. 

Through my study and observation of antique furniture, I also came up with a simple, yet ingenious solution to lock the dovetails and box joints together. 

In this video I share my favorite woodworking tip and technique of all time, which is how I lock my dovetails and box joints together.

I hope you find the information in this video helpful and that you go out in the shop and give it a try. 

Your friend in the shop-

Todd A. Clippinger

Share the Love - Share the Knowledge. 

In this video I show how to add a locking pin to dovetail and box joints so that they never fall apart. My study of antiques has shown me that dovetails and box joints fall apart over time. But this can be overcome with a very simple solution by adding a locking pin to the mating pieces.

New Promo Video for YouTube Channel

With all the work I have been doing, I finally got around to making a welcome video for my American Craftsman YouTube channel. 

I will be doing an update to catch everyone up to speed on the ACW Shop Class. Suffice it to say for now that I am neck deep in an alligator trying to learn EVERYTHING - but I am making progress.

Here is my latest video, I hope it is a warm welcome to new visitors to my YouTube channel.

Your friend in the shop-

Todd A. Clippinger

Let Your Work Be Your Signature

Welcome to the American Craftsman Workshop! In this video I give a quick summary of who I am, where I have come from, and where I am going with this YouTube channel. I hope you subscribe and be a part of the legacy of the American Craftsman Workshop.