About Make Things

Hey, I'm Rob.

I've been woodworking for more than 35 years, from designing cabinets in high school to building furniture, working construction, and eventually putting together my own workshop.

I'm not a professional furniture maker, and I don't pretend to know everything. But I've spent decades building things, making mistakes, solving problems, and figuring out why things work the way they do.

That's what Make Things is about.

I share practical woodworking techniques, homemade jigs, tools, experiments, and the little tricks I've picked up along the way. Sometimes that means showing a better way to do something. Sometimes it means questioning advice we've all heard a hundred times and putting it to the test.

I've never been satisfied with just knowing how something works. I want to know why it works. Understanding the why makes it easier to solve problems when something doesn't go according to plan.

And here's something else you should know about me: I sometimes call myself the anti-influencer.

I'm not here to convince you that you need an expensive workshop, the latest tools, or somebody else's approval to make something worthwhile.

I'd rather you learn something useful, put down the phone, walk into your shop, and discover what you can make yourself.

Now go make things.