Woodworking

  • Bench restoration

    Bench restoration

    This bench has been a part of my life since my earliest age. It was indeed storing toys and costumes at my grandfather’s house, and also served as…

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  • DIY amp – Fender 5E3 Tweed Deluxe

    DIY amp – Fender 5E3 Tweed Deluxe

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    Back to the basics with this Uraltone clone kit of a Fender 5E3 (Tweed Deluxe). It has the bare minimum required of an amp: a volume pot per…

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  • DIY amp – Fender Vibro Champ

    DIY amp – Fender Vibro Champ

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    To remedy my aching loss from the Princeton Reverb, which has become a permanent resident in the rehearsing space of Satarma, I build its little brother: the Fender…

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  • DIY amp – Fender Princeton Reverb

    DIY amp – Fender Princeton Reverb

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    Ever since I got interested in tube guitar amp building, the Princeton Reverb from Fender was somewhat of an ultimate goal. Beautiful tremolo and spring reverb in a…

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  • DIY amp – Fender Champ 5F1

    DIY amp – Fender Champ 5F1

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    My first tube guitar amp was a Marshall JCM900, that I traded (maybe ill-advisedly) for my old Gibson Les Paul Studio. Expecting a somewhat aggressive sound, the JCM900…

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  • Custom record player cabinet

    Custom record player cabinet

    Inspired by the very popular cabinet made by La Redoute, as well as an even more popular one from Ikea, I built a custom record player cabinet. The…

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  • Custom table saw cabinet

    Custom table saw cabinet

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    Not having the space for a cabinet table saw in my workshop, I chose a jobsite saw of a much more appropriate size (Metabo TS 254). The suggested…

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  • Drums restoration – Pearl Export

    Drums restoration – Pearl Export

    As a child, my dream was playing drums. My parents redirected me towards the more traditional marching snare, but I didn’t fall in love with it and never…

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  • Building a soundproofing door

    Building a soundproofing door

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    The original door to my basement studio was very thin, with a classic construction (a simple frame and a floating panel in the middle), which was far from…

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  • DIY guitar – Fender Jazzmaster (Part 1)

    DIY guitar – Fender Jazzmaster (Part 1)

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    The Jazzmaster is a particular guitar, extremely versatile and yet very unique at the same time. Given the difficulty of finding used ones that are good but cheap,…

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