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It would be easy to say that Denis Rezendes is NOT your typical teenager. But I think there are a lot of young woodworkers out there, and it’s time we started giving teens like Denis some credit. He’s posted his first instructional video at Lumberjocks.com and I really enjoyed it.

It is so basic, at a little over 12 minutes long, yet it is packed with good information for the young woodworker. As someone who has spent a few hours in front of the camera doing podcasts, I can tell you it can be nerve-racking. Only someone who is comfortable with the subject matter can be comfortable in front of the camera. Denis looks like he knows his stuff — either that or he’s a natural.

If your teenager is interested in woodworking, steer him to this video first. Then buy him a couple of tools!

Thanks to Marc Spagnuolo, at WoodWhisperer.com ( for the link) and Lumberjocks.

Our friends at LumberJocks.com are continuing to grow. It’s one of my favorite woodworking blogs. (I’m jealous of their extensive woodworkers project gallery!)

The other day, I came upon this post about an Australian company called Piric Designs. The company makes several unique products, including the Easy Riser kit for your drill press.

It looks like a really great product and once I find out how much it costs in US dollars, I may have to consider one for my shop!

LumberJocks is promoting woodworking with a website that makes the work of home shop woodworkers the sole focus. Although the name would seem to imply that only men are allowed, it’s obvious that there are lots of women and young people posting their work to the site.

Martin Sojka started LumberJocks as a place for woodworkers (both DIY’ers and professionals) to display their work. This morning, Martin sent me a link to the Summer 2006 Woodworking Contest winners. Projects were submitted for viewing and then voted on. Congratulations to Karson, Mark, and Ellen — the top three place winners. There’s some nice work on display here. Good work Martin, thanks for sharing.

If you have a woodworking blog or website that you would like to share, please do so here. I’d love to showcase your work on our blog gallery. You can post a link in the comments section, or contact me direct.