Plans for a planer
Handheld planers are very useful if you have the need. Apparently, I’ve never had the need. Till now, that is.
Handheld planers are very useful if you have the need. Apparently, I’ve never had the need. Till now, that is.
I have more than three times the amount of room in my new shop as my old one. Generally, that’s wonderful, but not for everything.
Sally found a Valentine decoration online – made of wood! – and there was no way I could let her buy it.
What do woodworkers make more of than any other thing – Cabinets? Furniture? Built-ins? Lots of dust?
I love when wood is combined with high-tech gadgetry. I love it even more when the wood makes the technology better.
It’s a new year, but no new resolutions. Instead, I’m just digging out last year’s and dusting it off, and when I do I’m gonna …
Those who understand the subject can always answer the question, “What’s wrong with this picture?”, if a photo is set up by someone who doesn’t. That’s especially true with woodworking.
I recently talked about making a cutting board for the first time after decades of woodworking. Turns out I was wrong.
Glue is a staple of what we do in the woodshop, but you might be surprised at how many kinds you have. I know I was.
Any longtime woodworker would have a hard time thinking of something they’ve never made, including me. Well, I just thought of something.
Since Sally and I recently observed our anniversary, I thought it might be fun to celebrate some shop anniversaries, too.
Some things are so simple that they’re impossible – in my shop, anyway – to remember.
Welcome to Pet Peeve Friday™! In the crosshairs today: “slotted screwdriver.”
Safety is paramount when woodworking. But some of the safety warnings in tool manuals leave me scratching my head.
I’ve ruined a lot of projects by not leaving well enough alone, but sometimes tweaking really does improve something.
My new basement shop’s been fully operational for some time, but a lot of things remain undone. I moved one of those items over to the “done” list this week.
I’m a pretty handy guy, but I don’t know anything about electricity.
I’ve decided that the biggest factor in working off-site isn’t tools, materials or something you forgot. It’s inadequate lighting.
That table lamination project is now history. While I had my doubts, it came out pretty nice. Of course, there were some ups and downs.
Confession time: Wood imperfections don’t always bother me. In fact, I sometimes embrace them.
I have a lot of shop work coming up, but none of it will take place in my shop. So, I have to take my shop with me.
You can call this a rant, plain and simple, but sometimes the way they size tools makes no sense to me.
There are the plans you make, and then there’s reality. I hate reality.