Over The Workbench

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.

Creating plans for a completed project is easy. Doing it the other way around – for me – is harder.

There are lots of expenses in woodworking (or any other business), but the most onerous are those that accomplish only to get you back where you already were.

Woodworkers tend to buy things they don’t need. I do it all the time and – admit it – so do you.

We’ve talked before about the most important (or favorite) tool in the woodshop. But which one is the most essential?

When you have bad news about a project issue, it’s sometimes better for the customer to hear it from someone besides you.

Measure twice; cut once. Good advice, but it leaves out an important part: Do the math.

Ever take a walk around your shop just to look at it? Not work, just look? You should.

I hate scams and the scammers who scam you. This particular scam isn’t new, but it deserves an update.

How do you measure things in your woodshop? Your results depend on how you do it.

Power woodworking vs. hand tools, while a hot debate for some, is just a matter of practicality for me.

How do you create a junk drawer? Trick question: You don’t.

Having a bigger shop is awesome, but increasing the size also increased the distance between everything. Hadn’t counted on that.

Slow, excruciatingly hot holiday week. Perfect time for a quick session of show-and-tell with my new miter saw station.

I was recently undercharged for some unfinished cabinets at a Big Box store, but despite an honest effort to make it right still ended up with a deal.

Ever need to buy a single piece of cabinet hardware that typically comes in a set? Do you hate doing that as much as I do?

It’s not always a case of, “You can’t have enough clamps.” Sometimes it’s just about finding the clamps you already have.

It’s a fact of life – both everyday life and woodworking life – that stuff wears out, not matter how well made it is.