The Splinter Report: December 12th
Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at compact circular saws, [...]
The Best Gift of All
If you’re a woodworker of any kind — weekend DIYer to pro-shop owner — I’ll bet you ten bucks you’ve already seen a dozen or more top 10 lists of holiday gifts for woodworkers. Most of the items [...]
The Most Relatable Project Timeline You’ll See Today
A long time ago in a garage attached to my house, I started a project. It was December 2023, and I had decided that I needed a place to store my hand tools. Instead of designing my own project, I [...]
ShopNotes Podcast Episode 255 — You Made Me Buy It All
With Logan out, John and Phil do all of the heavy lifting on this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast with a follow up on last week’s discussion of cordless tool systems and more. Find all of [...]
The Splinter Report: December 5th
Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at new tools, crafty magazine [...]
It Must Be A Sign
OSHA-approved warning and danger signs have multiplied over the years, while at the same time getting a bit more to-the-point as far as illustrating accidents and injuries. And by to-the-point [...]
A Hard Lesson in Tool Care
My students learn two things about me very quickly: I care deeply about their education, and I care just as deeply about the tools we use while learning together. In our woodworking program—which [...]
ShopNotes Podcast Episode 254 — How Brown Was My Lumber
This week the gang discusses battery platforms, different types of screws, and more. Find all of the ShopNotes podcast episodes here. …
The Splinter Report: November 28th
Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at fiddles, tool-buying [...]
End of an Era
1953. That’s when woodworkers were first able to buy an entire shop in a box with the commercial introduction of the Shopsmith Mark V. Hans Goldschmidt invented the concept in the late 1940s, [...]
ShopNotes Podcast Episode 253 — Get Excited About Screws Like This
On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil and Logan are talking woodworking and taking listeners’ questions and comments. You can find more details on the topics here. Find all of the [...]
95 and Counting
More than a century ago, Stanley introduced a new plane, and I’ve wanted one ever since. Well, no — I’m not that old — but it was still in production when I was born and would continue to be [...]
