I have long held the opinion that trying to learn motion from the printed word is at best a challenge and at worst a fool’s errand. If you think about what impulses your brain sends to your hand to simply make a fist, and then try to describe the motion that is actually happening, you’ll…

There’s a funny thing about digital tools that use Cartesian coordinate and movement systems — these are tools that operate in three-dimensional space. Though digital tools may look different, they have a lot in common. Digital tools in this group include CNCs, laser cutters, 3D printers, plasma and water jet cutters, CNC mills. They all…

I use Southern yellow pine for a lot of shop projects, especially for building workbenches and sawbenches. But I also use it for some furniture. And if there’s one thing I’ve learned in a lifetime of using the stuff, it’s to always buy the longest boards possible. Why? Long boards are clear(er) of knots and…