So I’m mortising this benchtop this morning when I hit a patch of epoxy and bam! My chisel’s helve split like a Twix bar. Dang, this epoxy is tough stuff....
To modern eyes, old-school workbenches look like they are going to self-destruct. The legs are tenoned into the benchtop (which moves with the seasons). And stretchers (that don’t move) are...
FOUND THIS PHOTO OF THE ORIGINAL HENRY DISSTON FACTORY IN PHILDELPHIA. THE WORLDS MOST FAMOUS SAW MAKERS. IN ITS TIME. AND NOW EACH SAW IS A COLLECTORS PIECE. ALSO THE...
After a little tweaking of the mortise, the first leg went in. You can see a gap at the shoulder (it’s about 1/16″ now). That’s actually what’s left of the...
I started cutting the mortises and the dovetail sockets in the benchtop today and I can tell you a few things: 1. The dovetail socket takes about half the time...
THE FAMOUS DISSTON SAW .1928-1940 NOT SURE THE YEAR BUT BETWEEN THOSE DATES!! BUT WILL KEEP IT IN A CASE AS A SHOW PIECE AS THESE YOU RARLEY EVER SEE. AND...
The Carlos Osorio vs. One World Technologies Inc. et. al. lawsuit centers on whether the table saw being used when Osorio’s accident occurred was defective. Osorio’s team claims the [...]
My drivers education teacher in high school made a big deal about the difference between accidents and collisions. His point was that most of what we call accidents, events that...
Last week we released the first of two SketchUp “Shop Classes” in the BookShop. In the first class, “SketchUp for Woodworkers Part 1: Getting Started,” Robert W. Lang [...]
Last week’s table saw safety survey generated a lot of interest and numerous responses. Around 6,000 participated and shared their experiences. Before we look at the results of the survey,...
