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On my bench, always standing at the ready, is an old friend that needs to be coaxed into retirement. My mallet has served me for many years, but I noticed a while back that its age was beginning [...]

A few weeks ago, we had a “Caption the Photo” contest, for which we received nigh-on 200 entries , so many, in fact, that out server kept timing out when I tried to view them in [...]

A few of us have been kvetching lately about tired, aching feet after a long day in our concrete-floored shop. (Still, I’d rather have sore feet than a sore butt from sitting in front of [...]

A few days ago, I took a poll to see what should be done with my decades-old, ugly (but functional) L-bracket-built bookcases. Frankly, I’m surprised the chain-saw option wasn’t more [...]

Recently the Bosch Power Tools and Accessories division of Robert Bosch Tool Corporation held an event held in Arlington Heights, Ill. Managing Editor Megan Fitzpatrick was in attendance and [...]

As Editor Christopher Schwarz and I were leaving to get coffee at lunchtime today, a big panel truck pulled up to our loading dock , so we hightailed it to Chris’s car. But Senior Editor [...]

It’s a good thing that I keep a change of clothes at work. And that I don’t wear leopard-print underwear. OK, let’s back up a minute. This morning I’m finishing up work on [...]

SWF in search of the perfect clamp rack. Willing and easily able to relocate a plus. Must be robust but have a svelte figure. Should be able to handle a lot of baggage, but be as simple as my [...]

If you didn’t get a chance to read my earlier entry about the Unisaw arriving at our shop, click here to do so. Ahhhh! The sweet sound of a table saw running. Come on. Admit it. Some of you [...]

We received our new Delta Unisaw this afternoon. The boxes are unpacked, and I’ve watched some of both Scott Phillips’ and Unisaw Product Manager Michael Boie’s presentations on [...]

There are a few things that have been kicking around our shop forever. Now and then we come across them, recognize them as valuable, and move them out of the way. Some are small, such as an ash [...]

I’m at Bosch in Mount Prospect, Ill., (just outside Chicago) where I and other magazine editors are getting a look at some of the new tools the company will be unveiling in the upcoming [...]