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MORE THINGS TO MAKE FROM SCAFFOLD PLANKS THAT ARE DAMAGED. THIS IS UNFINISHED.READY FOR CUSTOMER TO STAIN OR VARNISH.

Today was my first official day of vacation. I was attacked by voracious mosquitoes, got a fairly nasty sunburn, sweated my tuckus off, and will require analgesics in order to...

There are a couple of techniques I use to sort out thorny and complicated issues; follow the money and check the math. I also try to remember that my little...

At only 11 years old Caleb set out on a task to built a kinetic toy. No I am not talking about a high-tech remote control plane or car. I...

Over the past few weeks, the debate over proposed Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations for table saw safety has been in the news. Curiously, the reason for it being in...

I’ve been using rabbet planes for years and I have made my peace with them. However, there are thousands of woodworkers out there who are driven to distraction by these...

One of the summer school's traditions among the staff is that each day a  teacher contributes food and soft drinks to the teachers' lounge. If you ask me who are...

WHAT CAN YOU THINK OFF!! TO DO WITH YOUR OLD RECORDS AND A HOT AIR GUN   SIMPLE IDEAS ARE THE BEST..

WITH OFF CUTS OF PLY FROM A SKIP AND A FEW STEEL RODS.THESE WERE LEFT OVER FROM STEEL WORKERS ON A SITE IN A SKIP…MADE A MOULD/SHUTTERING  FROM PLY THEN...

If you’re looking for a tool manufacturer, chances are they are in Las Vegas this week for the bi-annual woodworking show known as AWFS. We have Publisher/Editor Steve Shanesy reporting...

I’ve been working, albeit slowly, on a small desk from the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) – I wrote about full-blind dovetails found on the desk in an...

I’ve had a number of questions come in regarding a post I had a couple of weeks ago. I had mentioned that gluing together rigid pink insulation was an inexpensive...