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Super-Size Disc Sander A 15″ disc sander like the new 15-205 from General International, is a great addition to any shop if you’ve got room on the floor and in your budget. There was a time [...]

GOLF CLUB PEN OR PENCIL HOLDER MADE FROM RECLAIMED TIMBERS AND OLD USED GOLF CLUBS FOUND ON A TIP ..ALSO THE SNOOKER BALL PEN  OR PENCIL HOLDER . GOLF CLUB BASE AND SNOOKER BALL SWIVELS SO [...]

Last week we defined our bedside table in terms of functionality, features and style deciding which features we wanted to carry over from the bed and dressers in the set. We settled on overall [...]

Q & A: Knocking Apart Loose Joints   Q: I tried reversing a clamp to pull out the rungs of an old chair that needed regluing, but I couldn’t get all of the rungs out.What do I do? [...]

While reading the newspaper today I encountered a fascinating story. Scientists in England discovered the first known creature to develop a machine like gear, a mechanism never before observed in [...]

Sole traders have unique and wonderful ideas. If you have and idea turn it into reality .Work for yourself . Dreams do come true.????…

Groovy Dowels Have you ever tried gluing a pin made from dowel rod in a blind hole? If so you've probably encountered the nasty air pocket that forms at the bottom of the hole and makes [...]

Q & A: Sawdust in the Garden?   Q: I spend as much time tending plants in the garden as making sawdust in my shop.Are there any problems with using the sawdust and chips in my [...]

A question I am often asked is “How do you design furniture from scratch in SketchUp?” followed by questions such as “Do you sketch something on paper first and then transfer it [...]

The Museum Of Design in Atlanta (http://www.museumofdesign.org/current-exhibitions/) is displaying a furniture exhibit designed by world renowned architects/designers and buit by patients in a [...]

Large Sheet Crosscutting Crosscutting large sheets of plywood on the tablesaw can be difficult, and I usually end up binding the blade, burning the wood, or worse. To get around this, I clamp a [...]

Q & A: Does Polyurethane Glue Fill Gaps? Q: I hate it when I slip up and make a joint that doesn’t fit tight. I heard that polyurethane glue will fill gaps and hold a loose joint [...]