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Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at new tools from Blue Spruce, a [...]

I’ve always felt positively when a business opens a second location. Doing well enough to expand is always a good sign for the business, and the economy at large. I feel the same way about the [...]

Perfect for the house that has everything. Take the humble rubber doorstop—please! Then head to your lathe and create something that you can’t buy in a store—a doorstop that looks as great as it [...]

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at an outdoor bench, a beautiful [...]

Can you both like and dislike a well-done project at the same time? There are as many woodworking tastes as there are woodworkers, and what appeals to one doesn’t always appeal to another. For [...]

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at hand plane shavings, the [...]

Rock star Paul Stanley had a string of hits as co-founder and lead singer of the classic rock band KISS, but it was a custom furniture maker that made a hit with him. While looking for a [...]

I admit I haven’t followed the competition for a couple years, but after reading a recent article in Woodshop News on the 2025 Fresh Wood winners from this year’s AWFS Fair in Las Vegas, I wasted [...]

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at table saw safety, a crossword [...]

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at a tartan table, [...]

Injuries and fatalities caused by tipping furniture happen a lot more than you probably know. According to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC), about 17,800 injuries are caused [...]

Subtle use of patterns and repeating motifs please the eye. I was waiting on a phone call so I didn’t think twice when my phone rang. Two words in and I hung up the call. Why do telemarketers [...]