Flesh detection technology is the term being used, and it’s creating quite a stir. (more…)

Bartering has been around a lot longer than money. I’ve talked about it before and I remain a fan of this system because it works. (more…)

A reply to my post about “tricked out” door and drawer hardware prompted a question about what type of hardware I prefer to use. (more…)

We humans are a funny lot, especially when it comes to time. (more…)

Every now and then I run into someone I did a job for. Usually it’s someone who is instantly recognizable. Maybe it was a job that went really well or one in which we were treated with respect and paid well. But sometimes, it’s just the opposite. (more…)

Some years ago, I was working in a shop that was participating in a “Street of Dreams” project. What this meant was that we had to front a cabinet installation. In exchange, we got a lot of exposure and, if and when the house sold, paid. (more…)

When we think of retirement, we often have an image of an old guy sitting in a deck chair having a snooze. It might be nice to have enough financial security to spend the later years traveling the world or playing golf. But I’m thinking that this is an ideal whose time is past. (more…)

Most of us were raised with the idea that we would retire when we reached a certain age. When I was young, I looked at retired people who were as old as I am now and they never looked happy. I ended up thinking that retirement was not all it was cracked up to be. (more…)

In his reply to my last post, Tim Neun asked about repairing a table top finished with pre-catalyzed lacquer. This is right in keeping with my recent post subjects so here’s what I think. (more…)

One of the most often heard complaints about most modern finishes is the difficulty of repairing them. (more…)