I think that maybe – maybe! – I might actually have some time in the next week to do some woodworking for myself. My time, for me. A “me” project. (Read More…)

The right tool for the right job is an old maxim. But unless you use all the tools at once on the same job, how do you know which is the right one? (Read More…)

It was obviously a simple typo. But, oh, what a typo. (Read More…)

It’s been a crummy week. Oh, it’s been very productive on the woodworking writing front, but there’ve been a couple disappointments and a sad family pet thing. I need to get away. (Read More…)

If you’re reading David DeCristoforo’s blogs (and you should be), then you already know that the title of my blog is a play on his current entry. I’ll essentially ask the same question he did, but I’m going to turn it around. (Read More…)

Last time I talked about my decision to build a utility shed in the backyard to get a lot of the yard/garden and non-woodworking stuff out of my garage shop. Now, I’m asking for your advice. (Read More…)

I’ve mentioned here before that I’m working on a writing project involving several shop profiles. After seeing a dozen wonderful shops I’ve decided that my shop is a pig sty by comparison. (Read More…)

When jotting down ideas, I end up with a lot of disconnected thoughts on woodworking I just didn’t develop into full blogs. The collection is long enough to make its own blog, so here you go. (Read More…)

My oldest friend saves his Christmas trees. Not the whole tree; rather, he cuts all the branches off and saves the trunk. Don’t know why he does it, but I found a reason for it to work for me. (Read More…)

We’ve discussed before how we can point to every little thing that’s not perfect in a finished project, or how we could have used a more impressive technique. We shouldn’t do that, and I’m going to tell you why. (Read More…)