My band saw broke, or so I thought. The culprit turned out to be something I never suspected. (Read More…)

A two-car garage workshop only has three walls, since one entire wall is a door. The lack of a fourth wall is fine for large shops, but not mine. (Read More…)

There aren’t a lot of movies about tools, so it’s a pleasure when one breaks box office records, as “The Avengers” did this weekend. A movie about tools? Yep. (Read More…)

I don’t text, but spend enough time online to know most of the common acronyms. One, DAMHIKT, pops up a lot on the woodworking forums. (Read More…)

Did some office work this morning, but not in my office. Makes me glad I have my own business. (Read More…)

The idea of “measure twice, cut once” is perhaps the oldest of woodworking maxims. But you still have to pay attention to the measurement. (Read More…)

I mentioned last week I was thinking of playing hooky, and I thought I should elaborate. Yep, I play hooky occasionally. You should, too. (Read More…)

It’s Friday the 13th, but as I write this I’ve already had two instances of good woodworking luck. (Read More…)

I make lots of some things, and not so many of others. But there are some projects that, for one reason or another, I’ve just never attempted. (Read More…)

I sometimes don’t expect the effects of grain direction – not that the grain itself is unattractive, but the combination of the grain with other project components. (Read More…)