Scraps are good things; I mine my scrap barrel for gold frequently. But scrapes are a whole ’nother thing. (more…)

I’m building a number of projects – decorative boxes – for the holidays, and I’m in a quandary. Do I make them to please me, or to please the recipients? (more…)

I got roped into going to a craft show this weekend, something I normally hate. But I did notice something that I hope is a trend. (more…)

Online information is great for woodworkers who want to learn more. But for nonwoodworkers who don’t want to invest the time to really learn? Not so much. (more…)

It’s Election Day everywhere, and I am heartily sick of political advertising. On the plus side, it’s chased me out into the shop. (more…)

What is it about shop makeovers that make you want to do them with amazing regularity? Yeah, I don’t know either, but that urge is back. (more…)

Have you ever forgotten you owned a tool? Not something small and easy to misplace, but something substantial and not particularly inexpensive? I did. (more…)

I recently argued with a guy over availability of lumber. He said 24’ 2x4s were common; I thought not, and more or less said you’d never find one. Looks like I lose. (more…)

It’s been a full week since I’ve worked in the shop. Like anyone else who hasn’t done a regular activity in a while, I feel rusty. (more…)

After last Friday’s blog about putting a table saw blade on backward, I heard from a few other folks that I’m not alone. Not that they’d admit it publicly, of course. (more…)