I’m getting new neighbors, always an iffy situation. What will they be like? I’m not sure, but I think I have an idea. (Read More…)

I have a couple regular payments made through an autopay method. I’ve had no serious problems, but I have to admit that I don’t like them much. (Read More…)

I needed a simple way to simulate rough-sawn wood – the key being simple – but was coming up blank. A suggestion from one of the online woodworking forums saved the day. (Read More…)

Everybody does letters to Santa. I have, you have — boring. Who wants to read that? But how about a letter Santa would never get? (Read More…)

Two local stores are closing soon, neither of which comes as a surprise. What’s surprising is that each could have survived if they’d only adapted. (Read More…)

When I learned several months ago that my daughter was expecting, I asked if she wanted me to build her a cradle. She said no, and I’m glad she did. (Read More…)

I’ve been taking my iPad into the shop to stream Internet music. Since I now regularly have a computer in the shop, I’ve been looking around for some woodworking apps that might be useful. (Read More…)

I meant everything I said last time about how much I love batteries. But there’s one aspect to the electronification of our world that concerns me. (Read More…)

I’m going to do something here that I rarely do: disagree with David DeCristoforo. I love batteries! (Read More…)

My scrap situation finally reached critical mass. I hated to do it, but I had no choice: I needed the room so the scrap had to go. (Read More…)