Video: Not Sawing, But Nibbling
Aside from Bender, Zapp Brannigan and Hypnotoad, my favorite character on the show “Futurama” is Nibbler – a cute little alien that can swallow an entire elephant in one bite and then poop [...]
Stool Class in August; a Few Spots Open
I’m going to have a lot of fun on August 27 and 28. I’ll be at Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Indiana, teaching a class on building the infamous Chinese stool, the cover project [...]
SCAFFOLD PLANK BENCH
MORE THINGS TO MAKE FROM SCAFFOLD PLANKS THAT ARE DAMAGED. THIS IS UNFINISHED.READY FOR CUSTOMER TO STAIN OR VARNISH.…
Tool News – Oneida Air Systems Smart Pro Dust Collector
Oneida Air System’s Smart Pro Dust Collector Oneida Air System’s new Smart Pro Dust Collector has Smart Air Control Technology, a dust bin level sensor with flashing strobe light, and HEPA filter [...]
Tool News – General International 25-010 M1 Pen Turning Lathe
General International 25-010 M1 Pen Turning Lathe Designed and built specifically for turning pens and other smaller hobby type projects. Quick lock control levers easily position tool rest. [...]
I Hope I Remembered to Pack Ibuprofen
Today was my first official day of vacation. I was attacked by voracious mosquitoes, got a fairly nasty sunburn, sweated my tuckus off, and will require analgesics in order to so much as roll out [...]
Safety Rules for Tablesaws: the PTI POV
There are a couple of techniques I use to sort out thorny and complicated issues; follow the money and check the math. I also try to remember that my little corner of the world is just that, it [...]
Caleb’s Grasshopper
At only 11 years old Caleb set out on a task to built a kinetic toy. No I am not talking about a high-tech remote control plane or car. I am talking about a good old wooden toy that has …
New Table Saw Safety Regs – PTI Speaks Up
Over the past few weeks, the debate over proposed Consumer Product Safety Commission regulations for table saw safety has been in the news. Curiously, the reason for it being in the news [...]
Make Square Rabbets – Theory and Practice
I’ve been using rabbet planes for years and I have made my peace with them. However, there are thousands of woodworkers out there who are driven to distraction by these simple and essential [...]
Five spatulas in five minutes
One of the summer school's traditions among the staff is that each day a teacher contributes food and soft drinks to the teachers' lounge. If you ask me who are the best I will say, [...]
LPs 45s and Hot Air Gun
WHAT CAN YOU THINK OFF!! TO DO WITH YOUR OLD RECORDS AND A HOT AIR GUN SIMPLE IDEAS ARE THE BEST..…