Another year has passed and once again it’s time for Woodworkers Safety Week. The idea for this week dedicated to woodworking safety came from Marc Spagnuolo of The Wood Whisperer fame. Each year during this week, many of us who blog about woodworking take time out to share stories and methods highlighting safe practices in [...]
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As you may already know, this week has been declared Woodworkers Safety Week 2008. This idea was the work of Marc Spagnuolo of The Wood Whisperer fame. Along with the declaration of Woodworkers Safety Week, the thought was that those of us who write, talk, or video about woodworking might focus some of our [...]
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Hey everybody, I just thought I’d post a quick note that I’ll be out of town and consequently out of the shop for the next week or so. I’ll be back working on the Dreadnought Guitar and also completing the Queen Anne Side Table as soon as I return.
The Queen Anne Side Table has had [...]
For a while I have been contemplating getting a smoothing plane to add to my slowly growing arsenal of hand tools. The Queen Anne Side Table project that I’ve been working on caused me to revisit this idea. The issue I was having with the smoothing plane decision was which one to get. [...]
Recently, there was an ad placed in one of our local papers about a sale of tools and lumber from a woodworking shop. Given that the address listed in the ad was not too far from my home, I thought I’d make the short trip there to see what was available. So, early [...]
