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Building a chess-piece box that’s better than the pieces it contains
I’ve always loved playing games. As a kid living in Puerto Rico, my parents complemented the street Spanish I was learning with a Monopoly game in Spanish. I still have it today. By the time I got to high school, … Continue reading
Restoring a depression-era Miterbox for a 21st-century workshop: Part 4-Restoring, sharpening and testing the saw
In the last post, you read about how I finally tracked down a soul-mate for my Goodell Manufacturing Co. miterbox. Next it was time to clean it up, sharpen it, test its cutting ability and add it to my tool … Continue reading
Rehabbing a Coffin Smoother For Use In My Shop
History, curiosity, performance. Those are the three things that motivated me to add a coffin smoother to my tool kit. I got this plane at an antique mall in Scottsdale last summer. It had air conditioning and I reasoned that … Continue reading
2012 in review-Thank you all for taking the time to enjoy the words I crafted for you this year.
Many thanks to my readers for your feedback. It is invaluable in helping me to keep writing that which delights you…and to phase out that which does not. As much pleasure as the writing process gives me, I consider its … Continue reading
Quick to make; treasured for a lifetime-My gift-giving mantra
Fellow Lumberjock Woodwrecker’s Palm Box projects gave me just the inspiration I needed to get my creative energies flowing. It turned out to be a woodworking perfect storm, allowing me to: 1. Get experience mixing and matching different/expensive wood species … Continue reading
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Choose to be green-don’t trash it, refit it
It was early in the season and the Broncos were getting spanked by Atlanta. Well, at least my lady and I had our cheese plate and a glass of wine to console us. Then it happened. The handle of my … Continue reading
How to convert your drill press into a woodworking tool
“Now what?” That’s what I asked myself after buying a $25.00 drill press at an estate sale and tuning it up. You can read about that adventure here. The “what” as it turns out, was to make it woodworking-friendly by … Continue reading
Pegboard Tool Storage Epiphany #3: Try Square Rack—Giving your squares a secure home.
I’ve found that L-hooks are the gateway drug to creating pegboard storage accessories for all my tools. Since my first post on this subject, I’ve built a backsaw till, and the square rack that I’ll highlight here. The original design … Continue reading
Rehabbing a Pre-1918 Disston handsaw with a couple of unique curiosities
Recently, I scored a Disston handsaw for $2.00 at an estate sale along with some other finds. The more refined shape (yes the horns have long since broken off) of the handle told me that it was an older saw. … Continue reading
