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.…

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 …

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, [...]

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