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If there's one thing everyone can agree on, it's that they want me to find cheap tools and review them. So, here's my review of an insane and hilarious plastic hand plane.
So, it's time to polish off these last fabrication jobs. A few weeks ago, I shared pictures of my progress on a sign for a local coffee shop. (And then last week, I complained about how I couldn't eve...
2018-08-02 19:04:52 +0000 UTC View Post
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It's a big day for me. I've recently quit client work. I'm installing one of my last jobs tomorrow. I may take a job here or there to make ends meet, but I now consider myself a full-...
2018-08-02 01:26:37 +0000 UTC View PostCan I tell you a story?
Last week, I was fitting the glass into some cabinet doors. I got the glass mostly secured in a door and then realized I had only stained one side of the trim. I though...
2018-07-28 12:21:18 +0000 UTC View Post
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It's time for Import Tool Madness again. This time, I have a try-square that goes for $1.61 with free shipping. Is it any good? Only one way to find out.
Also, I know I ha...
2018-07-21 23:06:21 +0000 UTC View Post
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Sorry to be gone so long. I took my daughter up to Connecticut to visit my parents and I've got client work coming out my ears. (Client work that I don't want to do, by the way).
<... 2018-07-13 11:18:33 +0000 UTC View PostIf you live in Cleveland, you know Phoenix Coffee. They're a major local brand with five locations around the city, generally in the hippest neighborhoods. So, when I got an opportunity to make them a...
2018-06-28 10:00:01 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm still going to do that drill-press video you all voted on, but this week is crazy-busy and I'm taking my daughter on a trip to see my folks next week, so time is short.
<... 2018-06-25 00:44:36 +0000 UTC View PostLook at a premium tool catalog and you inevitably see a selection of pricey socket chisels for sale, usually based on the collectible Stanley 750 series. These chisels are touted for their robust desi...
2018-06-22 10:59:11 +0000 UTC View PostThe people have spoken!
In my recent poll, I asked which video I should do next and the results were clear: make an introduction to the drill press.
No problem. I have a lot to say...
2018-06-18 12:30:01 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
I have so many ideas for videos, that I just can't decide what to do. Maybe you can help.
I've listed the ideas that I'm most interested in doing right now. If you have a ...
2018-06-13 17:09:22 +0000 UTC View Post
Good Morning!
So, I just posted a video a few days ago, but I've already got another for you. This is the first in my new series: "Import Tool Madness!" I'm reviewing crazy-cheap tools imported from...
2018-06-11 13:04:41 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm trying something a bit new this week. I had so much fun with the plywood River Bowl, I decided to do another bowl with a chunk of apple root.
As much as I love turning, I fi...
2018-06-09 12:52:57 +0000 UTC View PostSo, I've been thinking about teaching woodworking classes for a long time. I like building stuff, but it's a hard way to make a living. It seems like the steady income in this game comes from informat...
2018-06-06 10:27:37 +0000 UTC View Post
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It was a scramble to get it all done yesterday, but the River Bowl video is done and published. I know the deadline isn't until tonight, but I have my daughter all day today and I act...
2018-05-31 10:34:26 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
I'm just about to dash off to an install, but first, I wanted to share the progress shots of my river bowl. I finished the turning and the sanding yesterday and today, I painted on tw...
2018-05-29 15:27:22 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm madly at work on my entry in the Rockler Plywood Challenge. I'm making a plywood bowl that looks like it's been shattered and had the crack filled with blue resin. The contest end...
2018-05-27 21:31:18 +0000 UTC View Post
Happy Monday morning, y'all!
Yeah, I'm not really that chipper either, but I'm faking it for my own mental health. I've got client-work coming out my ears, deadlines looming, and a ton of home-owner...
2018-05-21 10:59:34 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
Did you have a good week?
Ever since I got the Monster Display Case out of my life, things have been a lot easier in the shop. I've learned that I'm much better off doing 2-4 li...
2018-05-18 11:03:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Anthony Guidice’s The Seven Essentials of Woodworking (Sterling, 2001) stands out among woodworking books. For one thing, it’s short. At a slender 114 pages, it’s more co...
2018-05-17 10:59:59 +0000 UTC View Post
One of the tricky things about making a big and complicated piece of furniture is that the design will probably change as you work. Most of the challenges of the Monster Display Case in...
2018-05-12 13:56:00 +0000 UTC View Post
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I'm happy to report that I delivered the monster display case to the client this week. He was happy, I got paid, and the biggest, most stressful project of my professional life is done.&nbs...
2018-05-11 16:50:00 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
Well, it's been a week of 10 hour days, but I'm getting there. From its humble beginnings as a pile of plywood boxes in my basement, I've cobbled together a piece that is square and looks p...
2018-05-03 10:43:38 +0000 UTC View Post
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My fabrication business has gotten a bit crazy. I've been working on a monster piece for several months now. Here's the sketchup:
2018-05-01 10:55:13 +0000 UTC
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People often like it when video creators show their mistakes. Well, this WHOLE video is just me showing a mistake and fixing it. Messing up a bunch of components is stressful enough, ...
2018-04-25 11:21:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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I had a really unexpected response to my last video about straightening boards. I thought basic videos like this were played-out, but that video has 20k views and no sign of slowing down.&n...
2018-04-19 11:22:00 +0000 UTC View Post
So, after my high-tech miter-plane build, I got a bit burned out. I have orders for custom work piling up and time is so short. But I love making content and I couldn't let too much time go by without...
2018-04-13 00:29:40 +0000 UTC View PostFriends:
I'm gearing up for my first Patreon-exclusive video. You've all been amazing with your support and community and that's allowed me to step up my game on the production front.
Yo...
2018-04-09 10:39:39 +0000 UTC View Post
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This one just about killed me. Turns out that making a fancy, specialty plane out of exotic materials is a lot harder and more time-consuming than it looks.
Nevertheless, here i...
2018-03-28 16:04:51 +0000 UTC View PostBefore I did this full-time, I used to spend a lot of time watching Jimmy Diresta's videos. I loved his content, but I heard him say a few times that most of what he made wasn't interesting enough for...
2018-03-23 10:46:42 +0000 UTC View Post