To paraphrase Dewey
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What wise parents want for their own children, they also want for all
children. And so why would that be? Certainly because we want the world in
which ou...
'retirement project'
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i tried the 'retirement thing' once before,
back in 2018 ...
but for many reasons back then it didn't 'stick',
and i spent the next 6 years working with and...
Well Hello! It's 2024
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A Happy New Year to you all! Been a while since I blogged so thought a
little update was in order. I'm still a planemaker, spending my days in the
works...
More on the Ruler Trick, part 4
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[image: Ruler Trick for short blade]
Ironically, I do not use a ruler for the Ruler Trick. As I described in a
post about five years ago, I like a 0.020″ ...
Automated door from an old windscreen wiper motor
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In this one, we’re making an automatic door for the chicken coop using an
old wiper motor some scrap metal, and an Arduino. Before we started keeping
chick...
Carbitool Countersink Holder
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Below you will find the STL file to 3D Print your own countersink holder.
If you find it’s a tight fit just scale it up (101% is probably enough) in
the...
Won't sink nails
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[image: Won't sink nails]
With dial set to max depth the nails barely sink in that soft pre-primed
material. Roll the gun just a little and won’t sink at...
Give Your Design Skills a Boost
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Every woodworker I know wants to get better at design. Yet it’s hard to
carve out time to devote to it. Perhaps it’s because most of us go it
alone. Design...
Mermaid Framed in Barn Board
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I haven't posted for over three months because I've just been too busy. I
still am, but felt I should let my readers know I’m still here working away.
T...
The Foundation
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Now that I am in my new shop, I have to start re imagining the space.
Going from a two-car garage where it was all mine to a one-car garage that
will ha...
5 Years and Counting
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Hard to believe its been 5 years and 245 webisodes we have filmed in our
Mastering Woodworking on line show. Time has flown and technology has
definitely i...
Roubo Progress – The Undercarriage
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A couple of weekends ago our family visited some friends in Mechanicsburg,
PA and helped Chris in his metal shop, working on a kit plane. You can
check out...
I have officially moved
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After writing blog posts here for more than four years, this is my last one
with Blogger. For more than six months I have been writing blog entries at
my...
Entertainment Console - Design Phase
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Sometime last year, Sylvia and I were having dinner at my friend Ken's
place. He'd recently got a copy of The House That Sam Built. Sam is one of
my favo...
Frankenstein’s Dust Port
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Stop laughing, it works. I mentioned last time that I would cover the dust
collection for my planer as a separate item, and now you understand why.
First, ...
I'm Not Dead
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About three years ago I finished my last oud. Six years of tedious
"workmanship of risk" can get to you. I burned out. I also found that I
neglected impo...
All Stoned Up
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Achew!! Excuse me… sorry, but the dust on this blog is thick. Not wood dust
unfortunately, but the normal kind of dust (i.e. mostly Soylent Green).
I’ve be...