6. Shop woes

Yes, the joyous season CAN ring in woes to the shop. ALL those gifts to be done, so little time to do them...Wake up Bunky, your shop can benefit from all those whiz-bang, success guaranteed formulas, you just have to PLAN right. Don't walk into...

20/11/2007 | 190 Hits | Read more...

7. Simple beginnings

The Shakers built some incredibly beautiful, 100% functional, wood pieces. One of their most versatile was the Shaker peg which graced the upper area of their walls and may or may not have a chair or candle-stand hanging from it. The lowly peg has...

15/08/2007 | 336 Hits | Read more...

8. Safety

Safety News Flash Watch this remarkable video for further info here is a link to a news story about it. Here is the video link http://www.sawstop.com/media/Table%20Saw%20-%20WMV%20high.wmv Here is the webiste link...

28/03/2007 | 492 Hits | Read more...

9. Small wood turnings

IF you have a lathe you can ALWAYS keep yourself busy. Wood for turning can be as close as your yard or your neighbor's yard. Some of the wood you can find is surprising when you begin to turn it. It doesn't have to be big stuff either! Folks...

21/11/2006 | 414 Hits | 1 comment | Read more...

10. Sawmilling 101, Know thy neighbor

After a good amount of research I knew there was a market for rough sawn lumber.  After more research I determined that my Dad's three acres would be a good location to set up a small sawmill operation.  I wasn't interested in going...

01/11/2006 | 566 Hits | Read more...