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Woodworkers Resource BlogJuly 01, 2008LumberJocks Woodworking AwardsMartin over at LumberJocks has just let me know that their Woodworking Awards Summer 2008 contest is now up and ready for entries. If your not familiar with LumberJocks, their an online community of woodworkers where you can share thoughts...March 19, 2008 Contractor Saws vs. Cabinet SawsCabinet Saws vs. Contractor Saws: Which one should you buy? This is almost like messing with Social Security, or talking about war in southeast Asia. You just can't win this battle. Woodworkers have strong opinions when it comes to which...February 05, 2008 Why Setting Your Blade Parallel to the Miter Slot is IMPORTANTI've gotten some questions lately concerning why I take the time and effort to set my table saw blade as close to dead-on parallel to the miter gauge slot as possible. This stems from the Table Saw Set-Up video we...January 28, 2008 What temp puts too much brittle stress on metal tools?I got an interesting question from Ken today where he asked me the following question:"Shop temperature this time of year does tend to run low. I've been wondering what is the safe cold temperature to work with metal tools, such...January 28, 2008 What temp puts too much brittle stress on metal tools?I got an interesting question from Ken today where he asked me the following question:"Shop temperature this time of year does tend to run low. I've been wondering what is the safe cold temperature to work with metal tools, such...January 27, 2008 The Woodworking Shows: Atlanta 2008Well, it's Sunday night and we're just getting back from the 2008 Woodworking Show in Atlanta, GA. What a whirl wind of a trip. As I talked about in my last blog post the good folks who run The Woodworking...January 22, 2008 Hot-lanta, Here We Come!OK, I know Atlanta isn't hot in the winter, but I couldn't resist. This coming weekend is the Atlanta Woodworking Show! A good friend of mine and me are set to go (I'm more excited about this than Christmas morning!)I've...January 22, 2008 What kind of workbench do you work on?Staying on the workbench theme, I thought I'd give everyone a chance to discuss what kind of workbench you have worked on in the past or are presently working on, and if you have plans to build a new one,...January 18, 2008 Interview with Christopher SchwarzThis is Woodworkers Resource's first audio only episode. This is one I know you're going to love. In this episode we get the chance to interview Christopher Schwarz. Chris is the editor of both Popular Woodworking and Woodworking Magazine. He...January 11, 2008 Hoarding Wood, It's a Beautiful ThingWoodworkers are notorious for hoarding wood. This is a subject that I wrote about in our last newsletter. Wood is precious to the woodworker, or as Smeagol might put it from The Lord of the Rings, 'My precious'. Some woods...January 06, 2008 Think Things Through, Before You Try ItI have a Porter Cable plunge router that I've needed to fix for sometime. The threaded rod that controls how far the plunge base can travel was bent. This meant that I couldn't use it at all because I had...January 05, 2008 Staying Cozy in the ShopHappy New Year to you! I hope everyone made it through the holidays and by now have gotten back into the shop to start a new year's worth of projects. I for one am finishing up a set of bookcases. ...December 09, 2007 Cleaning brushes and disposing of left over finishI received a question from Tom this week asking for some more information concerning one of our Finishing Myths: BUSTED! articles. The article was the one about the "safest finishes". This is where I point out that just because you're...November 19, 2007 Adverse Effect of Wood and Wood DustMany woodworkers are completely unaware of the hazardous nature of some of the woods we work with day in and day out. By hazardous I mean the toxins, irritants and sensitizers found in some woods. I have asthma, so I...November 16, 2007 Least Favorite Wood to Work With?OK, Christmas is not that far off, and we all know what that means as woodworkers: We better get off our rears in gear and start making some gifts! This time of year it's not uncommon to get requests from... |
