When working in the shop do you prefer to wear a shop apron a tool belt or neither? For the longest time I solely depended on the pockets of my jeans to hold my tools but years ago while my wife and I still lived in a condo I started […]
Yearly Archives: 2017
I know I am a little late to the game hearing about the parent company of Festool (TTS – Tooltechnic Systems) buying SawStop, but if you are not already aware here is the press release posted to the SawStop website “We are proud to join a company with a shared […]
Festool buys SawStop
Grizzly G0490XW 8″JOINTER W/SPIRAL CUTTERHEAD After 3 months waiting, it has finally arrived. My new 8” Jointer from Grizzly (G0490X). This jointer does require some assembly and a bit of heavy lifting but it is not a complicated process. Now, I don’t go out of town very often, so naturally […]
Grizzly 8″ Jointer G0490XW
Taking a 6 hour flight across the country gave me plenty of time to think about what topics to cover in upcoming blog posts. I was surprised with how many topics I was able to list in just a short amount of time. After looking through the list of ideas […]
Ideas for Future Articles
Fears Often times when I am hours into the more mundane and mindless tasks like sanding, or turning countless of pens on the lathe, it gives me plenty of time for deep thought. If anyone tells you they enjoy sanding they are surly lying to you. It is one of […]
Fears
Everyone feels guilty from time to time, but lately I have had extremely conflicting feelings. As my son is scheduled for delivery just around the corner, I am feverishly working to get his room ready. While I on remodeling his room, my extremely pregnant wife is left to chase around […]
Feeling guilty
Being a family man with a 20 month old daughter and a baby due in less than two months, not to mention the full time job that pays my bills every month, I am trying to find ways to make life a little simpler. I am hoping to reach a […]