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Often times when people see some of the projects I have built / created, the phrase, “I am not a creative person” is uttered back to me. I have a tough time accepting this to be true. Everyone has some type or level of creativity within them. The statement “I […]

Everyone is Creative

4 Oct, 2017 in Woodworking by Brian

Is Woodworking a practical career path? It is an interesting question for sure, but it all depends on your definition of woodworking. Do you define a career in woodworking only as someone who builds and sells hand made furniture? If that is the case, then I would agree that […]

Is woodworking a practical career path?

13 Sep, 2017 in Commentary / Woodworking by Brian

A few of my videos, posts, & articles from the past year have recently started to receive more online traffic. Without knowing much about what factors influence google to make videos appear in viewers search results or suggested videos, I have to believe the spike in YouTube views is directly […]

Online Analytics

22 Aug, 2017 in Commentary by Brian

Since we finished the remodel of our house, my wife and I have really struggled with how to decorate each room. Knowing exactly what piece of decor would best suit a space is not something that comes naturally to either of us. Knowing that over time our tastes will change, […]

Painted Rustic Shiplap Sign

9 Aug, 2017 in Woodworking by Brian

I am not sure why I was looking for a graphic designer. I think I was mostly curious about estimated cost to hire a graphic designer. Well I was pleasantly surprised as I was perusing the internet when I stumbled across fiverrr.com. If you are like me and had never […]

Fresh New Logo for Foley Woodworking

4 Aug, 2017 in Woodworking by Brian

With my sons arrival just around the corner I have been working at a frantic pace to get his room finished. Although this was a fairly easy DIY project, it felt like I was cursed with one stupid mistake after another. Realistically most, if not […]

Wainscoting Beadboard – Making room for my son

29 Jul, 2017 in Commentary / DIY / Woodworking by Brian

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 […]

Shop Apron vs. Tool Belt

26 Jul, 2017 in Commentary / In the Shop / Woodworking by Brian

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

17 Jul, 2017 in Woodworking by Brian

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

14 Jul, 2017 in In the Shop / Tools I use / Woodworking by Brian

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

8 Jul, 2017 in Commentary by Brian