Monthly Archives: July 2017

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

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

2 Jul, 2017 in Commentary / Kids Toys by Brian