Much to the dismay of my lovely other half Carrie–I recently broke my ankle playing hockey. Trust me–the pain has been worth the benefits. I get to lounge around having palm fronds waved at me, grapes fed to me by hand, and I don’t even have to take the dog out. This has given me time to think of things like: What if Yoda was a carpenter? Help you I can, yes. With expanding your Jedi finish carpentry training. Talking trim we are. [click to continue…]
Tired of LOUSY service? Try Angie’s List.
One of the joys I take from my personal life is my clear domination of my dog as we watch the game show “Jeopardy!”. She rarely answers, and when she does she gets it wrong. From all the episodes I’ve seen–”woof” has never been a correct response–and she doesn’t phrase her answer in the form of a question.
A recent answer had to do with the host of “The New Yankee Workshop”. Smugly, I told the dog and Mr. Trebek it was Norm Abrams of course. In the course of my fist-pumping and victory celebrations, the judges informed me that my answer was indeed: incorrect. The host of “New Yankee Workshop” is one Mr. Norm Abram. No “s” on the end. This prompted me to re-think my self proclaimed knowledge of all things carpentry–and frankly–put me into a bit of a mild tailspin as to how I would live this down. Time to get back to basics. Restore my roots. Get my hands on some wood. [click to continue…]
Tired of LOUSY service? Try Angie’s List.
February 14th is coming up and if there’s a woodworker in your life, you may want to consider giving him or her one of the latest from HomeFixated sponsor, Rockler: The Stanley Sweetheart Low Angle Jack Plane.
Newbies and expert carpenters alike have long anticipated new releases of Sweetheart line of planers from Stanley. For a while there, Stanley had discontinued its premium line in favour of more affordable planers. This made the old Sweethearts a mighty coveted tool. Thankfully in the last few years, Stanley brought this line back and has re-earned its reputation as top-quality woodworking tool maker. [click to continue…]
Tired of LOUSY service? Try Angie’s List.
Unless you’ve been looking for a horrible new way to add fiber into your diet, inhaling wood chips and dust during woodworking projects is highly undesirable. A simple particle respirator mask and protective glasses can help, but for some people and for some projects, they’re just not good enough.
Looking like a blend of a goalie mask, an astronaut’s helmet and the head of one of Sigourney Weaver’s aliens is the Trend Airshield Pro Face Mask. [click to continue…]
