Thanksgiving: It’s about turkey, football, feeling thankful, and stuffing as many people as you can around a table without causing bodily or emotional harm. Love them or barely tolerate them, the holidays are the time …
Written by: Jen
This month’s tool du jour is the Dremel Saw-Max. To me, simply hearing the name Dremel conjures up visions of engraving or die grinding, but the Saw-Max is something different. While it is still in …
Written by: Brad
Gear, Safety, Tools, Woodworking
Our sponsor Rockler just recently started offering a tool that looks more like something you’d find when running through the Transportation Safety Administration’s personal-space-intrusion-gauntlet at your local airport. However, instead of being tasked with finding …
Written by: Marc Lyman
Building Materials, Resources, Woodworking
As impossible as it might be, I will try to describe in terms that hopefully even I can understand just what FSC Certified and LEEDS mean. Both of these are intertwined so when you talk …
Written by: Brad
Decor, Electronics, Woodworking
Before I started with the woodworking content, I wanted to share a story that involved a shrimp named Frank, a moose and Betty White, but I’m not sure how it relates to anything and I …
Written by: Leroy
Building Materials, DIY Discussion, Woodworking
What a great name for a glue. I mean just the thought of the patriarch silverback gorilla inspecting his domain and taking care of his family inspires confidence, leadership and strength. These are the qualities …
Written by: Brad
Resources, Service Providers, Woodworking
The first time table legs became a part of my life was when I moved away from the confines of home and family and got my first apartment in college. Trust me, the thought that …
Written by: Brad
DIY Discussion, How To, Woodworking
Are you kidding me? Talking about surfing in a woodworking forum? “Hey bro, I’m stoked, surf’s crankin’ at 22nd street, we gotta jam before the kooks take over and it gets blown out! Uh, you …
Written by: Brad
Building Materials, DIY Discussion, How To, Woodworking
Reclaimed wood is anything that has been used before and is going to be used again. Going green means more than recycling plastic and paper. Whether the carbon footprint involved in demolishing, packaging, and shipping …
Written by: Brad
Building Materials, DIY Discussion, Woodworking
Sometimes it’s the little things in life that really make your day – like seeing the A-hole on the freeway who passed everyone on the shoulder getting a ticket – or just happening to stop …
Written by: Brad