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I guess I got lots done today although I didn’t get as far as I wanted to. (Do we ever?) There have been enough blogs on chevy construction and I’v...

I would love to have the time to work on these chevys with hand tools without the noise, dust, and sharp whirly things but I’m on a mission here an...

I had a few hours to play today while waiting on a couple deliveries to the house. I built an actual rack for my clamps instead of the 2×6 nailed t...

Thank you for the Member of the Week recognition! I’m happy to be a part of this woodworking community and among so many talented woodworkers. Michael

i hope this is viewed worthy? i consider the Shopsmith Mark V tool system to be a worthy group of tools, i started out with a mark 2 version of the...

I like to have all my clamps at arms reach from my assembly table. I decided that one compact wall system was the way to go as a cart took up too m...

I spent the day cleaning up my woodshop and I dug this old tablesaw out from a corner. My father inlaw gave it to me many years ago and it belonged...

With my birthday last week I got a new 8" grinder. I ordered two new wheels form Lee valley to go with it, but not here yet. In the mean time I con...

What do you do to beat the heat. I built a three panel screen door for my shop. I started with pressure treated 2×4 s and and ripped a saw cut down...

With the whole day in the shop while waiting on deliveries today, I decided to to do some more organization. Today’s project was to hang all the ji...

First, let me say Happy Canada Day to my fellow Canadians and Happy Independence Day to my neighbours to the south! Community, for me, is so import...

I’ve been wood working since I was a kid, but it wasn’t until adulthood that I really took off with it. Just a bit ago, I was thinking about some o...