| This blog is written by swirt | 28 entries so far |
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DeWALT goes American
I fully embrace the global community and think the world is an interesting place with everyone fr...
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Galoot Gloat: Craftsman Miter Saw
A few weeks back I was in my local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. I saw a 24” long backsaw...
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LumberJock Meet-up
I had the pleasure of meeting up with VeniceWoodworker at a local watering hole here in my new ho...
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Moved South ... shop still in Limbo
So, back in June we packed up our house in upstate NY and moved down to the west coast of Florida...
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Chisel Mallet Angles Made Easy
I’ve seen several posts here on LumberJocks related to someone making a mallet for chiselin...
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Getting by - the coping saw
Ran across this today and it made me laugh. Took the edge off of some of the stress of a difficu...
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Tool Mod #5: CHEAP spokeshave tune-up
Source: Tuning up a cheap spokeshave (in case you know already that you want the longer more det...
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Galoot Gloat - Southern Addition
I just got back from 3 weeks of vacation in Florida. Sunshine, sand in my shorts, relatives̷...
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Tool Mod #4: Making new chisel handles
A week or so back I posted the end results of my venture into making new chisel handles for my ol...
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Tool Mod #3: New Chisel Handles
So after a bit of practice and getting use to my Bungee Lathe, I finally completed my goal to get...
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Gift from Big Footed Dane
The post office delivered a wonderful gift today. It had traveled roughly 4000 miles or 7000KM t...
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Atkins 53 - a $5 handsaw
I may have a saw problem. I picked up a 20” Saw made by the EC Atkins Co Inc for $5 at a g...
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Counter-intuitive Productivity (jointing an edge AFTER sharpening)
There have been several times in my woodworking hobby where something has been introduced to me t...
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Generations of Hammers
I am fortunate to have a hammer that belonged to my Grandfather and one that belonged to my Dad. ...
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Kerfmate for SawStop owners
Sometimes when Friday arrives, your mind can’t help but start cutting outside the lines a bit.Lik...
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Making Octagonal Stock from Square Stock
Many of the tips I have read regarding starting to round a spindle on a lathe recommend starting ...
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Tips for dealing with Flea Markets
I ran into this while searching for some details on one of the saws I just acquired. It is a col...
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Galoot Gloat - Estate Sale Tools
I attended an estate sale this weekend. Sad going through another woodworkers shop and rumaging ...
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Ebay wins
I usually have to stay away from ebay, because it tends to be a little addictive for me. Just go...
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Help for old eyes
I joined the arm’s reach club a few years ago. I can read without need of glasses, but I h...
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Woodworking Blogs I Follow
I enjoy reading woodworking blogs. I find them a great source of information, ideas, and some pe...
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Tool Mod #2: Cambering the Iron for a Scrub Plane
[Appears in its entirety here: Cambering a Scrub Plane Iron but what follows is the short versio...
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Galoots in Training - reading to kids
I know there are a lot of LJs on here with young kids. I’ve seen the photos we all proudly ...
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Tool Mod #1: Handscrew Dogs
If you have 3/4” bench dog holes on your bench and a couple of handscrew clamps then in 10 ...
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What's this tool? #3: Circle Cutter
Back in my Great Uncle’s Old toolbox (he was a finish carpenter in the 1930’s) I foun...
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What's this tool? #2: Wooden Paddles
My Great Uncle was a carpenter back in the 1930’s. I recently had the chance to go through...
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Craftsman is dropping tape measures
I just got back from Sears. I was in need of a new tape measure and wanted to get a Craftsman ev...
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What's this tool? #1: Marking Hatchet?
This odd hand axe belonged to my Great Grandfather (Living in Swain NY in the first half of the 1...
I have my own timber framing and woodworking blog ( www.timber-frame-tools.com ), but some issues like "what's this tool?" need the greater audience that LumberJocks offers.
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