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• DeWALT goes American - 04-03-2014 04:02 AM | 16 comments

  I fully embrace the global community and think the world is an interesting place with everyone fr...

• Galoot Gloat: Craftsman Miter Saw - 03-25-2014 03:20 AM | 11 comments

  A few weeks back I was in my local Habitat for Humanity ReStore. I saw a 24” long backsaw...

• LumberJock Meet-up - 08-10-2011 06:32 AM | 6 comments

  I had the pleasure of meeting up with VeniceWoodworker at a local watering hole here in my new ho...

• Moved South ... shop still in Limbo - 08-04-2011 05:33 AM | 17 comments

  So, back in June we packed up our house in upstate NY and moved down to the west coast of Florida...

• Chisel Mallet Angles Made Easy - 03-30-2011 06:31 PM | 26 comments

  I’ve seen several posts here on LumberJocks related to someone making a mallet for chiselin...

• Getting by - the coping saw - 03-01-2011 04:30 AM | 8 comments

  Ran across this today and it made me laugh. Took the edge off of some of the stress of a difficu...

• Tool Mod #5: CHEAP spokeshave tune-up - 02-03-2011 06:46 AM | 24 comments

  Source: Tuning up a cheap spokeshave (in case you know already that you want the longer more det...

• Galoot Gloat - Southern Addition - 01-16-2011 06:44 AM | 13 comments

  I just got back from 3 weeks of vacation in Florida. Sunshine, sand in my shorts, relatives̷...

• Tool Mod #4: Making new chisel handles - 12-10-2010 10:01 PM | 6 comments

  A week or so back I posted the end results of my venture into making new chisel handles for my ol...

• Tool Mod #3: New Chisel Handles - 12-02-2010 11:18 PM | 12 comments

  So after a bit of practice and getting use to my Bungee Lathe, I finally completed my goal to get...

• Gift from Big Footed Dane - 11-22-2010 06:51 PM | 25 comments

  The post office delivered a wonderful gift today. It had traveled roughly 4000 miles or 7000KM t...

• Atkins 53 - a $5 handsaw - 11-12-2010 11:39 PM | 17 comments

  I may have a saw problem. I picked up a 20” Saw made by the EC Atkins Co Inc for $5 at a g...

• Counter-intuitive Productivity (jointing an edge AFTER sharpening) - 11-10-2010 07:52 PM | 10 comments

  There have been several times in my woodworking hobby where something has been introduced to me t...

• Generations of Hammers - 11-02-2010 09:31 PM | 11 comments

  I am fortunate to have a hammer that belonged to my Grandfather and one that belonged to my Dad. ...

• Kerfmate for SawStop owners - 09-24-2010 10:51 PM | 14 comments

  Sometimes when Friday arrives, your mind can’t help but start cutting outside the lines a bit.Lik...

• Making Octagonal Stock from Square Stock - 09-23-2010 11:34 PM | 16 comments

  Many of the tips I have read regarding starting to round a spindle on a lathe recommend starting ...

• Tips for dealing with Flea Markets - 09-08-2010 10:24 PM | 5 comments

  I ran into this while searching for some details on one of the saws I just acquired. It is a col...

• Galoot Gloat - Estate Sale Tools - 09-07-2010 11:27 PM | 16 comments

  I attended an estate sale this weekend. Sad going through another woodworkers shop and rumaging ...

• Ebay wins - 08-05-2010 10:02 PM | 16 comments

  I usually have to stay away from ebay, because it tends to be a little addictive for me. Just go...

• Help for old eyes - 07-13-2010 05:14 AM | 9 comments

  I joined the arm’s reach club a few years ago. I can read without need of glasses, but I h...

• Woodworking Blogs I Follow - 07-10-2010 02:16 PM | 16 comments

  I enjoy reading woodworking blogs.  I find them a great source of information, ideas, and some pe...

• Tool Mod #2: Cambering the Iron for a Scrub Plane - 07-03-2010 04:59 AM | 5 comments

  [Appears in its entirety here: Cambering a Scrub Plane Iron but what follows is the short versio...

• Galoots in Training - reading to kids - 06-18-2010 10:06 PM | 3 comments

  I know there are a lot of LJs on here with young kids. I’ve seen the photos we all proudly ...

• Tool Mod #1: Handscrew Dogs - 06-15-2010 06:10 PM | 19 comments

  If you have 3/4” bench dog holes on your bench and a couple of handscrew clamps then in 10 ...

• What's this tool? #3: Circle Cutter - 06-10-2010 04:08 PM | 19 comments

  Back in my Great Uncle’s Old toolbox (he was a finish carpenter in the 1930’s) I foun...

• What's this tool? #2: Wooden Paddles - 06-08-2010 05:05 PM | 15 comments

  My Great Uncle was a carpenter back in the 1930’s. I recently had the chance to go through...

• Craftsman is dropping tape measures - 06-07-2010 04:58 AM | 9 comments

  I just got back from Sears. I was in need of a new tape measure and wanted to get a Craftsman ev...

• What's this tool? #1: Marking Hatchet? - 04-23-2010 10:30 PM | 8 comments

  This odd hand axe belonged to my Great Grandfather (Living in Swain NY in the first half of the 1...

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