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If there is a better place to post this, let me know. I recently started documenting my projects via video/YouTube. I'm interested in knowing who else is doing this and what equipment they are using. I have started out with a cheap $150 camera and free video editing software that came with...

Home Again (JOY!) Back in Big Sky Country! I have been home about three weeks now and I have been quite busy settling back in. I am so happy to be back with my wife, Rita, and my two dogs. The geography here is so good to see again. Here is the view out my backyard towards the Yellowstone...

Cabinet Scrapers Exposed! The buzz about scrapers… Lately, talk of the cabinet scraper and the frustration that this little tool inflicts on a character has created some buzz in the LJ community. This simple, inexpensive, and very effective tool also frustrates me, but for a different reason...

Coming Soon - Instructional DVD Review Learn To Build Maloof Style Furniture Many woodworkers have long desired to learn the secrets of building a Maloof style rocking chair or other furniture that carried the sensous lines that he made so famous. Scott Morrison is a very successful furniture...

Discount on Instructional DVDs For Maloof Inspired Furniture Sharing A Good Deal! Hey guys, I wanted to give you a heads up on a discount offer from Scott Morrison~Fine Woodwoodworker. I got a couple of instructional DVD's from Scott and I liked them so I wrote up a review. While writing it...

Update on Instructional DVD's Discount UPDATE ON DISCOUNT Scott Morrison informed me that the PayPal discount field was experiencing some problems. To get the 15% discount at this time, the buyer will have to pay the full price upfront, but just email him with the information of the...

How Did Sam Maloof's Rocker Inspire Us with That First Glance? What makes Sam Maloof's work so attractive at first glance? When I saw my first picture of his rocker in the old 1983 article in Fine Woodworking, What jumped out at me and said, "Wow"? What inspired all that has been said and done...

The Woodworking Shows Visits Columbus Ohio Hey Everybody! I just want to throw out a reminder to all my woodworking friends back in my central Ohio (my old stomping grounds) that The Woodworking Shows will be in Columbus, Ohio at the Ohio Expo Center starting Friday, March 1 and running through...

Closing My Doors and Opening Others My Birthday: A Catalyst for Change I just turned 50. Yeah, that's right - 50. Hitting this benchmark in life, has made me take a look at where I am at, where I am going, and if I am on course to achieve my goals. The fact is, I am not, and I realized that...

Update For The American Craftsman Shop Class I Really Quit! Since I made my announcement to quit working as a contractor, I have been working my butt off to finish up the projects that I have obligations to. I really did quit taking new jobs as a contractor, and I dropped other projects that...

Cutting Small Parts On The Miter Saw In this video I share how I cut small parts on the miter saw. I am sure this one will be cause for active commentary from the safety police and maybe the hand tool junkies for not using a fancy hand saw to cut small pieces. Well, this is the way I do it in...