Thursday, March 31, 2011

With apologies to my friends back east, Spring has arrived here in Las Vegas

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When you grow up in Los Angeles, grade school kids learn about the California Missions. At least they did when I was in school there. It...
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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Drum Sander Pt. Two

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My friend Stacey sent me an e-mail, a little confused by my last post. She had a few questions about a drum sander, having difficulty unders...
Friday, March 25, 2011

Let's try this again - another new tool in the shop

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This was a heck of an afternoon! I had every intention of going out to lunch to celebrate my buddy Rick's birthday. But I was delayed, w...
Saturday, March 19, 2011

New woodworking graduates

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Wow, after tonight, I will have completed one of the busiest teaching schedules I've even undertaken. These 30+ individuals were courage...
Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Not yo' mama's typical serving dish

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Watching other people make something in wood makes me antsy. I'd rather be doing it myself, you know? That's why I can barely sit t...
Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Another Fabulous ThunderBird Project

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Those Air Force boys sure make life interesting! This week, someone brought another fighter jet control stick to my shop, and asked if I cou...
Monday, March 07, 2011

Doing the Right Thing!

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I have to hand it to Grizzly tools, they did the right thing. Back in December, I ordered one of their 12" drum sanders, the very sli...
Sunday, March 06, 2011

When you can't find your safety glasses...

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My friends always send me links to sites that show hilarious photos of ingenious ways that people fix broken things. One is called - Ther...
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Saturday, March 05, 2011

SawStop HotDog video

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During the first session of every Basic Woodworking class I teach, we thoroughly discuss using a tablesaw. We talk about buying one, assembl...
Thursday, March 03, 2011

Number 17!

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Hey, this is pretty cool. I received an e-mail last night from Chase Gugenheim, who runs the website ConstructionManagementDegree.com . Chas...
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Tuesday, March 01, 2011

WTF?

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Thank god my mom is way more tech savvy than this mom...
Monday, February 21, 2011

Amazing pet videos

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There is nothing like an old fashioned cold to stop me in my tracks. I've been sick for about a week, and it's wiping me out, energy...
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011

One-of-a-kind walking stick

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This is one of those times when blogging g ets in the way of woodworking! When that happens, you (meaning - me!) have to make a decision abo...