Favorite Shop Organizers
Hi All… All of our shops have to be at least a little organized for any type of efficient production, not to mention the safety reasons that also follow in this category. I’m beginning to get my shop...
View ArticleToday I've bit the bullet...
Today I finally ordered my new Rikon 10-325 14” Deluxe Bandsaw. Woodcraft said it would take 7-14 days for it to come in. Seems weird spending so much money for something you don’t have… lol. I read...
View ArticleBandsaw injuries or safety concerns
OK… I’m a little accident proned. I’m going to get a bandsaw in the next week or so, and before I acquire a hospital bill from doing something dumb, I thought I would try a preemptive strike and ask if...
View ArticleShop Organization #1: Shop Setup
I’ve looked at a lot of workshop profiles on LumberJocks lately. Everyone tends to setup their shop a little different. For those of you that read my Fire Therapy topic in the coffee lounge, you know...
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Stationary Belt Sander #1: SCORE!!!
A very good friend of mine has a father that is an avid woodworker. He chip carves, and makes many other things such as wooden spoons and the like on his drawhorse. He’s a very talented man. Anyway, he...
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busy, Busy, BUSY!!!
Well, I’ve been wood and LumberJocks deprived for the last month or two. I’ve been in the shop for hours a day, but it’s not been my own (which has been kind of weird, messing with someone else’s...
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Shop Organization #2: Wall Slat Organizers
OK. Let me start by saying that my shop is a disaster. More like a DIE-saster. You walk in and it’s much like a bad natual disaster, or war zone- and it’s actually gotten dangerous. I’ve lived out of...
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Shop Organization #3: Hanging saw holder
I’ve been working on this wall slat system for a couple days. I only had a couple hours to mess with it today. One of the things that I made was a cam action hanging saw holder. I got tired of storing...
View ArticleCrash and Burn...
Well, it finally happened. My computer crashed equivelant to falling out of the sky at 10,000 feet. The registry has crashed and burned somehow, and it’s turned off all my hardware devices, modem, etc....
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St.Louis area LumberJocks #1: Woodworking show meeting
Today was the first day for the St.Louis area woodworking show in Collinsville, IL. I started the day by having lunch with my new found friend, John Gray. What an awesome guy. We had many things in...
View ArticleSt.Louis area LumberJocks #2: Woodworking show, Day 2
I got to the St.Louis are Woodworking show this morning about 10a and took a few classes. I’ve been eyeballing the Sommerfelds Own router bits for cabinet making, and a Triton Router for some time. I...
View ArticleChompin' at the bit
Will Spring EVER get here? I feel like a kid in school waiting for summer break. I want some shop time so badly, that I’m chomping at the bit every day. My tools are calling me, but the shop is too...
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Lumber Score!
I payed a visit to a local sawyer yesterday, and during conversation we kind of hit it off. He had a whole lot of cherry logs and cedar that he wanted to sell. We ended up milling them, and then the...
View ArticleTime flies when you're having fun.
I can’t believe I’ve been here over a year already. I wanted to just take a minute and express my thanks to you all. You all make this a terrific community, and I have grown more as a woodworker in the...
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Lumber Score!
I was walking through the timber a month ago, and found a huge smooth bark hickory that had fallen from a storm. The trunk was 24” in diameter at its base, and 30 foot up the trunk it was 16” in...
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Shop renovation #1: Spray Foam Insulation
Yesterday I scored a major milestone in my shop. I had foam insulation sprayed on the interior of the ceiling. Next, I’ll concentrate on rewiring it and studding/insulating the walls. This is a big...
View ArticleFavorite Shop Organizers
Hi All… All of our shops have to be at least a little organized for any type of efficient production, not to mention the safety reasons that also follow in this category. I’m beginning to get my shop...
View ArticleToday I've bit the bullet...
Today I finally ordered my new Rikon 10-325 14” Deluxe Bandsaw. Woodcraft said it would take 7-14 days for it to come in. Seems weird spending so much money for something you don’t have… lol. I read...
View ArticleBandsaw injuries or safety concerns
OK… I’m a little accident proned. I’m going to get a bandsaw in the next week or so, and before I acquire a hospital bill from doing something dumb, I thought I would try a preemptive strike and ask if...
View ArticleShop Organization #1: Shop Setup
I’ve looked at a lot of workshop profiles on LumberJocks lately. Everyone tends to setup their shop a little different. For those of you that read my Fire Therapy topic in the coffee lounge, you know...
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