Let's explore the No. 1 Stanley Odd-Jobs! There are at least three 'types' out there, mostly differentiated by scribe type (earliest ones could ho...

NOTE: Repost from another web locatation to preserve the memory... In November of 2012  I went to see my Aunt and Uncle over the weekend, and came...

Double post from another blog topic, but wanted to put it somewhere I could readily add to later. Here goes! A very incomplete review of folding ...

Because the tables will reside in an unheated garage, I decided to finish all surfaces with three coats of water-based poly (General Finishes High ...

[01.09 Folding Work Table Mounting Bracket.jpg]    A section of the wall on the front side of the garage was just the right size for the tables. I ...

s soon as I assembled the tables, I encountered a problem. Once the tables were on the ground, they were stable. Getting them there was like what I...

Now that the main chair frame is nearly done, I can move on to the independent backrest frame.  I started by creating another template to define th...

While the edges of the backrest parts were still square, I cut the mortises for the dominos.  Ganging the rails together made a self-supporting str...

I used a 1/8" radius round-over bit in a palm router to ease the edges of the weaving slots.   Nesting the rails together provided a stable platfor...

A while ago I poured some epoxy over cholla canes to make some pen blanks. But the epoxy went exothermic and made enough of a mess that I thought a...

 There has been an aspect of the panel layout that has been bugging me. Now seems as good of a time as any to see if there is anything I can do abo...

The ash trim needs to wrap around the entire panel. I’ve got the top and bottom done and now I need to add trim at the front and back ends. I’ll st...

This blog took a backseat for a few weeks while I worked on Christmas gifts for the grandkids. The work covered here was wrapped up in October so I...

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For $2, acquired a new book. What a book it is. Measures over 3” thick printed on vellum. I estimate over 1,000 pages. Printed in 1959. [IMG_8840....

For $1, picked up this new-in-package plane blade. Lord only knows how old it is. When was the last time Marples was in business. Also, looks to be...

A rare find. Some collectors passed it around and it came to me. I knew it was a hole cutter, but I didn’t know about this variant. Usually the piv...

 Background:  A couple of years ago, I found a basic Delta 1 HP dust collector that someone was throwing away.  It was in good condition and had t...

As I mentioned in part 1, I based my cart design around a  a Sketchup model I found on their 3D Marketplace.  Once the Supercell arrived and before...

It has been a while.  Maybe a little off topic for a Supercell titled blog but sort of the next step in improving dust collection in my shop.  The ...

Found this at Urban Ore for $5 — I bought it because I needed a scale to weigh various wood working projects. For no other reason than to be able t...

Purchased from eBay for $35.71 (broken down as $26.99 + tax & shipping), a 1950’s sliding bevel gauge (T-bevel) made by Millers Falls, tool No 98. ...

I have decided that this stone carving riffler is for carving eyes. The two ends combined, one effectively cuts the upper eyelid shape and the othe...

 [IMG_0720.png]     Boy and Girls,   I primarily use these type of clamps with my tracksaw, however, before yazall mutiny and accuse me of Fe$too...

 [Untitled-1.png]      Boy and Girls,   I’m quickly running out of clamps (that I own), however, while many may refer to this as a vise, I often ...

  [IMG_2099.png]   Boy and Girls,   (Consider this as a 2* review.) When I posted my Auto Adjust Clamps, I deliberately avoided mentioning this pa...