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Getting Ready for The Woodworking Show's Show in Tampa

Getting Ready for The Woodworking Show's Show in Tampa

The congruence of two colliding worlds at Dallas-Fort Worth Airport reflect the present-day disjuncture of former woodworking with today’s leftovers of our machine-fed world of mass making methodology. Fort Worth past and present encapsulated this way expresses the unlikelihood of two worlds ever uniting in harmony just as the

Buffing compound at Harbor Freight

Buffing compound is not always readily accessible and I was scrounging around in Harbor Freight (a national US chain of tool and equipment suppliers in most major towns and cities stateside) the other day and found a compact round stick of green buffing compound for just under $5. It'

Are dogs a man's best friend?

Are dogs a man's best friend?

Of dogs it can be said they be to every man his best friend and so I thought to introduce some thoughts on the Veritas planing stops. A little different than dogs but none the less doggedly reliable and doggedly simple. To contrast this with my no nonsense clamp-in-the-vise method,

Things in General - Making a Workbench at the Next Woodworking Shows

Things in General - Making a Workbench at the Next Woodworking Shows

NOTE:Just so you know, Paul has a new Workbench series. If you are interested in the updated version of Paul’s workbench please click the button down below. This page links to a cutting list, tools list, FAQS and much more. Click here to go to the workbench page

Fort Worth Woodworking Shows' Show - Come Join Us

Fort Worth Woodworking Shows' Show - Come Join Us

Last day of the show today Tomorrow we move on to Florida, but there is still lots to see today at The Woodworking Shows’ show here in Fort Worth. I took a walk down town between demos yesterday and there is of course lots to do and see, but none

Bandsaw Clinic at the Woodworking Show

Bandsaw Clinic at the Woodworking Show

It's not very often that I blog on machines, but this demonstration was soooo good. I should have written a blog on this previously, but let's start here. I sat through Alex Snodgrass' demonstration on bandsaw set up, maintenance and use the other day and

Texas! Come to the Show

Texas! Come to the Show

As I arrived in Fort Worth, driving through the downtown to the convention centre with my wood and my backpack, I couldn’t help but remember all the times I had been in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex in years past to promote woodworking at different venues. The trees here