Raking It In
This was no ordinary modern rake you’d expect Buckingham Palace to order by the dozen, but an all-wooden tool that looked handed down from the first King Charles So, it’s…
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Over the Workbench
The Duke of Burl
Once again, I enjoyed a trip to London, and once again I’ve expanded my woodworking horizons. We’ve been to the UK a couple times, and on each visit, like the…
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Production With a Purpose
A national nonprofit, Sleep in Heavenly Peace, organizes “build days” where volunteers construct beds for children in need. Watching the news can be depressing, except when the story is how…
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Sanding Savings
Right up front I have to say that I’m not a cheap person. I’m really not. But I’m also the kind of person that hates to spend more than I need, even if it takes more work. That’s the case …
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Family Roots
Family-run, from one generation to another. There’s been a changing of the guard at Grizzly Industrial. Shabir Balolia — son of company founder Shiraz Balolia — has been named president. For any other major manufacturer, this might be interesting but &…
Dust Bomb
That little hand blower I talked about recently has become a constant companion. It hasn’t replaced my air compressor, though, because there are still two important things it does that the hand blower can’t. The first, obviously, is run pneumatic ̷…