Designing a Reproduction from a Photo
I think many of us have been in the situation where we see a photo of a piece of furniture that we would like to build but have no...
CNC: Accuracy, tolerance and fit, oh my.
Something that has been nagging at me for decades as a casual woodworker is how to get better fitting joints. My recent step into using a...
CNC router as a template engine.
The CNC router is a fantastic tool to create arbitrary shapes with great precision. Before I owned a CNC router, I would make templates...
Is getting a CNC router worth it?
It's almost 2020 and hobbyist level CNC routers are plentiful and relatively inexpensive. Since the late 1970s, I've wanted one because...
Getting my bearings.
I was changing the blade on my Grizzly G0555 14" band saw. When I do that I like to do a quick cleaning of the lower guide. To my dismay,...
Is a spiral head worth it?
This question comes up a lot on the forums I frequent. It generates a lot of comments and opinions are all over the place. So, I thought...
Should I buy that tool?
I see a form of this question almost every day on the various forums I frequent. It's a simple question and there are a number of...
Accuracy and precision: what is enough?
I asked this question a while ago on a forum I frequent. It generated a lot of discussion and exposed tectonic faults in the community. ...
Design Sense and Sensibility
For my first blog, I want to tell you about my design sensibilities. I tend to be a minimalist. Proportions are more important than...
