Snippets

May 04 2017 0

Paper Blades...!!

Can paper cut wood? Last year John Heisz decided to remove his table saw blade, and replace it with a circle he cut out of paper. Here's what happened:While you can...

Mar 14 2017 0

Big Brother of the Year...!

How do you say thanks to your brother if he spends 2,700 hours to built the library of your dreams and use over 10,000 pieces of walnut?Jim Cardon runs a...

Mar 08 2017 2

Screw This...!

While Rod and I were playing with lots of hand tools last year at the Hardware Fair in Cologne, Germany, I had a go with what I believe is the...

Mar 01 2017 1

Affordable "Underground" Furniture...

A few days ago I found an article in “The New York Times” about a particular club in New Zealand, and I thought it is really interesting and might bring...

Jan 26 2017 1

Northmen - The Guild of Northern Master Craftsmen...

Back in March 2016 I posted a Blog entitled “Back to Basics” with an awesome video showing what you can achieve with basic handtools and some building skills. One of...

Nov 23 2016 0

The Iconic Aeron Chair Remastered...

When designers Bill Stumpf and Don Chadwick set out to create a chair that was health-positive, cross-performing, inclusively-sized, and environmentally sensitive, they arrived at a design unlike the world had...

Nov 15 2016 0

A Shop Tour, Workbench Overview and Artis-anal Toilet Paper

For quite a long time during my road trips around the country, I've been asked how should I setup my workshop? How much money do I need to have my...

Oct 19 2016 0

She-Sheds and Man-Caves...

We did a blog a few months back about some amazing man-sheds. Here's a follow up with an article from stuff.co.nz we were forwarded yesterday, by a reader who thought...

Sep 22 2016 0

GoPro - Goes Drone...

This week's blog is about toys. And if you thought the Portable CNC Origin from Shaper Tools is amazing, wait until you see this.GoPro definitely pushed the boundaries this time...

Aug 30 2016 1

“Origin” The New Handheld CNC of the Future...

On one hand, the Shaper Origin is a self-guiding router. On the other hand, it's a CNC machine that can fit in a backpack. And on both hands - it's...