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Do Not Try This At Home

Do Not Try This At Home

12 09 2015

Over the years, we have written several blog posts about the history of sanding and the technical details about sanding supplies. For the Holidays this year, we thought we might share some sandpaper f … read more
2 Ways to Instruct

2 Ways to Instruct

11 16 2015

If you think about it, there are two basic methods of sharing "how-to" information with others. One is teaching from the front of the class, or the "I am an expert in this and will be sharing my exper … read more
Sanding on the Lathe

Sanding on the Lathe

10 15 2015

Someone made a comment to me recently that inspired this post: He said that "A lathe is a rotary tool looking for an application". Now, we all know that it is highly useful for turning wood and other … read more
Cranial Download - Fabrication Details

Cranial Download - Fabrication Details

09 30 2015

These days, my shop consists of one person, me, and since I do all the design work as well, passing along details on construction and finish is not an issue. Not that this means I don't still screw th … read more
Are You Ready?

Are You Ready?

09 01 2015

Many years ago I was the service writer for a small three bay gas station/service center, back in the days when you actually could get repairs rather than slurpees where you bought your gas. We had a … read more