How Big is Your Christmas Stocking?(Post)

    Christmas coming, fat geese, halls decking, all that stuff! Yes, Halloween was last week, so naturally we are officially into the Holiday Season! In honor of that, We wanted to share with you some of ...

    Getting Fit Part 2(Post)

    Continuing our efforts from the previous blog, we have a fan-like drawing stuck on a piece of 1/4" ply to use as our template. Now we need to cut it out so it can be used as a template to cut some ho ...

    New Tricks for Old Shop Dogs(Post)

    I know the saying is; "You can't teach an old dog new tricks", but is that really how it works? I am convinced that the 'dog' gets old when he stops learning new tricks. Yes, I am firmly convinced th ...

    AWFS 2021(Post)

    As promised, Ralph Bagnall from  Woodcademy TV was checking in from the AWFS Fair 2021 in Las Vegas. Here are some of the show highlights he shared with the Team at 2Sand.com:   & ...

    Mystery, Disaster and Woodworking(Post)

    Ok, we had planned on answering some more reader questions in this blog post, but a recent column that we read is too intriging not to share. It involves woodworking, (of course) patent battles, and ...

    Not a New Year's Post(Post)

    As our regular readers know, we really do not like the 'seasonal' blog posts and such. At 2Sand.com, we think that a good idea needs to be acted on right away, not held until some arbitrary date. Maj ...

    Resolved(Post)

    2015 is upon us, and 2014 is rapidly drawing to a close. This has been an exciting year for us, with moves and lots of other changes. We are looking forward to 2015 and have noticed a few things that ...

    A Plug for Efficiency(Post)

    I am always looking for more efficiency in my shop. There is a lot to do and not a lot of time to do it, so anything I can adjust to save even a few seconds at a time is worth looking at, even if the ...

    Only As Good As...(Post)

    As I write this, heading into the Labor Day weekend, I am reminded once again about how our society 'looks down' on the trades and the people who work with their hands. We have discussed before how s ...

    True Grits(Post)

    To be honest, writing this blog every few weeks is a bit of a challenge. After all, we are a sanding supplies company. We want our company blog to be relevant to our customers, but frankly finding ne ...

    The Cold Facts(Post)

    Even though Fall only officially started on Sept. 22nd this year (according to The Old Farmer's Almanac) many of our customers are already firing up the shop heaters. We wanted to take a few minutes ...

    Sanding Belt Block Sander Part 2(Post)

    Ok, so I am still not sure exactly what to call this thing, but that won't stop us from completing the project. In the last blog we chose the sanding belt we wanted to use for our block sander, and c ...