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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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: & ...
Back to the US for Manufacturing?(Post)We recently came across an article in the Washington Post entitled; "Is U.S. manufacturing making a comeback- or is it just hype?" We thought you might like to read it and, of course, discuss with us ...
Are You Ready?(Post)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 ...
Cranial Download - Fabrication Details(Post)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 t ...