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    Change is Good but not Always Easy(Post)

    As I mentioned in the last blog, we are continuing with all of the changes to the 2Sand.com family. The websites are revised and updated and we recently switched this blog set up. Don't ask me the det

    Downdraft Sanding Cabinet Pt 4(Post)

    Whew, the holidays are over! Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed mine, and hope you enjoyed yours too, but all that partying and visiting really cuts into the shop time. I will admit to not getting as far a

    Dust Collection for Hand Sanding(Post)

             On wood, metal, plastic or fiberglass, hand sanding gives the craftsperson a level of control not available with power sanders. We’ve talked about hand sanding before in this blog, an

    Simple Steps(Post)

    In the last blog, I shared a simple tip that saves time and makes my shop safer. One thing I have noticed over the years is that small changes made regularly almost always have greater impact than bi

    Keeping Control(Post)

      One of your business goals should always be to work faster and get better results with less effort. In this blog post, the Team at 2Sand.com will help you attain that goal by showing you ho

    Stocking Stuffers for Woodworkers!(Post)

    Do you have a loved one who spends hours in a workshop, garage, or shed? Are you having trouble finding stocking stuffers for them? Fear not! Below, we will show you some inexpensive and easy to pu

    Old Dogs, New Tricks(Post)

    I've been woodworking for nearly 30 years now. I've been turning for at least 10. I have mostly turned in support of my furniture projects, legs, finials, that sort of thing. So while I can and do tur

    Parts is Parts?(Post)

    Around 1904 King Gillette introduced the safety razor. Prior to this a razor was a fairly thick piece of sharpened steel. Gillette teamed up with William Nickerson to invent a very thin disposable ste

    The "Really Big Show"(Post)

    Ralph Bagnall from ConsultingWoodworker.com is guest blogging this week!As you probably already know, the 2014 International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta is a month away. If you have never attended one

    Three Tips for Better Millwork(Post)

    In the last blog post I discussed how better saw set ups can minimize sanding and make better joinery. This time around, lets look at three ways you can achieve much better (read smoother) cuts when c

    Size Matters(Post)

    …and 2Sand.com’s got you covered!Although both drum sanders and belt sanders are now generally – and conveniently! - designed to utilize standard size sanding belts, there are still many thousands of

    Winds of Change(Post)

    Wow. This winter has been just brutal all around North America and even our UK friends have been hard hit. I think we are ALL ready for a change, specifically a change to Spring and the milder tempera

    Downdraft Sanding Center- Completed!(Post)

    Well! After 10 months of thinking, designing and building, our Downdraft Sanding Center is complete!With my roll around Delta dust collector hooked up, I am very pleased with the draw through the tabl

    How are You Marketing?(Post)

    Personally, I HATE the catchphrase "New Normal" as a descriptor of the economy these days. Change is the ONLY constant in this world and if you fight it rather than adapting to it, you and your busine

    Getting Fit Pt. 3(Post)

    If you have followed along through parts 1 and 2, we have a dome shaped power sanding block that is now covered with a piece of hook material ready to hang on to your sanding disks.We also have a plyw

    Looking for the Future(Post)

    As promised in the last blog post, this time we will be touching on "Distributive Manufacturing". The words are really just a formal way of expressing an idea that has been around for a long time, but

    Lines In the Sand(Post)

    We have written about how different abrasive minerals create specific types of reflections or sheen. How you sand is just as important to the finished appearance. Using acrylic as a base, we did so

    Too Cool to Not Share(Post)

    OK, we are a sanding supplies company, and although some people might tell you that all we talk about is sanding, that's not quite true. We do have other interests, and this week proves it. We found o

    A Different Take on the New Year(Post)

    Personally, I'm not big on New Year's Resolutions. If I want to make changes, why wait until Jan 1st to implement them? If it is worth doing, it is worth doing now.Your thoughts on the New Year?That b

    Need to Fill a Sock?(Post)

    Well, this is our shameless Holiday blog episode, brought to you firmly tongue in cheek!I have to begin with a nice holiday story; I was on an American Airlines flight last Thursday night. It was late

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