Dan Shapiro's Blog

I had some dadoes that were cut with a dull blade, and consequently had some shreds of wood stuck to the sides. I took a cabinet scraper and ran it back and forth, shearing off a bit of the edge.

I coupled my 2′ pipes to the end of the not-quite-long-enough pipes and I was good to go.

One of the most annoying things about doing a glueup is cleaning up after yourself. Once those clamps have been tightened, you’ll have glue squeezing out all over the place, dripping everywhere. So how do you clean up the gluey mess? There are two approaches I’ve used.

Just found out that B&D is buying out Pentair’s tool group, which includes DeVilbiss (compressors), Oldham (sawblades), and the venerable Delta and Porter-Cable brands.

My former coworker Raymond blogs about the ultimate not-quite-pocket tool.

An astute reader noticed that I never followed up on my butcher block project. Here, then, is my final analysis on the matter.

Just got back from a quick trip to Seoul, South Korea . While there, I attempted to find a woodworking store, to no avail.

I was looking for a good review on router bits recently. A major woodworkers magazine claimed to have done a comprehensive review on 12 brands of router bits. Their conclusion? More expensive bits cut better. Saywhat? So when I stumbled on a non-moronic review of router bits yesterday I thought I should share.

Time to buy myself some non-horrible chisels. I did some homework, and I’m sharing the results with you.

Basically, Frank built a 6′ long rotisserie out of a couple of bicycles, a washing machine motor, and some stainless steel.