Dan Shapiro's Blog

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.

Today Amazon’s got a good price on a Porter Cable Random Orbital Sander.

The good folks at Feedburner are troubleshooting the missing newlines in the new feed. Thanks for your patience!

I’ve just converted this site’s syndication to a Feedburner-managed smartfeed. I’m now going to explain why you should care, for different levels of geekiness. Read until it stops making sense or you stop caring.