If you are new to spray finishing or do not have an air compressor, then this HVLP spray system is just the ticket for you. The Earlex HV5500 provides a low cost entry system to the world of spray finishing with excellent results. Learn more about the Earlex Spray Station HV5500
Give spray finishing a try this year and you won’t want to go back to painting with brushes! The Earlex HV5500 Spray Station is a great value for an easy-to-use, high quality product. In the video below, Morton takes a closer look at the Earlex HV5500 Spray Station, available at Highland Woodworking.
If you have some tricky drilling to do in your shop and you don’t own a drill press, the Portable Drill Guide might be the tool you are looking for! In the video below, David Picciuto from Make Something explains the easy setup and use of the Portable Drill Guide, including how to approach tricky […]
For the May issue of Wood News Online, Norm Reid reviewed the newest issue of the always excellent Mortise & Tenon Magazine: For the sixth time, Mortise & Tenon Magazine creator and editor Joshua Klein has given us a superb example of a high quality woodworking publication. As with its predecessors, its 10 articles are […]
For the May issue of Wood News Online, Bob Rummer writes about the history of woodworking language and the importance of getting the details right: A standard terminology is an important part of any craft or discipline. If you are going to be certified as a master electrician, you have to know the difference between […]
No Southern-fried Southern boy wants to be called a Yankee, but we share the characteristics of shrewdness and thrift. Thus, each month we include a money-saving tip from Sticks in the Mud woodworker, Jim Randolph. It’s OK if you call him “cheap.” We’ve written a number of times about all of the good stuff that […]
Welcome to “Tips From Sticks-In-The-Mud Woodshop.” I am a hobbyist who loves woodworking and writing for those who also love the craft. I have found some ways to accomplish tasks in the workshop that might be helpful to you, and I enjoy hearing your own problem-solving ideas. Please share them in the COMMENTS section of each […]