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 […]
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. It’s OK if you call me “cheap.” The solution to the moving problem (from Tip #1) started with an almost-freebie. I got some free 3/4″ plywood I found […]
Mr. Organized likes to finish one thing before starting another. Mr. Organized also likes to clean his entire shop between projects. Mr. Organized’s mother used to say, “You’re old enough to know you can’t always have everything you want.” When I was working on the grandkids’ round picnic table, it took so long that I […]
As a continuation from last month, we are sharing Christopher Schwarz’s ‘Sharpen This’ series. In Part 2 of his series on sharpening, Chris discusses how there are many different methods and systems out there related to sharpening, but what you need to do as the woodworker is pick the one system/method that works for you […]
Resawing is the term for woodcutting that takes a board of a given thickness and slices it into two or more thinner boards. Though it can be done on a small scale on a tablesaw, the bandsaw is universally regarded as the go-to tool for resawing lumber. We recently stumbled across an old article from […]
There isn’t a silver bullet when it comes to sharpening, but some tools certainly make the process easier. The Tormek Sharpening System is one of those tools, providing accuracy and repeatability time and time again. To get a good sense of what a Tormek can do, take a look at the video below. Watch how […]
On Saturday, February 9th, we held a small demonstration of the SawStop brake system, which is responsible for the technology behind the quick shutdown of the SawStop Table Saw when it senses flesh. These demos are often done with hot dogs as they are the most similar to a human finger, though Roy Underhill once […]