Introducing the new SawStop family of Router Tables. Enjoy the best of precision routing with many great features and options, as well as the high quality we have come to expect from the SawStop brand. In the video below, Jim Dillon takes a closer look at the various SawStop Router Table models, including the various […]
Moxon-style vises are especially useful for raising a workpiece to a comfortable height above your workbench to help facilitate precision sawing of joinery. In the video below, Justin Moon takes a closer look at the Acer Ferrous Toolworks Moxon Vise Kit, an affordable, all-wooden version of the Moxon Vise. Click to find out more information […]
In the October 2018 issue of Wood News, Norm Reid reviewed John Brown’s book, Welsh Stick Chairs. This book is sure to satisfy woodworkers of all backgrounds including hand tool enthusiasts, chairmakers and history buffs. The Author, John Brown, shares the history and how-to of making Welsh Stick Chairs in this easy-to-read paperback full of […]
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.” Brenda wanted a jewelry display hung on the wall outside her bathroom recently. Since it was pretty heavy, we wanted to […]
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 […]
I like a clean garage. I was cleaning my garage yesterday. After two years. It’s not that it didn’t need to be cleaned before then, I just didn’t have time to get to it. My usual routine is to clean after every project, before starting another. I rarely clean while a project is in progress, […]
Congratulations to the winner of our 2018 SawStop Router Table Giveaway, Mike Ness from Riner, VA. Mike was able to choose between three different models of the SawStop Router Table, either the Standalone Router Table, the Benchtop Router Table, or the table that mounts on a pre-purchased SawStop Tablesaw. Mike chose the Standalone model, which […]