Aug 032015
 
Tips from Sticks in the Mud – August Tip #1- Old-Fashioned Drill Driving
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So, you don’t have one of those new battery-powered impact drill-drivers, either, eh?  There are some workarounds: 1) You can use the slip clutch built into your drill-driver, which allows an on-off-on-off application of power that will gradually advance the screw you’re driving. 2) There is no substitute for real impact action.  An air-driven impact […]

Jul 282015
 
The Plane Facts: Smooth Plane Operations
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Hand planes work best when they can glide easily across the surface of the wood. Lubricating the plane’s sole can make a dramatic difference in the amount of effort expended in planing. There are several ways to do this. You can make X marks or scribbles on the sole with paraffin, beeswax or candle wax. Or you can […]

Jul 202015
 
Anne Briggs: My Summer Woodworking Reading List
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Who says you can’t read a good woodworking book on the beach? We asked our bloggers which books they are looking forward to reading this summer, and they provided us with some great answers. See below for Anne Briggs Bohnett’s summer reading list: The Anarchist’s Tool Chest By Christopher Schwarz If you are a woodworker, […]