ShopNotes

Monday - 23rd June, 2025
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Two mindsets vie for a woodworker’s attention. Well, this woodworker anyway. On the one hand, I want to make smart decisions with my shop budget when it comes to tools, materials, hardware, accessories, and supplies. This is a big reason why I nd...

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Friday - 21st March, 2025
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Yesterday (a Sunday), I woke up my shop from its winter hibernation. My home shop occupies the back of our unheated garage. I have a couple of electric heaters that allow me to work there in the shoulder seasons. However, once the frost sets in, the...

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Monday - 23rd December, 2024
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This issue is a love letter to plywood. It all starts with the three projects on page 26 that Dillon designed. They trace their origins to a set of projects rst featured in issue 78. One of the goals of these is to create a range of workshop...

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Friday - 30th August, 2024
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Allow me to pull back the curtain. About this time every year, Chris Fitch begins peering into the future, coming up with the project matrix for the next year. He meets with John and Dillon to discuss ideas and review suggestions they’ve received from...

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