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Hey Shopsmith Owners... Wanna Win a FREE Mug?
I can't tell if it's just that I'm feeling narcissistic or lonely, but it's just been too quiet around here for me. So let's do something about it. Click on the title link above to get to the page...
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See, it pays to shop at the Habitat for Humanity Restore
Every other weekend or so I drop by the local Habitat for Humanity Restore to see the latest stuff. This weekend I was hoping that they'd still have a RTA (Ready To Assemble) cabinets that they had on...
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How can someone let this happen to a perfectly good Shopsmith Mark V?
My adult daughter gave me a call yesterday to tell me that she just visited a yard sale where there was a Shopsmith Mark V of some sort that was for sale for $150. What's funny is that I'm still...
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Harbor Freight Tools? Really?
It never fails to stop my tool-snob buddies in their tracks when they walk through my shop and past my Shopsmith Mark V's, my Powermatic 66 table saw, my Delta 14" bandsaw and jointer, my DeWalt planer...
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But I digress...
This just made me smile. I dream of a better world... by PatentPlaceUSABecome a t-shirt affiliate for Zazzle."I dream of a better world where chickens can cross the road without having their motives...
View ArticleGiving Bogsy app on my iPad a try
With as much time as I spend on my computer, smart phone and iPad you'd think I could be better about posting on my blogs and Twitter. One problem is that there are large spans of time between useful...
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Rockler Pock-it Hole Clamp
Whenever I can I love to stop by Rockler. Understand that isn't as easy as it once was because they closed the High Point NC (home) Rockler a couple years back, so I have to drop-by their stores...
View ArticleHEADS UP! Shopsmith to appear on PAWN STARTS tonight! (7/25/2011)
I know that this is short notice, but Pawn Stars will feature a look at a 1950s Shopsmith woodworking machine! Being a '50s era machine means they won't be offering much for it, but I'll be curious to...
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Woodcraft has a great deal going on a nice 170 piece Brad Point Drill Bit Set
I was at our local Woodcraft store the other day, and while my bride sat patiently in the car I rummaged through their router bits looking for just the right one. As I made my way to the checkout I...
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KILLER DEAL on Woodcraft's WoodRiver 4-Piece Parallel Bar Clamp Set
I remember back in 1987 when I was the manager of Shopsmith's "Boston" store, and I gat a call for the Director of Marketing at Shopsmith back in Dayton with an odd request. He told me that he'd be...
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WoodRiver Benchtop Mortiser with FREE Chisels and Bits!
If you are interested in handsome and strong joinery you already know that mortise and tenon joints are the way to go. Yes, pocket hole joinery is all the rage, and I have three Kreg jigs myself, but...
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Ever See a Hen's Tooth?
"They" say that something that is hard to find is as rare as a hen's tooth, and today I think I found one. WAY back in the late 1980's Lee Valley, a Canadian woodworking tool company, published a...
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DEWALT DWP611PK Compact Router Kit Killer Deal!
DeWalt and Porter-Cable (Both manufactured by B&D) recently introduced similar compact router sets. The motor is slightly larger than a traditional trim router, but what you get for the extra...
View ArticleShopsmith Launches New Line of Ceramic Abrasives
I "liked" Shopsmith's Facebook page some time ago, and for the most part their posts are short versions of the same content that I read in their marketing emails. But every now and then a photo on...
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Kreg K4 jig with a butt-load of free screws
I don't know if there is anything I can say about this jig beyond what you already know. I got my first aluminum K2 Kreg jig over 15 years ago, and though it is still in good working order I purchased...
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Congratulations to Woodcraft's sweepstakes winner!
While my subject line really says it all, here's a link to the Woodcraft blog where you can learn even more: http://blog.woodcraft.com/?p=16399I love that the photo in the blog post shows the winner,...
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The DeWalt DW788 Scroll Saw vs the Delta 40-690 Scroll Saw
Yes, I know that this is a Shopsmith blog, but there are a couple non-Shopsmith tools that I absolutely love, and included in that list has been the DeWalt 20" DW788 scroll saw. The following is...
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Shopsmith Mark V sighting: Signature Custom Cabinetry
In my job as a corporate trainer I get to visit a lot of woodworking shops and factories I get to meet a lot of fascinating craftsmen and business people. On a recent trip to Ephrata, PA (Lancaster...
View ArticleShopsmith sighting on the New Yankee Workshop
I'm sure that I've mentioned this, but just in case you are hearing it for the first time; Back in 1987 I was the manager of Shosmith's "Boston" store, and was called out to the site of a new...
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Shopsmith booth at the 2012 International Woodworking Fair
I just returned from a week at IWF in Atlanta, which is short for the International Woodworking Fair. IWF is the largest woodworking show in North America for professional woodworkers, and since my...
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