Jointmaker Pro tabletop hand saw
Whoa. I suddenly NEED this (and I don’t even do much woodworking). Via Dinosaurs and Robots. Bridge City Tool
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The element14 holiday tool giveaway, day 9
Our holiday giveaways continue, thanks to our friends at element14. Check back daily, between now and December 22nd, for your chance to win tools from the element14 Holiday Guide leading up to a special Ben Heck Kit grand prize (see below). Today’s offering is a Weller Soldering Kit ($75 value). To enter, fill out the […]
The element14 holiday tool giveaway, day 5
Our holiday giveaways continue, thanks to our friends at element14. Check back daily, between now and December 22nd, for your chance to win tools from the element14 Holiday Guide leading up to a special Ben Heck Kit grand prize (see below). Today’s offering is a NTE Electronics Hobby Knife and The Best of MAKE. To […]
The element14 holiday tool giveaway, day 8
Our holiday giveaways continue, thanks to our friends at element14. Check back daily, between now and December 22nd, for your chance to win tools from the element14 Holiday Guide leading up to a special Ben Heck Kit grand prize (see below). Today’s offering is a Master Appliance Heat Tool Kit ($66 value). To enter, fill […]
The element14 holiday tool giveaway, day 7
Our holiday giveaways continue, thanks to our friends at element14. Check back daily, between now and December 22nd, for your chance to win tools from the element14 Holiday Guide leading up to a special Ben Heck Kit grand prize (see below). Today’s offering is this awesome SPC Technology Electronic Tool Kit ($57 value). To enter, […]
The element14 holiday tool giveaway, day 6
Our holiday giveaways continue, thanks to our friends at element14. Check back daily, between now and December 22nd, for your chance to win tools from the element14 Holiday Guide leading up to a special Ben Heck Kit grand prize (see below). Today’s offering is an NTE Electronics Emergency LED Lantern and a Maker’s Notebook. To […]
How-To: Get screws to hold in end grain
I’m not a carpenter by training, but I have built a lot of simple furniture, and blogged about a lot of simple furniture, and one of the rules of thumb I’ve picked up from the pros is that threading screws into end grain is a big no-no. Wood is not an isotropic material, because of the grain, and is relatively weak in that direction. But sometimes putting screw in end-grain is the best/simplest way to do things, and until I saw this simple trick from woodgears.ca, the only way I knew to do it was to use a barrel nut or some other relatively unusual and expensive fastener designed for the purpose.