Dan Shapiro

CEO of Glowforge, creator of Robot Turtles, proud dad

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Dowelmax vs. The Biscuit

I decided to do a head-to-head, Biscuits vs. the Dowelmax comparison. This was pretty easy. I made two cuts in a walnut board, then doweled one and biscuited the other. I grabbed the board firmly by both edges and slammed it down on a pipe in the center to distribute the force equally to both  ...

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Poker chip box plans, free from Rockler

The good folks at Rockler have made plans for a walnut poker chip box available online, free. They'll show you how to make the thing, and even have links to where you can order all the parts online. It's pretty slick because it uses a piece of walnut molding, so you get a cool,  ...

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