You can slap this finish on in a night. It's tough, scratch-resistant, alcohol and water resistant, and it goes on great over trouble woods like cocobolo. And you can get almost everything you need from the Jolly Orange Giant for under $20. Here's how it works.
Dan Shapiro
CEO of Glowforge, creator of Robot Turtles, proud dad
Woodshop News was kind enough to run an article on Nothing Severed Yet in its January issue.
Normally, Marples Blue Chip chisels are four-for-$30. Costco has the 6 chisel set WITH a mallet for $29.97.
Kevin is a woodworker in San Jose, CA. Here are some of his favorite tools.
It aint' just me any more! I'm bringing on some guest writers to give you more and varied opinions. Some of them might even know what they're talking about. I may or may not edit, introduce, censor, mock, defer to, or disagree with them.
I'm always amazed at how many woodworkers don't know about calipers. These little metal instruments of hyperaccurate joyous delight are an absolute staple for machinists; they wouldn't be caught dead without one. Yet many woodworkers don't have one and wouldn't know what to do with it if they did.
The Good: Cheap, useful, tough, protective. The Bad: Rough workmanship; leather is not very heavy-duty. The Bottom Line: For $25, you'd be a fool not to buy one right now. NSY rating: FIVE THUMBS ...
1) I get free tools. 2) You get free tools. 3) We're a bunch of big fat sellouts, so... 4) If someone gives me a free tool and it stinks, I won't write a review about it.
My brother recently told me about an update to a curious safety story I've been following for a few years: the persistant people of SawStop, who invented a new safety feature for tablesaws.