CMT 285.080.10M 80 Tooth Crosscut Blade

The next review from the “Battle of the Blades”. The CMT 285.080.10M, 80 tooth crosscut blade.

Because

Was in a Bunnings earlier today to see if any of the Triton Jigsaws were still going for a stupid price. They weren’t but the shop (manager?) had a bit of a chat.
At one point I asked why the Jigsaw was being dropped from the range, and I started getting a whole mess of [...]

Use-by Dates

There is one thing that I find extremely refreshing about this passion / obsession.  (Well there is more than one thing, but for the sake of this conversation…..)
Unlike many, many other pursuits, you can buy something today, and so long as you bought well, it will last you years without mysteriously becoming obsolete in 6 [...]

Router Bit Sortout

For a significantly long time, I have been rather embarrassed by the state of my router bits, and so with the arrival of the new cabinet, I have used it to motivate me to do something about it. Plus, by the time I was able to get out to the shed, it was way [...]

Router Bit Storage

With the end of the sale of individual Triton bits (and no, I’m not getting into the politics of why) the in-store display cabinets have returned to roost, and one has been willing to settle in my shed for the storage of my router bits.  I haven’t actually tried to see how many router bits [...]

Rockwell Jaw Horse

UPDATE: Review and photos of the Jaw Horse in my shed are now available here and here
Fascinating what can be found in overseas magazines, and on their websites! This is a brand new release from Rockwell tools, and for those who know the Superjaws will find an amazing similarity in appearance, specifications, and function [...]

Tool Preview

I always try to provide participants on one of my courses with as good a value for money as I can, and one of those things is to at least be one place that people can actually get to see, and use some of the range of new Triton tools.
This included the brand-new (yet-to-be-released) 235mm [...]

Decommissioning Tools

Been very busy the last few days, so a bit quiet on the posting front!  Had another good course on the weekend, with lots of sawdust made.
Tried my hand at an end-grain chopping board – a simple project but one I’d not gotten around to doing.  Nothing elaborate (I don’t exactly get much time to [...]

GMC 100 Tooth Crosscut Blade

The next review from the “Battle of the Blades”. The GMC 100 Tooth, 100 tooth crosscut blade.

On Course

Been spending the day at Holmesglen Tafe, running another introductory woodworking course.  Always enjoy those – the guys always seem to get a lot out of them, even those who have been doing woodworking for a while.  Always a rewarding experience for me too.
Had one line come up this time which is gold, and I [...]

So that was a year…

Today is the first anniversary of the launch of Stu’s Shed. What a year!
Thought I might give you some statistics about the year that has passed (relevant to the site obviously):
As of 10pm tonight (my time) which was the launch time of the site, we have had:
109,470 visitors. (Not page loads – page loads [...]

Freud Pro LP20M 25 Blade Review

The next review from the “Battle of the Blades”. The Freud Pro LP20M 25, 24 tooth ripping blade with Perma-Shield.