When Did ‘That’ Happen?

2008 came and went…apparently.  Did anyone see it?  I certainly blinked.
I’ve never been particularly big on New Year’s Resolutions – mainly because I always think of a few, and often they are the same from year to year as I never seem to keep them.  I doubt 2009 will be any different.
So of the ones [...]

Sinking one in the Corner Pocket(hole)

With the Pockethole Jig securely mounted with a large support area, it makes cutting the pocketholes in a table top very easy.
In this case, I wanted to join two pieces of particle board along a 45 degree cut to create the corner bench.
Firstly, I prepared the benchtop from an old work desk (amazing what gets [...]

The Shin Bone is Connected to the Knee Bone….

Or in other words, it seems there isn’t one thing that can be done in the workshop without something else also needing to be completed first.
This isn’t necessarily a bad thing – I’ve said before that the workshop itself is just another tool, and like any tool, it needs maintaining, and fine tuning, and the [...]

Why Rush?

I’ve been planning to get out to the shed all day today – so much to do, so little time. However, life can’t always be about woodwork, so I didn’t get out there until near dark (which is around 9pm here at the moment), so wanted to dive into a few jobs.
Rushing just wastes time. [...]

Developing the Prototype

The initial prototype worked out quite well, so I’ve started designing a range of vehicles. The drawings look rather childish, but they are actually part of a bit of a trial of some new IT technology.
The LiveScribe Smart Pen is a ball point pen with a microprocessor, and a camera. Without going right [...]

Bah Humbug Award

Goes to the petrol industry, for putting up the cost of unleaded petrol between 15c and 19c per litre just for Christmas Day (then seemingly dropping the price again 8c or so by the evening).
Nothing to do with sheds, but I bet I’m not the only one sick and tired of the cr*p we get [...]

And a Christmas Present

A set of (miniature) turning chisels
(Posted from iPhone)

Think Santa was here

Have a sneaking suspicion Santa was here.
Someone should buy him a dustbuster!
Hope he’s not drinking and flying. At least the reindeer ate their carrots.
(Posted from iPhone)

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone from Stu’s Shed.
It’s been a big year, and the next one is shaping up to be even bigger, but over the next 24 hours (starting from now in New Zealand) I hope everyone has a Christmas that is special to them.
(and hopefully there are some tools under the tree for you [...]

A Couple of Birthday Presents

Thought I might show off a couple of presents I got, just to make you a little green
Some nice new Hamlet Chisels (made in England) – sizes being 1/4″, 1/2″, 3/4″ and 1″.
And from my ever-thoughtful wife, a stunning Aussie Jack Plane from HNT Gordon.
This will really complement my collection of planes, and [...]

Router Table Top

Turns out, that I don’t have anything to report on the progress of the top.  2 wings were sent from Brisbane Carbatec specifically for me, but as it happens the truck hit EXACTLY the same pothole as the previous one, and the holes fell out of these tablesaw wings as well.  You wouldn’t read about [...]

Runnin’ Just to Stand Still

Lyrics by U2, reenactment by the entire planet these days it seems.  When did life get so busy?  Must be Christmas time again (and again and again – it’s almost like Groundhog Day).
Doing some rearrangement – trying out some different equipment layouts, primarily based around the new dust extractor.  Ran it for quite a while [...]