A gentleman at saws was selling off his old tools and I picked up his old 11″ drill press for $70.  It’s excellent.  It’s a relic from the days when tools were simple and solid. It’s got a big heavy 1/2 HP motor (vs. 1/8 on my old 8″ drill press).  I drilled a bunch ...

I upgraded the fence on my Incra Miter Gauge to something a bit more functional on the weekend. It now has a 18″ x 4″ x 1″ Baltic birch auxiliary fence with a Incra T-Track / rule which will me life a lot quicker when doing repetitive cuts < 18″.  Normally I would still use ...

I switched out the main woodworking vise on my workbench to this one from Busy Bee.  The Lee Valley one I used previously (Regular Front Vise) had a real problem with raking which was getting annoying.  The “Groz” vise cost me a lot less ($35) and, while admittedly a lot less stylish, has large metal ...

I came across something very similar on the Internet but can’t remember where now.  Anyways, this is a rack to store my scrapers.  It’s made from walnut and maple.   Nothing too fancy other than, and you can’t really see this, the walnut part is curved up on each end which is something I’d never done ...