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Call to everyone to join this years secret Santa. There is a thread called The 2023 Secret Santa starts in earnest. . Best thing I do each year. A group of woodworkers or any type of maker get drawn for a partner and exchange a Christmas gift. Phil Pascoe does an awesome job organizing. Check it...

Not a diet day that's for sure! What makes Canadian Thanksgiving different from that in the US?. and then there me after thanksgiving dinner!

I just saw a tidbit of info, on how bad the fires have been in Canada this year. With the majority of the fires in BC where I live. We have three big fires within 10 kilometres of us. With huge Sikorsky choppers and water bomber planes going over every hour. Scooping water off lake. The fire are...

I need an edge bander mainly for cabinets. Tired of cheap iron and want to install better edges on cabinets. I only do a few cabinets a year, plus I'm doing my whole house. Any one use any of these models. And are the cheaper alternatives worth it?

was out dropping of stuff to the courier and came upon a garage. i'm assuming it's on of those ones where the wife wanted a garage and she gave the hubby money to go get one and told him he could buy a box of beer if he had any extra money!

I use to race bikes many years ago! Decided life is getting short time to shop around and get a bike again lots of choices out there!

He said only steak will do!

I was doing something I should not have been doing. 4:30 in the after noon, end drilling a timber beam on scaffold with a brand new wave tooth forstner bit , one handed mind you with a battery drill. I thought 10 seconds before if this catches it’s not going to end well. Then it caught!

Well my wife had her yearly reunion this past weekend. Of course a wee bit of drinking, lol. And a lot of mosquitos! So someone set up a mosquito coil and then went to bed. I woke up to smelling smoke. You see where this is going. Thank God I got up at 6 am.

I received a dust collection unit and. Need advice installing it I have two heights of ceilings in shop an 8 ft high and a 10 ft high. It says install no lower than 7 ft. I quess so yo don’t whack your head is it more efficient higher or lower?

Good article. Some is overkill, but goes to show, wear a mask! And for all the pen turners out there, use a mask when turning or especially when sanding. https://www.ehn.org/epoxy-resin-health-risks-2657288685.html

I’m trying to search for plans for a type of cabinet. There has to be a name for this type of style. Long legs with two doors. I have a bunch of ash, and a lot of large 1 inch door size book match Burl pieces. Help.

I made this bowl for a friend who has helped us a lot in the past. a bit of a back story. A few years ago we received a chocolate lab , who was a return at 7 weeks old. But that’s another story. We didn't have a name, until a friend suggested we call him Burl. As I’m always turning maple Burl...

I’m looking for sandpaper circle cutters in the regular small sizes. 2, 2 3/8, 3 , 3 3/8 inches. I see craft ones but has anyone bought or made a durable cutter that will last and cut sandpaper out? I’m a little tired of placing orders for 100 disks at 25$ . I see I can get rolls of sandpaper...

I hope this is okay. i found this $10. Off coupon for the 3 day online symposium coming up this month. I attended the last one and it was outstanding. They let you view all the courses for a month or longer. I can’t remember exactly how long.

So how is everyone doing in the new year. Is the year off to a good start weather wise. Here is a couple of pics of is here in B.C. Canada. Went out to barbecue a few post skewers for dinners for souvlaki and Grab the mail!

I hope I placed this in the right place. Happy New Year to everyone. my New Years resolution is to make time to get into the shop and further my woodturning! and unfortunately a fellow ukworkshop member has got me interested in airbrushing. So not only do I not have enough time for one hobby...

What is that one tool that you wish you had but just have not ever bought or added to your arsenal? I have so many large Burl pieces and for years have looked at the Oneway coring system. It’s expensive. $900 Canadian for the whole set up. But I know I could recoup the money in coring a few...