Crackling Bread Loaf

Crackling Bread Loaf

It’s another cold day. Hopefully, the last of them. Mary is making some chili, Texas style, well, vegan Texas style, and I got my head out of the woodshop last night long enough to start some bread dough. Resting peacefully in the frig for later are two pizza dough balls. And this loaf just came…

Stretcher Dovetails Next Up

Stretcher Dovetails Next Up

I completed the long stretchers this morning – and yes, each of the four mortise and tenon joints got better as I went along. Funny how that works. I’m half tempted to do them all over again, but, hey, this is only a workbench. On to the next step which is cutting out the half-blind…

Next Mortise

Next Mortise

X Marks the spot. For the next mortise. I’ll need to do four of these, one on the end of each stretcher. The width is 3/8 inch leaving wall thickness of 5/16. For some reason, I don’t have a 3/8 chisel, so I’ll need to pick up one of those tomorrow morning. Fortunately, they’re fairly…

Zipbolt Connectors

Zipbolt Connectors

Just finished my first Zipbolt Connector clearance route. Came out great! Only 25 more to go! The videos below illustrate how they work. And I’ve added a few photos including those of my new Bosch router…

Your Car is Worthless

Your Car is Worthless

A rich man’s toy? I don’t think so. And will we’re at it… what do you think the future will be for: Jiffylube Midas Muffler AAMCO transmission The U.S. auto repair industry employs about 750,000 workers, nearly four times the number of people employed by the coal-mining industry. Though they are increasingly skilled and tech-savvy,…