General Discussion

I’ve been saving for a new table saw for years. When the economy was booming a few years ago and craft fairs were going well, I managed to put back quite a lot of money toward my saw. This year has been more of a challenge and while I have been able to save some […]

I know that there are some craft seasons that are better than others, this year has been very different. For those that rely on craft sales to make a living, I hope that you are making enough sales to make it worthwhile to continue. My sales have been very slow this year and I feel

Several times I’ve been asked do I make items in bulk. I answer “sure do”. Not every woodworker wants to do ‘production’ work, making one of something is challenge enough. I want to make a bunch of something that I think will sell, and make it quickly enough to actually make money on it. I’m

When I first built my shop here in North Carolina (2005), I’d brought some things from my old shop in Tennessee to use here. Of those things was included my dust collection system, such as it was. Being it worked sufficiently in my old shop, I figured it would work ok in my new shop.