November 2010 Product Reviews (6)

w00t! Today I'm headed to the Denver Woodworking show! I'm all excited, I was hoping to have gone yesterday but had some "honey-do's" that needed to get done first in prep for our early Xmas gifts.

What makes me excited about attending the show is that as a new woodworker, I can get better exposure to all the cool stuff out there than say an afternoon in a single store. Plus there are a couple of seminars I'm pretty excited to attend, Jim Harvey's and the pen turning. I'm…

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Wow, it’s been a long time since I’ve written, but I have still kept woodworking, trust me. 2010 has been a whirlwind ride, that’s for sure. A new girlfriend, a new job, moving soon into a new townhouse, you name it. I didn’t forget about anyone, just had a lot on my plate this year.

One of the…

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I got sold via adds/web site/etc. I'll admit it- got suckered. This tool does nothing that several other tools (namely 'Roto Zip') , jig saw, router, etc won't do with patience and due care. I have a DeWalt VSR reciprocal saw that performs admirably with the right blade and speed control. If I were a 'tool collector' I'd not be disappointed for it does have some specific positives, although limited. In addition; an entire new set of accessories will need to be purchased at an outrageous (my… Continue

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I remember when I was a kid I would always look forward to the Sears and JC Penny wishbooks. I would spend hours going over the pages of all the cool stuff, toys, musical instruments, women's underwear sections. Oh wait, I never did that! ;-)

 

Recently I got the big Grizzly catalog and it threw me back to those days as a kid. I immediately dropped all the other mail on my desk and went over to the couch and began flipping through those magical pages. I was whisked away to my…

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