| This blog is written by Shopsmithtom | 21 entries so far |
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A conversation with James Krenov
After reading napaman’s blog in which he was looking for woodworking books, I noted a numbe...
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Finally, I get a great piece of ash
A couple of years ago a 2 trunk white ash went over on our vacation property & lodged in the ...
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Shopsmith owners and general curiosity seekers...lookee here
First of all, let me preface this by saying (yet again) that I am not a Shopsmith collector. (I...
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I am Curious
I’ve been here for about 2 1/2 years, and in that time I’ve seen the huge increase in...
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Who are we supposed to believe???
Not long ago, I wandered into Harbor Freight. (Hello, my name is Tom, and I’m a Harbor Frei...
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New lease on life...some assembly required
In a previous blog, I mentioned getting a hold of several older Shopsmiths in various stages of d...
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Shopsmith #'s 4, 5, 6, and 7....I am NOT a collector...I am NOT a collector...
Sometimes when I’m relaxing in my shop, I doze off and I have this re-occurring dream. I...
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Smith #3...I Am not a collector...I am NOT a collector
Well, I just acquired Shopsmith # 3, but I’m not a collector. I can justify this..really. I...
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My Lumberjocks photo
Well, I’ve had a couple of comments on my photo…asking if I wear the tux in the shop....
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Good price on a planer
I just thought I’d pass along a good experience I had ordering a planer.I’ve been wat...
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A horse of a different color
An old farmer I know has a son who went off to woodworking (I had to make this relatable to lumbe...
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Wood chips Ahoy!
Since we have an abundance of folks here who use wood products, I thought this might be a good fo...
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Safety first...a story about that
I was reading “Safety tip # 97, never wear flip-flops” and it got me thinking about a...
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Good oak and old planes
Ryan’s comment on my “Case for hand planes blog” got my mind to drifting again,...
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The case for hand planes
I took the opportunity, on my recent project, to use a Stanley 45 combination plane to do the edg...
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Need a little wood insight
While this question for the group knowledge base probably is not of any real significance, I figu...
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Planing down a slippery slope
I am not a plane collector…I am not a plane collector…I am NOT a plane collector. Is ...
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Ouch, again
Well, the last time I saw fit to do the blog thing (you can tell I’m not a big blogger̷...
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Ouch!
Well, for the first time in my life (and my dad started teaching me woodworking in the 50’s...
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Addendum
By the way…I’ve got to get a new picture. I’ve gained a little weight since thi...
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It's nice to be here
I just posted my first project, and I wanted to say thanks to those who have added positive comme...

















