215 days ago
by Mark A. DeCou |
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This blog is photo-less.
I haven’t done many blogs without photos before.
I was taking some photos today with my trusty Kodak digital camera, and trying to save a few steps, carried it by my pinky, while carrying some woodworking.
But, let’s backup a little.
I have a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering (ME).
I remember suffering through some Electrical Engineering (EE) courses at the State College, and absolutely hating them. I had to take them to do ...
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351 days ago
by MsDebbieP |
13 comments »
Jan. 22, 2008
With our new “Reviews” Feature at LJ.com being only a week old, the Wixey products have already received five reviews. I just had to do an interview to find out what made this company so special. And so, this morning, I was given the privilege of speaking with Barry Wixey, the man behind the Wixey tools.
(photo from www.wixey.com)
The Company HistoryPrior to starting the Wixey company, Mr. Wixey designed woodworking machinery for Delta and Dewalt tools. Then...
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420 days ago
by Nils |
4 comments »
On Saturday I went to the Woodworkers Expo in San Mateo, California. I dragged along a friend who’s done some woodworking (he’s taking a class at the Palo Alto Adult Ed, which apparently has an awesome shop) but who didn’t want to buy anything. I made up for this by spending my entire budget. I had a list of things I “needed” – and I kept pretty close to the list, although my dollar didn’t stretch as far as I’d hoped it would. Anyway, here’...
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427 days ago
by David |
16 comments »
LUMBERJOCKS – Lights, Camera, Action!
FYI – this video was shot with the video feature of a small inexpensive pocket digital camera becuase my digital video camera was included in the shot. So if you have a pocket digital camera, you can start posting woodworking video content!
If you are like me, when not in your shop its fun to watch woodworking videos and podcasts.
Did you take the Digital Lumberjock Quiz?
See if you can answer the following questions:
1. Wears...
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