Dancers can be pretty picky about the surface they dance on. I can understand that, having a daughter who is a professional ballerina and having been a bit of a dancer myself, when I was younger. Dancing on the wrong sort of surface can be extremely dangerous, to the point of causing some serious injuries; … Read more
Computers have become a household norm in much of the industrialized world. While not everyone owns a computer, roughly 90% of American households have at least one computer. While laptops have become the norm for a lot of people, as their prices have approached that of desktop units, there are still plenty of desktop computers … Read more
Anyone can find a good reason to have a desk in their home. With so much being done on computers these days, a desk is almost a necessity. While it’s possible to park a laptop on the kitchen counter or dining room table, it makes a whole lot more sense to keep it on a … Read more
Boat building is normally a whole different side of woodworking, with its own skills, tools and specialties. Most woodworkers never attempt to build a boat, because of the complexity and the techniques that they’ve never used. Yet boat ownership is something that many people enjoy and others aspire to, even if it is just a … Read more
Any woodworker soon finds themselves with a pile of scrap plywood pieces and no idea what to do with them. We tend to keep them with the idea that we will use them someday, when we need a small piece of plywood for something or other. The problem is, “someday” never seems to come; so … Read more