The Husky Industrial 15 Drawer Tool Chest and Cabinet is a huge upgrade from my previous tool chest. The tool chest frame is constructed of heavy duty 18 gauge steel for durability, and packed full of features conducive for mechanics hand tools and battery operated tools.

The compressors that I’ve owned over the years have taken up too much space or were annoyingly loud. The new Husky double stack silent air compressor may be the solution for my small shop needs.

I recently conducted a workshop in Atlanta, GA for WorkbenchCon 2020. This was a hand tool workshop and I needed to pack and organize my many hand tools for travel. I used several products from Husky to safely pack my tools up for the road trip.

The Husky Superior Access and Low-Profile, Long Handle Ratchet Set has replaced my current ratchet set with it’s ultra-narrow 2.5 degree swing arc and Lifetime no questions, no receipt required warranty.

As I start exploring digital woodworking and automation through the use of a 4’x4’ CNC spindle machine. I made a welded steel base to support the CNC machine that I’ll be receiving in late June of 2020.

The DeWalt MAXFIT RIght Angle Attachment provides a right angle conversion for your impact driver.

While similar to a drill and impact driver, a drywall screwdriver has unique features that make it the ideal tool for installing drywall and sub-flooring.

The Atomic 20V MAX Reciprocating Saw is DeWalt’s new lightweight, compact saw optimized for one-handed use.

Over the course of the year I get sent a bunch of tools that I wouldn’t normally use. Alabama doesn’t get very cold during the winter months, and a heated jacket is not necessary for me to stay warm. However, I find this to be one of the most interesting products I’ve tried this year.

Ridgid and RYOBI are The Home Depot’s flagship brands. RYOBI is marketed more towards the home DIYer while Ridgid is marketed more towards the professional.

I’ve started using a branding iron with my logo to identify my work. Here are some things I’ve learning that may help you if you’ve thought about using a branding iron.

The mortises for drop leaf hinges requires a single template and spacer for the leaves and barrel of the hinge.

Dremel has always been for me a tool that provides small rotary abrasive solutions. Dremel is still maintaining it’s target market by focusing on the beginner crafters and DIYers but has expanded their product line to include a cordless screwdriver and power cleaning tool.

The impact driver and impact wrench both function similarly by using concussive rotational blows to the driver, whereas a drill would just spins. Impact drivers are great for situations where standard drills just don’t have enough power, whereas impact wrenches ideal for situations that require an higher level of torque to break seized nuts and bolts.

Milling lumber S4S (surfaced 4 sides) is the first step to producing great furniture

Draw boring is an ancient technique of combining the chemical strength of glue with the mechanical strength of an interlocking dowel.

Using a template to create a subtle curve to the edges and parabolic curve for the edge treatment

I was at the router table pattern routing the stretcher to a trestle table I was making. I’ve done this type of operation hundreds of times. It simple! Make sure you take off as much material off at the bandsaw as possible and you’ll get a nice smooth surface on the router table with a good sharp pattern routing bit. Then I got over confident and that’s when you make mistakes. Thankfully, I was able to correct that mistake using some clever techniques.

Whenever I’m building furniture with curved pieces, I often produce a template. This helps in the layout of the work piece with respect to grain direction/selection and offers me a life size visualization of the finished piece. This also gives me the ability to reproduce that piece in the future without having to “reinvent the wheel.”

The interior cloud lifts on the rear legs are shaped using both power tools and hand tools. However, after performing this operation, I realized that the use of a rotary tool may have made my work a lot easier. I’ll discuss that later. First, let me explain how I manufactured this detail.