Offcuts By: Don Heisz
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I think my favourite woodworking project is the table. The people who know me probably already suspected that. I have made a lot o...
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Years ago, I read an article in some magazine where a guy talked about spinning his hammer. He said that while waiting for the con...
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This week, I write from the relative discomfort of my basement. It’s a bit cold down here this time of year, but this is whe...
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I have recently had to renovate a bedroom of my house in order to make room for a new occupant. I have been living in this house f...
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When I bought this house, it came with two sheds in the back yard. One is a fairly large structure with a shed-type roof. It is ac...
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I usually take it as personal challenge to use as few fasteners in my finished projects as possible. It’s almost as if, inst...
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You start a project and you have a pretty good idea what you will need to finish it. If you’re one of those people who likes...
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In my house, all but one of the interior doors are original early 1970s plywood slabs. They are as hollow as Cracker Jack boxes an...
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Perhaps the key to safety in your workshop is to have a fine understanding of the concept of leverage. That may seem an odd statem...
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A lucky apprentice in any trade will spend at least a year carrying garbage, fetching tools, and buying coffee. An unlucky one wil...
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I used to work with an old carpenter named Pete. I can truthfully say that I knew nothing at the time, being new to the profession...
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Workbenches, Pencils, and New Year’s Resolutions
I’ve built a number of practical work surfaces over the years. One of the first was three-foot bench made from 2×10 tha...
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A Picture Frame for Aunt Bessie
It’s that time of year again. The snow no longer melts when it hits the ground, people have disappeared under layers of coat...
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My house, which is 40 years old, is under constantly renovation. That phrase, for those of you who don’t know, means I’...
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There is something to be said for having a wide and varied selection of tools readily available when you start a project. Just lik...
