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BeaverCraft Is Now Available In South Africa!
BeaverCraft is know for their solid quality yet reasonably priced whittling and spoon carving tools. Their tools are also now available on South African shores through Creative Turning. Read about my BeaverCraft shopping spree and learn more of our plans to bring spoon carving and whittling to your front door, that is if you happen to call SA your home.
Easy DIY Thin Strip Push Block For The Table Saw
The thin strip push block makes the cutting of thin strips on the table saw a little safer and a lot less frightening. It’s easy to build with cut-offs and hardware that you already likely have lying around and it shouldn’t take much more than an afternoon to get toghether.
Cabinet Making Using The Festool Domino
There are many ways to construct cabinets that have mid panel joinery as part of their structure. I mostly use rebates for this style of joinery but for this project I reached for the Festool Domino.
A Short Review of The Metabo SXE 450 Turbotec Random Orbital Sander
I used to dislike sanding but these days I find the process almost bearable if not marginally therapeutic. It’s all the fault of this exceedingly likeable random orbital sander from the Metabo stable. Easy and comfortable to use the Metabo SXE 450 Turbotec is feature packed and great value for money to boot! But don’t just sit there, read the more detailed review for yourself.