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Day One of window building is now complete.  We started the day with a trip across town to Hardwick's hardware store, in search of a window-sash router bit set.  In fact, we bought a sash bit last night at Rockler, but I pretty much decided to return it before we left the store.  There are two kinds of this bit, a single bit with a ...

It’s been a few weeks since the new Sawstop arrived at Pigeon Point.  As I detailed in my first post, it was a dramatic entrance complete with a military vehicle driving up my sidewalk and Crisco-greased 4x4 skids to slide the 640lb saw from the truck bed to my shop entrance. Since then I’ve used the saw to mill a bunch lumber for our kitchen ...

We have a new tool at the Pigeon Point Project!  On Friday I went out and bought a Sawstop cabinet saw at the local Woodcraft.  I’ve been researching this saw for a couple of years since it came to market; it is broadly considered among woodworkers to be the Cadillac of saws.  Oh, and it won't cut through a hotdog. The Sawstop has ...

So the cats are acting curious as cats do. Atticus is taking a nap so I could finish varnishing the mantel which is almost ready for its final installation. And Nick's been cleaning his shop. I mean really cleaning his shop. It looks really ''empty'' and like he might be making room for something. I wonder if he's planning on ...