Category Archives: Shop Tour

November 15, 2009
11:15 pm
by: Torch02

Tom Petty was Right

The waiting is the hardest part. As I’ve been working in the garage over the past few weeks and a couple of times I’ve thought to myself “Self - if you went and bought Tool X, this task would be a … Continue reading →

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November 10, 2009
11:36 pm
by: Torch02

Christmas in November

For some time now I’ve been doing research and stashing away money for that rainy day when bandsaws fall from the sky. Yesterday, it got cloudy. I got my Powermatic 14″ bandsaw from the lumber guys over at WoodWorkersSource: Due … Continue reading →

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October 19, 2009
11:48 pm
by: Torch02

More Clamps

Saturday afternoon brought an odd visitor.  I was downstairs watching football when I heard my dog bark, something he never does.  I ran upstairs to find a delivery on my doorstep that I had completely forgotten about: Woodcraft had a … Continue reading →

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September 26, 2009
10:57 pm
by: Torch02

Getting Jacked Up

Along with a batch of 50″ Jet parallet clamps that arrived this week, I also received my latest eBay find – a Stanley #5 Jack Plane: This one was in pretty good condition – no large patches of rust, both … Continue reading →

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August 18, 2009
9:37 pm
by: Torch02

Framing the Crib

This weekend I took a break from commenting, to actually get into the garage and do some woodworking. I started Saturday morning with just a bunch of boards, but now I have a few pieces assembled that are starting to look … Continue reading →

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August 6, 2009
10:24 pm
by: Torch02

The Plane, Boss, the Plane!

Despite the electron smashing power of most of my shop, I think I fall into Rob’s Category #2, The Power Tool Woodworker Who Uses Hand Tools. Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on building up my hand tools … Continue reading →

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July 25, 2009
6:30 pm
by: Torch02

Designs on Becoming a Maker

After creating a place to put my newly acquired router bits, I have some left over parts: I have two of these cases; one housed a three piece straight bit set and the other housed a three piece flush-trim bit … Continue reading →

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July 25, 2009
3:03 pm
by: Torch02

The New Addition

The Taylor Garage is happy to announce the newest addition to the tool family, a brand new (to me) Craftsman 15 1/2″ drill press: I found this drill press for sale on Craigslist up near Olney, MD.  That’s a bit of … Continue reading →

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