The best woodcarver’s sanding discs were discontinued by 3M a few years ago. I was trying to order a case of new ones when I got wind of the discontinuation from my regular supplier. It took weeks of searching the internet until I found a small country hardware store that still had one case left. Naturally, I bought the case […]
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The Angle Grinder is the best woodworking, most versatile and most dangerous power tool. History According to Wikipedia, the first angle grinder was designed by the German company Akermann & Schmidt in 1954. There is also a conflicting report gives credit to Thomas Joseph in 1973. Credit must go to Akermann & Schmidt, because I was using the angle grinder […]
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We are living in a time when time is of the utmost importance in most things we do. Manufacturers are looking to automate to speed up production and reduce labor and other overhead costs. The woodcarver is facing a similar dilemma: the overhead costs must be reasonable in order for him or her to earn a living wage and put […]
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