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Last Minute Elf | Tom's Workbench
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Lights, Camera, Action! Every woodworker has this fantasy. You may think you don’t, but believe me, you do. It’s early on that special morning during the holiday season. Cup of coffee in hand, gathered with your pajama-clad loved ones, you wear the sly smile of someone who knows something that the other people in the room don’t. There’s a special someone there, looking for the gift marked for them, but they looked perplexed. I don’t see a gift here for me. Did you forget? But, hey, that’s cool. In fa...
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The Shop Monkey | Tom's Workbench
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Lights, Camera, Action! Just who is the Trained Shop Monkey? My furry friend Iggy was a gift from my sons for Father’s Day back in 2006. My oldest son came out to the shop to watch his dad work. After a few minutes, I set him up on a section of the shop floor with some scraps, a few quick-grip clamps and a bottle of Elmer’s white glue. When I got back to Florida, I joked with my sons that I had taken the title of trained shop monkey from my oldest. They kids were laughing, and a few days later, we we...
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My shop weasels | Tom's Workbench
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Lights, Camera, Action! February 29, 2012. For a guy known as the Shop Monkey, you’d think that I would have had enough of animals in my shop. But, I’d be remiss if I didn’t tell you about my shop weasels. Some people have gremlins. Others have gnomes. Everybody has that mischievous spirit that runs off with that important thingamabob that you need for your next step in the project, but darned if you can find it. Why can’t I find the right chisel? It was just on my bench right here…. There are other tech...
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Plans | Tom's Workbench
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Lights, Camera, Action! October 11, 2015. Roy Underhill’s Roubo Bookstand. Andre Roubo is a well-known 18th century French woodworker whose work has inspired thousands of workbenches. However, his masterwork L’art du Menuisier, he had plans for more than just his workbench. In his own unique way, Roy shows how this is done with simple hand tools. It’s a must-see. September 20, 2015. Chris Schwarz’s Saw Bench. September 13, 2015. Woodworking Masterclasses dovetail caddy. 8221; Practice, my friend. A s...
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Tom | Tom's Workbench
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Lights, Camera, Action! All posts by Tom. I'm the guy who writes the blog. First things first … and this is the last. December 10, 2015. Nine years ago, I was but a wee lad, bright-eyed and bushy tailed full of vim and vigor. Marc Spagnuolo, my woodworking svengali, asked if I would be interested in writing a few guest posts for him. Heck, I even got the attention of sponsors. Companies such as MicroJig, Infinity Cutting Tools, Tormek, Bora Tools, Bell Forest Products. Laguna. Eagle America. Then, I real...
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Shop Talk | Tom's Workbench
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Lights, Camera, Action! Category Archives: Shop Talk. First things first … and this is the last. December 10, 2015. Nine years ago, I was but a wee lad, bright-eyed and bushy tailed full of vim and vigor. Marc Spagnuolo, my woodworking svengali, asked if I would be interested in writing a few guest posts for him. Once I started writing three articles a week for him – and he had only asked for maybe one every two weeks or so, he asked me, “Dude, would you want to set up your own blog? Then, I realized som...
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Monkey Tails | Tom's Workbench
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Lights, Camera, Action! Category Archives: Monkey Tails. Quit monkeying around…. October 1, 2015. Hey, everyone, Iggy here, and you’ll never guess what happened – again. The tailless one – Tom – got picked up by the people at Wood Magazine. For their November edition. I mean, come on, by now you would have figured that they would have gotten wise to him and his hijinks. So, if you know anything about WordPress and want to help, try to post something to the blog and see what the error is. Maybe one of...
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Evolving pieces | Tom's Workbench
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Lights, Camera, Action! July 29, 2015. Isn’t it amazing how furniture needs and styles have changed over the decades? Why did these two pieces stand out so much? It’s because in most houses, they are 100% unnecessary. That hasn’t always been the case. Before today’s home with walk in closets that – in some cases – are larger than most bedrooms, people just didn’t have that many clothes. Add to the fact that the average home built today has an extra 1,000 square feet than the average home built in 1973.
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What folks are saying... | Tom's Workbench
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Lights, Camera, Action! 8220;Tom Iovino’s blog, Tom’s Workbench. Is a great place for further reflection on what we do as woodworkers. He offers tips on techniques, links to explore and personal observations drawn from his own adventures in making things from wood. Like some of the rest of us, Tom is obsessed. But, fun, and obsessed in a good way, with woodworking and all things wood.”. Matt’s Basement Workshop. Shannon L. Rogers,. Plane iron maker to the stars. 8220;Tom Iovino has been providing a humor...
