Jointer Pal

Like with anything that I buy for the shop I took my time and read the reviews. There were only a couple jointer set up kits available in my price range. Being a small shop with limited resources this is a big deal.

There are some really nice and pricy units out there. But none that spoke to me like the jointer pal. It had good reviews and was simple not overly complicated.

There are two models one with a plastic body and the other with metal. I chose the metal body because of the durability. Yes it was a bit more in the pocket but I wanted something that would last. I hate spending hard earned cash on crap and have it fall apart a year down the road.

I purchased it through Grizzly and waited patiently for it to arrive. Less than a week later it shows up on the front porch. Opened the box and found instructions even a monkey could figure out. With in 15 mins I was up and running with no problems. The wood I feed through my jointer is smooth and has even cuts.

All in all read your reviews and do our home work. This tool was well worth the $54.00 I spent.

Wow!!! Thank you Thrillist

A little less than a year that I've been doing woodworking and what a great time it's been. What is even better than that is being added to the favorite Etsy shops of 2011 from Thrillist.com

I was first contacted by Grant from Thrillist somewhere about 7 months ago. He was interested in my cutting boards and how I've come up with some of my ideas. Also of interest was some of the utensils and how they've come about. I explained the ideas just come and go and I have to write them down before they escape my forgetful memory. I never thought that conversation would lead to such a proud moment in my woodworking adventure.

What an honor to be part of a great collection of shops. 

Thank you Thrillist!!

Bosch sander review

12 years and the countdown was done! Through thick and thin. My craftsman orbital sander finally had hit. Now it was time to look for the most ideal and reasonable sander on the market. With so many sanders and options out there I took my time.

I spent what seemed like hours reading reviews and watching videos on YouTube about sanders. I think sometimes having to much information can be a good thing or bad thing with comparison graphs, pie charts, etc there great but make the decision factor that much more complicated. You can get XYZ with this model but you lose Z with this model but gain G with this. Going back and forth on some of the best and ideal sanders I finally made a decision. I ended up buying the Bosch ROS20VSK orbital sander with caring case for 69.00 at Lowe's

This tool takes some getting used to, it wants to do the work with you tagging along. Light pressure is all it takes there's no need to apply any type of hard force. The variable speed option is great it has a smooth start up speed and it blows through some wood. The filter system works like a charm hardly any dust as long as you use the 8 hole disks.

Overall I think this was a great investment to the tool collection.