Go visit Andy Miller of the “Boatworks Today” podcast

| January 26, 2012

Just like all of you I’m always on the lookout for a good show that will help to inspire or teach me something I can use in the shop. There are quite a few woodworking podcasts available on iTunes and I’m probably subscribed to all of them! The problem is finding time to sit down [...]

Mid-January slowdown

| January 23, 2012

No new episode of Matt’s Basement Workshop this week.  January has traditionally been a hard month for me to get new content put together.  The end of the previous year tends to be a little crazy in the Vanderlist household, so this first month of the new year is when we get caught up or [...]

Winter is no time for a dusty shop!

| January 19, 2012

Winter is well underway and now that the threat of being snowed in for a few days is a reality, I start thinking more and more about spending quality time in the shop. Especially considering the furnace is smack dab in the middle of mine, it IS the warmest place in the house Of course [...]

December 2011 Schwag Winners

| January 4, 2012

Congratulations to our schwag winners! 2012 is underway and I’m already playing catch-up. But that doesn’t matter if you’re one of our lucky schwag winners from December 2011, because that means something is coming your way. So here they are: HIGHLAND WOODWORKING WOODSLICER BLADE – 2 Winners each month! Congrats to – George Keeney & [...]

Last minute giveaway

| December 27, 2011

Christmas is officially over in the Vanderlist household and amazingly there was only one return this year. Turns out I paid attention to what the family REALLY wanted vs my usual shopping technique of grab and go on Christmas Eve at the dollar store. Speaking of people getting what they wanted, the holiday weekend interrupted [...]