Happy New Year All,
The holiday break this year provided me with more shop time than most years (one of the benefits of my 2006 career change). Also, I received several nice woodworking and garden train related Christmas gifts. Plus, my 7-year old son received some of the coolest toys so far...many gadget related...I think that I like them as much as he does....Lego Mindstorms NXT and a toy microscope that allows you to upload images to the PC among them. The microscope does not work and needs to be exchanged, but I look forward to trying it with him.
Over the next few days I will be posting some of my observations on the new tools (and toys), as well as some comments about the significant progress made on the desk project. I will likely be moving to the dry-fit stage on the desk carcasses by the end of the month.
Additionally, my Shop-Vac (6 months old) stopped working again and the workshop is now a complete dust-bowl. Not healthy for anyone. Its my second Shop-Vac in 2 years. I need to solve the saw dust control problem once and for all and I do not think that Shop-Vac brand will be in the solution. More posts about that soon too.
