Installing slatwall is a simple DIY job. No need to pay for pro’s. Epoxy flooring is a little more challenging, but is also highly DIYable.

If you are going install a fold down workbench, I would recommend this one, also shown on LH, which has a much, much more sturdy and well-engineered design:

I’d much rather have Adam Savage’s shop. This is interesting from an organizational perspective, but just contributes to my view he’s totally OCD.

I’m going to go ahead and suggest taking the longer view. In my household I cook and I clean the dishes. My wife does the laundry and spends a lot more time parenting while I’m off at my job. If you obsess over equalizing each and every chore, I’m going to suggest you are missing the bigger picture.

Is it national pickle juice day? I ask because this popped up in my RSS feed earlier: http://food52.com/blog/13043-the…

How does the top chart correlate with the lower chart? Air Canada is ranked #1 in the top chart with the lead, but is #3 (after a two way tie for 1st) in the lower chart. I say this because I absolutely $*%&^! hate Air Canada.

I would worry a bit about a soundproofing scheme that makes the whole wall into a single vibrating object. If you are building from scratch, you should consider alternating offset studs that are not coupled together—sheetrock for one room is screwed to one set of studs, sheetrock for the other room is screwed to a…

There are some things I do with a waffle iron—like hash browns from normal potatoes—where you need to exert some pressure to close the iron and most of the prior recommendations look like they’d just break. This one is awesome and I like that you can park it vertically, so that when you are doing something like hash…

There are some things I do with a waffle iron—like hash browns from normal potatoes—where you need to exert some…

That makes no sense. As indoor cats, I would assume my stink is probably what they are, in fact, used too.

The tee-shirt thing correlates with what I’ve heard about “home location” being largely scent based. I’ve been told that a more pungent version of the tee-shirt thing is pouring your urine outside around your house... Have heard that worked more than once. Gross, but if it works, I’d try it.

I watched your video. Not sure what you mean—his saw is still half off the guide to start and half off the guide to finish. Can’t see how you are going to cut a straight 10’ length that way. His technique is also strikes me as accuracy suitable for construction, not cabinetry—I’d never trust a cut from a box store on…

Reliability by brand is sort of a fun headline, but it doesn’t strike me as a metric for making actual decisions. For example, different models from certain manufacturers are made in differently located geographic plants—the plant may have as much or more to do with the quality than the brand. My gut tells me I would…

Be aware that if you make something like this, you won’t be able to clear a full 8’ sheet of plywood accurately—without some overhang for the saw at either end, it will be hard to keep the saw registered against the fence and get the blade through the wood. I think my longest Festool guide rail is 106” long—so about…

For 8/4 white oak, I’d find a friend with a cabinet saw. These jigs, in my mind, are really made more for processing sheet goods.

It’s all about efficiency. You can combine dimensioning wood with a full core workout.

Odd you say that. I was using a Bosch jigsaw with the metal-specific T-Shank blades...

Pushing a 10 lb plane is not for the faint hearted. I got a deal on it, which is why it is in my collection—ironically, it probably cost about the same as my second hand 15” Grizzly G0453 220V planer. The good news is that the No. 7 Bailey is a fine plane, easier to use, and you can still find them in decent condition…

The No. 7 and No. 8 are the jointer planes in typical bench plane numbering, which has been around a couple hundred years. For reference, my L-N No. 8 is about 24” long, 2 5/8” wide and weighs 10 lbs. My Stanley Bailey No.7 is 22” long, 2 3/8” wide, and clocks in at just over 8 lbs. They will make things flat.

That’s a pretty classic format for a handtool bench. While I have the utmost respect for people who choose to leave electrons undisturbed, there are alternatives for power tool users that may be more efficient. I saw this one this morning, for example:

You aren’t going to find many planers that will accommodate that width. Since this style of bench is a handtool bench, the typical finishing touch is hand planing the top with something like a No. 7 or No. 8 bench plane (I’d recommend the No. 7 unless you are over 200 lbs). The other option that you see a lot is a…