About Half-Inch Shy

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I got interested in woodworking in January 2008 while on a business trip Googling around for some home improvement how-tos.

I now have a woodworking blog (http://HalfInchShy.com) and this channel to document tool reviews and modifications, shop projects, and longer multi-part projects. The multi-parts are usually for myself since filming greatly slows a project down.

So what's in a name? My dad used to love coming over on the weekend to be in my shop; he was never a woodworker, but loved being in the shop. He would mostly ask me impossible questions during an impromptu project... stuff like "how are you going to join those two?" !?!?! :) Early on, my nemesis was the tape measure: I could measure something 3 times then add an inch "for good measure" and come up a half-inch shy. That was a never-ending source of amusement for him so it became the name of the blog. For the most part, I don't have that problem (as much) anymore.

Thanks for visiting!

#97 - Review of Two WoodRiver Vises: Pattern Makers' and Gunstock

http://HalfInchShy.com Long ago, I drooled on the Tucker vise page of the Lee Valley catalog. Seemed really nice; seemed really expensive. So I punted and got a typical quick-release vise. Works great, for flat stuff. Recently, I took a class from Michael Fortune and had him over to my shop. S…

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#96 - Fiberglassing Your Fingernail

http://HalfInchShy.com No, seriously, crazy cracks on toenails happen often enough in hockey and this is what I do to fix that problem except this time it was for a fingernail that couldn't stop snagging on everything. Like the pillowcase. Right after you roll over.

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#64.12 - Angle Madness! - Finishing the Burl Panels

http://HalfInchShy.com The burl panels for the Angle Madness project need to be pre-finished before gluing them into the drawer tiers. I did a number of color experiments before picking a color for the panels then shot them with Polyacrylic before wet sanding to a high gloss finish. If you've al…

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