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Real Name is Steven Coleman
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Woodchips (Sonoita, AZ)

A real " Go-To" tool

I purchased the Makita drill /driver combo about 2 years ago when it was on sale for around $130.00. Not a day has gone by that I don't grab this tool for some odd job or another. The steel case ... (read more)

Makita TD090DW

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07/25/2012 6:21 PM · Reply · Like ·

Woodchips (Sonoita, AZ)

What are our ( toolselect members) insights and or views of woodshops in schools or lack theirof.

As a industrial arts teacher teaching six different classes, I am a firm and I mean firm believer of the need for industrial arts in todays school systems. three years ago when I restarted the progra... (read more)

07/23/2012 12:40 PM · Reply · Like (6) ·

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KeithJuly (Charlotte, MI)

Hello Steve,
Yesterday, I meet meet with Kevin Irwin on this very subject. Kevin has launched a non-profit organization called Wood Shop Preservation. ... (read more)

07/31/2012 10:29 AM · Like

Nate (Lawrenceville, GA)

It is a shame that they are going away. I remember Industrial arts class in middle school as one of my favorites ever, my introduction to woodworking, and the reason I probably enjoy it today. If it h... (read more)

07/31/2012 12:14 PM · Like

KeithJuly (Charlotte, MI)

I use to skip other classes and go to the wood shop and work on my project. It made the school day go by fast but didn't do much for my GPA.

07/31/2012 7:36 PM · Like (1)

Woodchips (Sonoita, AZ)

favorite circular saw!!!

After owning and using circular saws of all types and sizes, I have settled on a favorite. When I say favorite I do mean that favorite when it is used for it's intended purpose which is framing. ... (read more)

RIDGID R3210

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07/23/2012 12:32 PM · Reply · Like ·

Woodchips (Sonoita, AZ)

Hitachi 12" sliding compound mitersaw

I have owned this tool for about 5 or 6 years now nad have been very pleased with it. It's a solid, well built tool with a number of features I was looking for when I bought it, and few I wasn�... (read more)

Hitachi C12LSH

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07/17/2012 3:48 PM · Reply · Like (1) ·

Woodchips (Sonoita, AZ)

Kreg pocket hole jig

I recently received this tool as a fathers day gift from my wife and two daughters. I had been eyeing it for a while but never took the plunge. My first question after I used it for the first time wa... (read more)