Lucas Peters
@lucaspeters.bsky.social
Editor-in-Chief WOOD magazine 🪚🪵, husband, dad. @woodmagazine.bsky.social
Very clever! I like it.
November 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Very clever! I like it.
Where did you say your shed was, again?
October 29, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Where did you say your shed was, again?
Did they try sunlight? Or bleach? I heard there was a correlation.
September 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Did they try sunlight? Or bleach? I heard there was a correlation.
It’s my dream, however, that the various woodworking factions (please don’t call us splinter groups) one day unite to overthrow the concrete usurpers, restoring the natural order.
September 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
It’s my dream, however, that the various woodworking factions (please don’t call us splinter groups) one day unite to overthrow the concrete usurpers, restoring the natural order.
And I see IWF just announced IWF West in San Antonio on their alternate years, so another option, but that will put the date pretty close to AWFS Vegas time. (And probably compete for vendors and attendees.) Neither are as large as World of Concrete unfortunately.
September 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
And I see IWF just announced IWF West in San Antonio on their alternate years, so another option, but that will put the date pretty close to AWFS Vegas time. (And probably compete for vendors and attendees.) Neither are as large as World of Concrete unfortunately.
Yep, awfsfair.org was in late July. It alternates with iwfatlanta.com every other year. IWF in Atlanta is a little bigger, but slightly more focused on industrial/professional woodworking. Of course, if you’re ever near Des Moines, stop by our office and I can give you the nickel tour of our shop.
AWFS Fair | Welcome to AWFS Fair
awfsfair.org
September 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Yep, awfsfair.org was in late July. It alternates with iwfatlanta.com every other year. IWF in Atlanta is a little bigger, but slightly more focused on industrial/professional woodworking. Of course, if you’re ever near Des Moines, stop by our office and I can give you the nickel tour of our shop.
I’m going to guess ipe (Pronounced ee-pay) based on the flecking in the grain and the density & weight. Brazilian hardwood. Long-lasting in decks and outdoor furniture. Resists fire and moisture, even salt water. Used in Atlantic shore boardwalks. A bit pricey, though. Tough on blades and bits.
August 30, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I’m going to guess ipe (Pronounced ee-pay) based on the flecking in the grain and the density & weight. Brazilian hardwood. Long-lasting in decks and outdoor furniture. Resists fire and moisture, even salt water. Used in Atlantic shore boardwalks. A bit pricey, though. Tough on blades and bits.
Yes! I do this all the time. The brown paper bags always get diverted out to my shop. I like to use it between finish coats.
August 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Yes! I do this all the time. The brown paper bags always get diverted out to my shop. I like to use it between finish coats.
That offer stands for any woodworkers passing through Des Moines. I give the best tours because I’ll let you ride on the freight elevator even though the sign says not to and I show you all the weird parts of the basement. Not in a serial killer way; in a the-building-has-a-lot-of-history way.
August 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
That offer stands for any woodworkers passing through Des Moines. I give the best tours because I’ll let you ride on the freight elevator even though the sign says not to and I show you all the weird parts of the basement. Not in a serial killer way; in a the-building-has-a-lot-of-history way.
Will be a short article about making custom half-tone images using a V-bit on the CNC. Here was my test piece featuring Georgie
July 30, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Will be a short article about making custom half-tone images using a V-bit on the CNC. Here was my test piece featuring Georgie
I just watched this entire video you posted. He nailed it!
July 1, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I just watched this entire video you posted. He nailed it!
Don’t do it. My family owes our lives to my mother-in-law, a weather app, and frantic texts from 3 states away any time a tornado is within 300 miles of us.
May 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Don’t do it. My family owes our lives to my mother-in-law, a weather app, and frantic texts from 3 states away any time a tornado is within 300 miles of us.
Seems firmly *in hand* in you ask me.
April 21, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Seems firmly *in hand* in you ask me.
On newsstands and in your mailbox May 16-ish.
April 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
On newsstands and in your mailbox May 16-ish.
This represents a single criteria on one of 11 saws in the test during which we will measure multiple times, then average. We try to be thorough, but stay firmly in the realm of the experiential. You're not going to use your mitersaw like it's a science project, so we try to test like woodworkers.
April 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This represents a single criteria on one of 11 saws in the test during which we will measure multiple times, then average. We try to be thorough, but stay firmly in the realm of the experiential. You're not going to use your mitersaw like it's a science project, so we try to test like woodworkers.
Send pics if you do.
April 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Send pics if you do.
The sole thing that kept me from being a Satisfactory addict is that, apparently as I aged, 1st person games started making me nauseous. Tried to power through, but getting to tube level of tech made it ten times worse. I used to play a mean Unreal Tournament. Get off my lawn. You kids today.
April 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The sole thing that kept me from being a Satisfactory addict is that, apparently as I aged, 1st person games started making me nauseous. Tried to power through, but getting to tube level of tech made it ten times worse. I used to play a mean Unreal Tournament. Get off my lawn. You kids today.
+1 on Bessey. German company. Their North American distribution is out of Ontario. Very good clamps.
April 4, 2025 at 2:36 AM
+1 on Bessey. German company. Their North American distribution is out of Ontario. Very good clamps.
I’m fine with CNC being real woodworking, but Q-tips are a bridge too far.
April 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
I’m fine with CNC being real woodworking, but Q-tips are a bridge too far.