We did! Checkout part one here if you haven't already. You can clearly see the treated side is much harder than the untreated side in the super duper official siceney "Tappy Tap Tap" test video below! That's great! How far did it penetrate?! Um... Yes? I haven't quite figured out how to measure it... But I can tell you for certain, it penetrated further than if it hadn't been thinned (I didn't tell you yet... After I did the "TappyTapTap" test I coated the opposite side witho

I heard a rumor that if you have soft wood, you can make your own viag... er um "penetrating resin." No I didn't type that with a straight face. Lol... OK, mind out of the gutter, time to get on with it (get it on?!?!? No, dammit - focus!) OK, back on topic. For real this time. Honest. So. We're talking about live edge wood specifically. I have a piece that's highly figured and spalted, that I want to make into a bench or table. However, because of spalting and other "charact

Ok, I've been bad at updating the blog... maybe I'll do better this year, maybe not. Anyway, lets assume the glass is half full and start with a fun one! I worked on a new variation of an old tool awhile ago, here's the original blog post https://www.makerneer.com/post/2018/11/10/a-new-old-tool-what Here's the original picture I shared. Looks kinda like an art deco Woolly Mammoth?! Alright, so what is it! Get to the point man! OK, drum roll please: It's a bean sizing tool tha

Welcome to Part Deux of our series! Yes, I'm sure that two entries make it a series... You're not? Dammit, distracted already! Okay, back on topic - I legitimately said: "Almost done, I just need to figure out a way to attach this nail to the wood." Wait, wut?! It's a nail. It's job is literally to attach itself to wood... Just hammer it in Mr. Overengineer! Woah there turbo, these aren't just any ordinary nails! They're "number nails" for a rustic clock that I hand forged in

It's been a busy week here with lots of different projects happening and I caught myself having a few funny moments... Thought I'd start sharing some of them! Our first installment in "S#%t makers say": "This looks like it turned out great, I just need to get the other tape so I can get the tape off and see the whole thing!" You need tape to get the tape off? WTH? In fact I do. Sometimes. I guess I'm a tapeaholic?! Don't judge me, It's a GF (laser cutter) thing... OK, fine. W