Design

I once thought I was clever!

When I started out I just used my new ShopBot to cut boat parts and boat related things. Boats were what I…

Making connections

A lot of the decisions that go into designing everyday stuff involve some variation of “How do I stick things together?”…

What next? Some signs

I got interested in ShopBot because of the potential for building boats…

A riveting story

The Quicklap canoe is built using a technique called Lapstrake construction. Each plank overlaps the one below it, making a…

Who am I and how did end up with so many opinions about this stuff?

More ways to make big panels

Making big panels from smaller parts…

When Ted Hall was ready to begin manufacturing ShopBots, he offered me a deal. If I would…

Make it your own d#mn self!

There‘s a ton of information these days on the basics of CNC; how the tools work and how to “operate” them. My…