By Pinktoesandpowertools | Tools
I’ve got an update for anyone who is considering purchasing the Kreg Rip Cut, and one warning for those of you have already bought it. First the warning. Please be aware of this is you have the Rip Cut! I was using it this weekend and I had just finished a cut when I realized […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Tools
I was so honored to be asked to review Ana White’s new book The Handbuilt Home. I have made no secret of the fact that I think Ana White is phenomenal in my past posts. Read on to find out more about her first book! ****** If you want to build your own furniture but […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Tools
Thanks for the warm welcome back everyone!! I’m excited to be posting again. Well I finally got to use my birthday presents, just a few mere months after buying them! And let me tell you, I am in love with the Kreg Rip Cut. It came in pieces, which took some of the wind out […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Tools
I’ve never discussed what plywood I use, if I recall correctly. I can honestly say it has only been one kind for every single project using plywood on this blog, right from the very beginning. The Hubs and I have always been a little green, not in the jealous sense, but in the environmental sense. […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Tools
Yikes, it’s been awhile hasn’t it? Yes, today I am the birthday girl. Can you guess what I went and spent my birthday money on? Here’s a hint–they all have blue molded plastic bodies (no, not cold Barbie dolls). They are built by a company that starts with Kr and rhymes with egg. When I […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Tools
Hi all! I wanted to update you on the Kreg Rip-Cut in case you didn’t see all the responses from the original post the other day. I was very surprised to get a comment in the post from Derek Balsley, from the Kreg Tool company, who responded to some of my concerns with the new […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Tools
I just heard about a new Kreg product that is so new it isn’t released yet! But I already want it. It’s called the Kreg Rip-Cut and it looks like it has the potential to replace the straight cut guides I use to cut sheets of plywood. For less than $40, I can see the […]
By Pinktoesandpowertools | Tools
Here is a recent comment on Pink Toes: I’ve only worked on small wood working projects. I’m intimidated by the larger ones because I also think I’ll need an set of extra hands to help hold things. Do you build alone? And my response: For the most part I do build alone. I need […]