MaineYankee's Miniatures Workshop

12/29/08

Some tools you buy thinking that they will be the answer to your problems, then you use them twice and they just gather dust thereafter. Other tools are truly indispensable. I have three mitering tools. I bought the mini miter box with high hopes, but it has been a problem child from the get go. First I had to get a deeper saw blade, then I had to work out holding jigs to keep the parts steady, then it was still hard to use.

Next I bought an Easy Cutter and things did get easier. It cuts small stuff very quickly and can do odd angles like Continue reading →

10/24/06

It really does not take that much to bring a smile to my lips, especially when it comes to tools :D

This time the object of my happiness is a little organization in my workspace. Look at this silly, little, plastic doo-jobby.

Yeah, it ain’t much to look at, but it has just what I needed; room to put my stuff close at hand! Top drawer for paints and tubes of glue… Continue reading →