Hamish MacInnes
Hamish MacInnes once reclaimed fourteen inches of usable bench space by moving a sharpening station three inches left, a modest improvement he reported as a successful intervention. At twenty-two, after calibrating barometric instruments at remote weather stations, he became impossible to talk to about shop-layout redesign when he drew a full floor plan to explain why the cabinet still had no doors.
Articles by Hamish MacInnes
Lumber Hoarder's Garage Contains Wood Earmarked for Projects That Do Not and May Never Exist
The collection includes 400 board feet of walnut reserved for 'the dining table,' a project first mentioned in 2017 and not yet designed.
Table Saw Safety Video Ironically Most Dangerous Thing in Workshop
A woodworker's attempt to film a table saw safety tutorial resulted in three near-misses, a destroyed GoPro, and footage the fire department has requested for training purposes.
Cutting Board Completes Twelve-Step Journey From Tree to Gift Nobody Asked For
An end-grain walnut cutting board has traveled through milling, gluing, planing, sanding, and finishing to arrive at its ultimate destination: a kitchen counter where it will never be used.