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Kreg Edge

Adding the Kreg Edge to the Cross Cut Creations...

Cross Cut Creations recently added the Kreg Edge to the shop, opening the door to learning loose tenon joinery without the high cost of a Domino. Follow along as new...

Adding the Kreg Edge to the Cross Cut Creations...

Cross Cut Creations recently added the Kreg Edge to the shop, opening the door to learning loose tenon joinery without the high cost of a Domino. Follow along as new...

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Christmas Starts in October

While most people are enjoying fall, the Cross Cut Creations workshop is already hard at work preparing for Christmas. From selecting lumber and designing custom engravings to building inventory for...

Christmas Starts in October

While most people are enjoying fall, the Cross Cut Creations workshop is already hard at work preparing for Christmas. From selecting lumber and designing custom engravings to building inventory for...

September Update: Why I Won’t Be at the Mid‑Ohio Pen Turner’s Gathering This Year

September Update: Why I Won’t Be at the Mid‑Ohi...

This September, I’m missing the Mid‑Ohio Pen Turner’s Gathering for a good reason—I’ll be running as part of a relay team in the Akron Marathon that same weekend. Even though...

September Update: Why I Won’t Be at the Mid‑Ohi...

This September, I’m missing the Mid‑Ohio Pen Turner’s Gathering for a good reason—I’ll be running as part of a relay team in the Akron Marathon that same weekend. Even though...

Fall Projects In August Photo

Kickstarting Your Fall Projects in August: Why ...

August is the maker’s secret weapon — the perfect time to get ahead on fall builds before the rush hits. In this post, Cross Cut Creations dives into how early...

Kickstarting Your Fall Projects in August: Why ...

August is the maker’s secret weapon — the perfect time to get ahead on fall builds before the rush hits. In this post, Cross Cut Creations dives into how early...

Festool & Money

Building Shop Efficiency: How Festool Upgrades ...

July brought some serious upgrades to the Cross Cut Creations shop — the kind that make sanding smoother, cleanup easier, and workflow faster. After June’s helical‑head overhaul, the new Festool...

Building Shop Efficiency: How Festool Upgrades ...

July brought some serious upgrades to the Cross Cut Creations shop — the kind that make sanding smoother, cleanup easier, and workflow faster. After June’s helical‑head overhaul, the new Festool...

Helical Head For DeWalt 735X Planer

June Shop Upgrade: Why I Swapped My Planer & Jo...

A chipped knife on my newly purchased Grizzly jointer ended up being the push I needed to overhaul my entire milling setup. Instead of replacing straight knives, I upgraded both...

June Shop Upgrade: Why I Swapped My Planer & Jo...

A chipped knife on my newly purchased Grizzly jointer ended up being the push I needed to overhaul my entire milling setup. Instead of replacing straight knives, I upgraded both...