News & Editorial – Page 3 – The Garage Journal

Van Neistat is an artist that sells himself as a craftsman. The thing is, however, his craftsmanship is subpar to the standards of most that make a living with tools. He knows this, but never really reveals this self awareness to his audience. He’s a brilliant film maker and I absolutely adore his work. Anyway, he recently did two short films that I thought some of you guys might enjoy. The first covers his idea of the perfect “Get-Started” tool kit: Pretty great production work, no? I love shit like this… But also, I’m a Swiss Champ guy as well. …

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Hey fellas… Just a quick note to wish you all a Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year… I appreciate ya all and can’t wait to bring in 2022 with more tools, projects, and thoughts on the work space. Just one thing – if asked, NO ONE agree to hold 2022’s beer. Cool?

I’ve been so busy lately that I haven’t had much time to be out in the shop. When times like this call, I often find myself yearning to work with tools… But, when that time finally comes I just sort of sit around in a daze wondering where to start and what to do. This morning, I decided to do something… anything… and quickly started on a small maintenance job on old Porsche that needed attention. In doing so, I used my vintage Craftsman Speed Ratchet quite a bit and that got me to thinking – what’s the one vintage …

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Well fellas… For many of you, your worst nightmare has been realized. And for others, your wildest dreams have come true. After over a decade on antiquated forum software, The Garage Journal has FINALLY been updated to a more future proof and secure platform – Xenforo. This endeavor has taken over a year to complete. Migrating such a large and robust forum is an incredibly challenging endeavor and one that, quite frankly, I was not excited about doing. While I am always game for change and challenge, I hate putting others through an experience of uncertainty and confusion. So this …

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A few years ago, I was exploring Instagram and found this guy that was into both photography and woodworking. Sharing the same passions, I smashed that follow button and didn’t think much more of it.  But as Matthew’s posts began to infiltrate my scrolling sessions, I noticed a couple of things: Matthew had recently suffered a spinal cord stroke and was a T-10 paraplegic as a result. Matthew’s work (both in the darkroom and the shop) hadn’t suffered a bit from it. After a year or so of following along anonymously, I approached Matthew just to let him know how …

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