The Splinter Report: December 5th

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at new tools, crafty magazine projects, and worlds colliding.

Tool News Quick Bites

Milwaukee Introduces M18 Handheld Vacuum: The continual march of brushless tech has now reached the world of handheld vacuums, as demonstrated by this new launch from Milwaukee. I actually own a similar type of vac from Ryobi, and I must admit I like using the batteries I already own instead of buying into yet another system.

Blue Spruce Releases Midi Card Scrapers: As the name implies, they’re smaller than a normal card scraper, but not quite “miniature”.The 4-piece set includes a 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ rectangle with relieved corners, a 2-1/2″ French curve, a 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″ ellipse and a “bowtie” with 2 concave…