Monthly Archives: January 2009
CPSIA Testing Postponed!
CPSC Grants One Year Stay of Testing and Certification Requirements for Certain Products WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously (2-0) to issue a one year stay of enforcement for certain testing and certification requirements for manufacturers and importers of regulated products, including products intended for children 12 years old and [...]
Rep. LoBiondo Doesn’t Seem to Get It
After being ignored the first time I contacted him about the CPSIA, his office just called me about my 2nd email. The representative’s stance is that there is currently no legislation on the floor for him to support. I asked if he would lend his general support behind further clarifying the CPSIA and was repeatedly [...]
$150 to Test This per CPSIA
I received a testing quote today telling me my $15 toy to the left will cost me $150 to test, per batch. I get maybe 3 or 4 ‘batches’ from the wood I use, so let’s do some quick math here. Oh don’t worry, I’ll do the math part- you just follow along. Let’s say [...]
The Ebony is Ready
For any new readers, let me give a quick debriefing. I’m making a biplane for my daughter with a Monarch butterfly inlay on the top wing. For those of you already following along- the Ebony is ready! I have a block of 2″x2″ Ebony that I cut four 1/4″ thick pieces from, and glued them [...]
I Am Hopeful!
This is, to date, the most hopeful thing regarding the CPSIA I’ve seen. From an email I received a short while ago: …(a constituent) was told by Rep Brownback’s office (Senator from KS) that “as we speak, he himself is writing legislation to define the parameters of the law, making reasonable exemptions that have been [...]
Time for More “Wait and See”
This was circulated among members of Congress recently about a meeting being held today: Briefing for Congressional Staff on the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act Dear Colleague: Confusion has arisen recently regarding the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Due to inaccurate reporting, some congressional offices have received phone calls from concerned constituents who believe they [...]
Snopes is Wrong on the CPSIA
*Edit* January 10, 2012: With this entry still garnering lots of hits I want to point out there have been MANY changes to the CPSIA and subsequent guidance issued by the CPSC. For up-to-date info, please visit www.cpsc.gov. For anybody who isn’t familiar with Snopes.com, it’s an interesting site. They search for facts on urban [...]
8 Days a Week…or 9 or 10
I saw a news story the other night that said if you get less than 8 restful hours of sleep a night you are 50% more likely to get sick. Back in High School, this wo0uld have been no problem. I could easily sleep for 12 hours and think nothing of it. My how times [...]
Burn It!
Burn the wood- not something you expect to hear coming from a woodworker. But as the picture shows, of course I’m talking about my branding iron. When I had just started my company, I was trying to figure out how I could attach my name to the toys I make. Well not only how, but [...]
That’s Not a Knife
This weekend was a good one. The Eagles won, but more importantly, I insulated my garage attic. Six rolls of R-30 fiberglass, each one 25 feet long, went up through the little hole in the ceiling. My guesstimation turned out to be spot-on, but I did learn a few things during this which I’ll share [...]
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