Who Knew I was Ahead of the Furniture Fashion Curve!
From the Fall 2010 Pottery Barn Catalog In 2004, a year before I joined the Popular Woodworking Magazine staff, I was co-author, with John McGuane, of “The Essential Pine Book,” which [...]
Review: Lie-Nielsen Curved Drawknife
Though I don’t talk much about it here on the blog, one of my long-standing obsessions (aside from my “goat” problem) is with chairmaking. I’ve taken a few classes, built [...]
Tool News – Bora Angle Master Miter Duplication Tool
Bora, a division of Affinity Tool Works, just announced the Angle Master. The Angle Master takes the guesswork out of complex miter cuts by providing a precise measurement tool for both inside [...]
The Priest of wooden toys. Itsik Cohen’s Toy shop part 2
What I really like about Itsik Cohen's toys is their shapes, and the clever – and innovative – way he incorporate moving mechanisms in his designs. By the way, the word [...]
Tool News – Oneida Smart Dust Collector
Oneida recently announced the Smart Dust Collector. It's the first portable dust collector that automatically changes its performance in real-time, constantly adapting to the many different [...]
Tool News – Oneida Dust Sentry
Oneida just announced the Dust Sentry, a high-tech way to warn you that your dust collector's barrel is full. An infrared sensor is connected to a strobe light that flashes when dust reaches [...]
Bench Class Day 3 – Going With the Flow
Signing up for a woodworking class, like the one I’m teaching this week at Kelly Mehler’s School in Berea, Ky., is a lot like going on a cruise. When you tackle a big project at home, [...]
OFF CUTS OF PINE AND WHITE PAINT
ALL OFFCUTS DO COME IN HANDY. AS IS ALL OLD PAINT. AS ALWAYS THESE TAKE TIME TO DO.BUT FUN.EASY WHEN YOU KNOW HOW??…
ODDS AND ENDS OF WOOD PALLETS
ALL OFF CUTS DO COME IN HANDY .PLUS A BIT OF TIME SPARE ANYTHINGS POSSIBLE.!!…
Bench Class Day 2 – Tricks Up Our Sleeves
Woodworking is a solitary pursuit, and one of the benefits of taking a class (or teaching one, for that matter) is the interaction and sharing of ideas that takes place. Good ideas and techniques [...]
The North Bros. 1530 (and I'm Running Out of Superlatives)
Wiktor Kuc and I have an unusual relationship. I’ve never met the man, but I send him articles about tools for his web site, WKFineTools.com. And occasionally, out of the blue, he’ll [...]
WIA – A Different Point of View
The Woodworking in America conference came to a close more than a week ago. We came down from the high of the weekend and pushed through what Matt Vanderlist (of Matt’s Basement Workshop) [...]