2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Woodworkers
Welcome to the 2024 edition of the Popular Woodworking gift guide! This year the gift guide is bigger and better than ever, packed with great gift ideas for tools, accessories, and clothing for [...]
Bridge City Foxtail Plane Review
Tool: HP-10 Foxtail Plane Shop Now Manufacturer: Bridge City Tool Works MSRP: $999 Several years back, when it was announced that Bridge City Toolworks had been sold, I will admit that I was [...]
Bridge City Tool Works HP-6FX Review
Tool: HP-6FX Multiplane Shop Now Manufacturer: Bridge City Tool Works MSRP: $789 If you’ve ever taken a look at Bridge City Tools, you’ll know that they have a history of having [...]
The 2014 Would-be Sybarite’s Gift Guide: Day 1
Over on his blog, Christopher Schwarz has been writing the 2014 Anarchist’s Gift Guide since Dec, 1. I’m starting a little late with my 2014 Sybarite’s Gift Guide…because [...]
A New Cornerstone: The Bridge City TS-2v2 Try Square
Last year, I spent several weeks editing a museum book for Bridge City Tool Works: “Quality is Contagious: John Economaki & Bridge City Tool Works, 36 Years Through the Lens of Joe Felzman.” [...]
Thank You, to Some Generous Toolmakers
Last week, I posted a short video about a visit with John Economaki’s tool making class at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking. The purpose of the visit was to take photographs for a story [...]
Take a Toolmaking Class with the Founder of Bridge City Tool Works
Do you have an idea for a tool that could revolutionize hand-tool woodworking – or simply make a common operation safer, easier, more precise or faster? John Economaki, the founder of Bridge City [...]