End of an Era
1953. That’s when woodworkers were first able to buy an entire shop in a box with the commercial introduction of the Shopsmith Mark V. Hans Goldschmidt invented the concept in the late 1940s, tinkering with it in the form of …
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Author Archives: A.J. Hamler
95 and Counting
More than a century ago, Stanley introduced a new plane, and I’ve wanted one ever since. Well, no — I’m not that old — but it was still in production when I was born and would continue to be until …
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Blown Away
Last spring, I talked about a new tool I’d never seen before, a handheld blower, about the size of a small travel-size hairdryer. I was intrigued so I bought one. Light, pocketable and surprisingly powerful, the little guy puts …
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Easy Inlays
I’ve mentioned before how bad I am at hand-cutting dovetails, but there’s something else I’m terrible at: almost any kind of inlay. I say “almost” because I’ve done a lot of basic inlays that are simply straight pieces of wood …
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A New Twist
I love stumbling upon a new tool I didn’t know existed, and it’s been several months since the last time I did. Typically, I spot these on the Internet and a good bit of the time it’s from a …
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