The Trunk That Taught Me
One of my oldest projects is a large trunk that’s survived half a dozen moves since I made it over 40 years ago. Constructed of solid 3/4″ red oak, it…
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Author Archives: A.J. Hamler
Defeathered
I’m a big believer in featherboards and have several. Some are shop-made, but most are commercial accessories. Mine are all well-known brands like Kreg, Magswitch, Powertec, and Woodpeckers. There are…
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Taking The Right Angle
I sometimes think I live under a rock when finding a new tool, only to learn it’s not new at all. I’ve written about this several times here, most recently last…
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Perfect Pairing
There are lots of ways to observe Valentine’s Day, but “couples woodworking” never occurred to me. It did, however, occur at HatchSpace, a community workshop and woodworking school in Brattleboro, Vermont, which…
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Neander-Tools
Woodworking has been around a long time; much longer than your dad’s garage shop, Medieval times or even ancient Rome. I’m talking more than 430,000 years ago when some caveman —…
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