The following is excerpted from Jögge Sundqvist’s “Karvsnitt: Carving, Pattern & Color in the Slöjd Tradition.” This gorgeous book (we can say that without being braggadocious because we replicated the design from the Swedish original) teaches you techniques for cutting triangle chips, fingernail cuts, lines and letters — plus you’ll learn what kind of wood,…
Read moreEleanor Rose has a tasty batch of cast brass apron hooks available – or at least she did 30 seconds ago! If you’re interested, send her a DM via her Instagram.
Read moreConcurrent with making more Piggly No Wiggly glue and packing Anarchist Square Kits, I’ll be hosting Open Wire this week all by my lonesome – at least that’s the plan. But because Chris just can’t help himself, he’ll probably chime in from time to time, even though he’s supposed to not be working today (he’s…
Read moreIn 1978, Drew Langsner released his book “Country Woodcraft” to the world, and it sparked a movement – still expanding today – of hand-tool woodworkers who make things with mostly green wood. The 304 pages of “Country Woodcraft” showed you how to split wood from the forest and shape into anything you might need, from…
Read moreFor those of you who got the super-pointy cutters with your Crucible Engraving Tool (and a few who didn’t…really – we’re talking an almost-zero-radius-intersection V is the problem) who requested new cutters: They are now on the way. I had to await delivery of padded envelopes, then teach Wally how to seal said envelopes. And…
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