The following is excerpted from “Campaign Furniture,” by Christopher Schwarz. For almost 200 years, simple and sturdy pieces of campaign furniture were used by people all over the globe, yet this remarkable furniture style is now almost unknown to most woodworkers and furniture designers. “Campaign Furniture” seeks to restore this style to its proper place…
Read moreChris is getting ready for his talks at Colonial Williamsburg’s Working Wood in the 18th Century conference (Jan. 25-28), and had all (some?) of the books he’s discussing arrayed across several benches. So we grabbed the microphones and a camera, and recorded a little bit about each one; he will of course have more to…
Read moreIt’s time for our (almost) weekly Open Wire, where you can pose your woodworking questions in the comments section below and we’ll do our best to answer them. Note that there may be a lag between your asking and our answering. Chris has a class starting Monday and a trip to Colonial Williamsburg for which…
Read moreThe following is excerpted from “The Belligerent Finisher,” by John Porritt. After walking you step by step through creating a believable aged finish, the book includes a gallery of just some of John’s gorgeous work. I think the phrase “standing on the shoulders of giants” has the ring of truth, certainly in woodworking. That, and…
Read moreTwo quick promotional notes: 1) We have lump hammers back in stock in our store (with no dings, unlike my well-used one shown above). 2) European readers can take advantage of our reluctant sale (to reduce a metric ton – possibly more than a metric ton – of inventory) on “The Anarchist’s Design Book” at…
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