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Small Batch of Warrington-pattern Hammers in Stock

We have a small batch of Warrington-pattern hammers in stock and ready to ship. The heads are made in Nicholasville, Kentucky by Craig Jackson’s crew at Machine Time. The oiled hickory handles are made in Tennessee. The hammers are hand assembled, wedged and glued. They are $97 each. You can read all about the hammer…

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Weekend Woodworking Class Openings

Spend a weekend in October cutting dovetails with me (Megan Fitzpatrick) in gorgeous central Kentucky at the Woodworking School at Pine Croft (with luck, the trees surrounding the school will be a riot of fall color by then!). It’s a two-day class – Oct. 14 & 15 – in making a classic Shaker silverware tray,…

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‘The Case for a Honing Guide’

The following short excerpt is from Christopher Schwarz’s “Sharpen This” – a 120-page pocket book on how to get great edges, regardless of the sharpening system you choose. It is about what is important: Creating a sharp edge quickly with a minimum amount of equipment. Simple side-clamp honing guides are a godsend for quick and…

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LAP Open House Tomorrow (July 29) 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Just a reminder that we’ll be throwing the doors open (metaphorically – it’s too hot to actually do that) on Saturday, July 29, from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. for our 2023 Summer Open House. We’ll be selling our complete line of products, signing books and – most of all – talking about woodworking. And exciting news:…

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‘Roy Underhill’s Impactful Woodworking Journey’

The two paragraphs below are excerpted from Anna-Rhesa Versola’s article in Chatham Magazine on the closing of The Woodwright’s School and what’s next for Roy Underhill. Click here to read the article in its entirety. “Roy’s sense of wonder is part of his charm, delighting anyone who will listen with stories about the connected past,…

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