The following is excerpted from “James Krenov: Leave Fingerprints,” by Brendan Bernhardt Gaffney. After years of research and more than 150 interviews, Gaffney produced the first and definitive biography of Krenov, featuring historical documents, press clippings and hundreds of historical photographs. Gaffney traces Krenov’s life from his birth in a small village in far-flung Russia,…
Read moreThe following is excerpted from the fourth book in our series “The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years,” which covers three different topics. 1) The Workshop, including the design and construction of workbenches, tool chests and wall cabinets. There’s also an entire section devoted to “appliances,”which are workshop accessories such as shooting boards. 2) Furniture…
Read moreBack in stock – just in time to take some to Handworks (whew!), we have Crucible Type 2 Dividers and 1:4 Dovetail Templates. (We also have 1:6/1:8 Dovetail Templates in stock…my preferred angle for no reason other than my wrist is well attuned to 1:6). – Fitz p.s. Hope to see you in Iowa next…
Read moreVesuvius erupted on this day in 79 C.E. To commemorate the event, here’s the introduction to Christopher Schwarz’s book on ancient workbenches: “Ingenious Mechanicks.” Why? The earliest workbench depiction that we yet know of is in a fresco in the House of the Vetti in Pompeii, which was buried in the volcano’s explosion and remained…
Read moreThe following is excerpted from Derek Jones’s forthcoming book, “Cricket Tables.” Simplicity, necessity and ingenuity are the three key principles for making cricket tables. This traditional three-legged table exists in a variety of forms and woods – no two are the same. So making them follows an organic process – your tools and materials dictate…
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