Christopher Schwarz might disagree, but I’d say this is the formative section of the collection: books on workbenches and tool chests – two things that are not only of importance in any shop, but of great importance to Chris’ woodworking history (and now mine – at least on the tool chests side of things). I…
Read moreDerek Jones will be visiting from England and in our shop Aug. 2-4 to teach a class in building a cricket table. Tickets for this new class go on sale Monday, May 15, at 10 a.m., on our ticketing site. Cricket tables range from the most basic stick variety to complex joined examples* that can…
Read moreThe following is excerpted from “The Anarchist’s Workbench,” by Christopher Schwarz. “The Anarchist’s Workbench” is – on the one hand – a detailed plan for a simple workbench that can be built using construction lumber and basic woodworking tools. But it’s also the story of Christopher Schwarz’s 20-year journey researching, building and refining historical workbenches…
Read moreThe following is excerpted from Peter Follansbee’s “Joiner’s Work.” If you like green woodworking, “Joiner’s Work” is doctoral thesis on processing furniture-shaped chunks of lumber from the tree using and axe, froe, hatchet and brake. If you are into carving, Peter dives into deep detail on how he festoons his pieces with carvings that appear…
Read moreWe now have 1:6 / 1:8 Dovetail Templates back in stock, and we have 40 of the 1:4 Dovetail Templates for those who like a more bold look. I’ll be using my favorite angle (1:6) this weekend as I teach six folks to make a dovetailed Shaker tray.
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