Woodcraft Ninjas

By A.C. Horth, from “The Woodworker,” January 16, 1905. (Thank you to Buz Buzkirk for the generous gift of two fascinating early volumes!) NB: I would not read this excerpt while eating breakfast. I might not read this excerpt at all if you are a vegetarian or vegan. We are told that glue is made…

Texas Heritage now has navy blue slip cases in stock for “Woodworker’s Pocket Book.” These waxed canvas pockets attach to the underside of your tool chest lid (or elsewhere) with brass screws through grommets in all four corners, and are sized for snug fit, so the book stays in place until you pull it out….

First, we’re sorry for the mistakes. Second, we’re correcting them. Readers have noticed that a handful of text pages are missing from our reprint of Joseph Moxon’s “Mechanick Exercises” (not 288-307 between “Bricklayers Work” and “Mechanick Dyalling” – those are missing from all extant period copies we can find). So, we’re recycling the copies at…

Registration is now open to take a 2-day spoon carving class, August-8-9, in our Covington, Ky. shop with JoJoWood. Click through the link to find out more and to register.

— Fitz