This week, we’ve had Peter Follansbee (author of “Joiner’s Work“) in the shop teaching six students to carve and make a 17th-century-style oak and pine box with an integral till. The first three days were carving, yesterday was joinery, and today they’re finishing off the joinery, then making and attaching the bottom and lids. The…
Read moreThe following is excerpted from “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest,” by Christopher Schwarz. “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest,” paints a world where woodworking tools are at the center of an ethical life filled with creating furniture that will last for generations. It makes the case that you can build almost anything with a kit of fewer than 50…
Read moreWe have a small number of Dovetail Gauges, Pinch Rods and Lump Hammers available right now in the store, with more of all to come soon.
– Fitz
Read moreWith our new Dovetail Template almost ready for prime time (I think it’ll be live in the store next week), I have dovetails on the brain. But who am I kidding – almost everything I build, and everything I teach, involves dovetails – so they’re always on my mind. I always use dividers to lay…
Read moreAt 4:30 p.m. Eastern today, March 24 (that’s 8:30 p.m. in the U.K.), I’ll be talking with JoJo Wood of Pathcarvers and the Bench.Talk.101 team about how woodworking and other crafts can be an aid to mental health. In particular, we’ll be discussing the Kieran Binnie Memorial Fund for Craft. This fund, set up in…
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