This is an experiment. A fair number of readers have asked us to restock the full-size chair wooden templates for the Staked Armchair from “The Anarchist’s Design Book.” We carried these templates for a couple years and discontinued them after sales cratered. So we have done a short run of the templates to see if…
Read moreEvery day (and most nights) I am working on the first issue of The Stick Chair Journal, an annual publication that will expand the universe of sticks chairs. More history. More plans. More techniques. Reviews of tools. And Big Thoughts. The writing, photography and design for the first issue is coming together nicely, and Issue…
Read moreWhen I was in journalism school we were encouraged (nay, forced) to enter our work in journalism contests. We were told that we’d never get a job without a long list of awards on our resumes. Freaked to the bone, I did as I was told. When I got my first newspaper job, I became…
Read moreGood news. The beautiful waxed cotton canvas holders for “The Woodworker’s Pocket Book” are back in stock at Texas Heritage Woodworks. And they now come in two colors (blue and grey). Act quickly because they usually sell out fast. https://www.txheritage.net/woodworkers-pocket-book-slip-case Note: We receive no compensation or kickback or nothing from these slipcases. We just love…
Read moreGood news. The beautiful waxed cotton canvas holders for “The Woodworker’s Pocket Book” are back in stock at Texas Heritage Woodworks. And they now come in two colors (blue and grey). Act quickly because they usually sell out fast. https://www.txheritage.net/woodworkers-pocket-book-slip-case Note: We receive no compensation or kickback or nothing from these slipcases. We just love…
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