When we sent our first book, “The Art of Joinery,” to press 15 years ago, I was teaching a class at Kelly Mehler’s School of Woodworking in Kentucky and got a phone call from the pre-press shop. “The interior folio looks fine,” the voice said. “But what are you going to put on the cover?”…
Read moreLook, I know y’all are here for the posts by Suzo “the Saucy Indexer” Ellison and Megan. But if you aren’t totally sick of me and my voice, there’s a new podcast out there that might amuse you. The Why Make? guys interviewed me last year for their podcast with high-end markers and artists. I…
Read moreOur new Workshop Waist Apron is made in the USA and built to last. I have destroyed so many aprons made of “ballistic cloth” and other high-tech fabrics. This cotton canvas one takes a real beating. Above is a quick video discuss…
Read moreIf I ever write a book on finishing, I’ll probably call it “Farting Around With Finishes.” One of the things I like to do on a Sunday afternoon is mess around with dumb ideas. About 100 percent of the time, my results are ugly or unremarkable. But every once in a while I discover something…
Read moreSince we started this company 15 years ago, customers have asked us to start waiting lists for products, especially when they go out of stock. Maintaining waiting lists is a lot of work, and we would rather plow our time into making new books, tools and workwear. But after much research we have added a…
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