Crucible Tool has been in business for five years now. To mark the occasion, I wrote a long post about the journey and realized it was a flaming barge of beaver diarrhea. So I deleted it. Instead, to mark the occasion, we will make a few special tools this year, mostly for our own delight…
Read moreThe Crucible Planing Stops will go up for sale on Monday in our store. The stops will be $49 plus shipping (I’m afraid they are unlikely to arrive at your address before Christmas). These planing stops represent two years of work and almost a $50,000 investment in patterns, matchplates and ductile iron. This is our…
Read moreWe have the first of many batches of Crucible Sliding Bevels up for sale in our store today. These are packed and ready for immediate shipment. They are made entirely in the USA. The price is $200. If this batch sells out, don’t worry. We have many more on the way. The mill is running…
Read moreA reader found an error in the full-size patterns for “The Stick Chair Book.” Here’s the fix. The plans for the Six-stick Comb-Back were scaled down slightly by the printer. None of the other five patterns are scaled down – they are correct. We’re not sure how this happened, but oh well. The patterns for…
Read moreI have met only one magical being in my life, and his name is Jögge Sundqvist. I’m not joking. I first met Jögge when he was teaching a class at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking, and I was amazed at his ability to charm almost anything. There were the students, of course – they…
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