Somehow the stunning mosaics unearthed at the Huqoq synagogue during the last 12 years have escaped my attention. Reader Richard Mahler pointed them out to me, and I have been thinking about them all week. (Why? Roman woodworking is the subject of my book “Ingenious Mechanics.”) The mosaic I have been poring over is the…
Read moreWe have lowered the price on four products that we are discontinuing. The complete list is here. Many of these products have stopped selling for a variety of reasons. With some products, such as the square kit, I overestimated how many we could sell. With other products, I made a dumb mistake, such as the…
Read moreWith the addition of Kale Vogt to our staff at Lost Art Press, I have been pondering the meaning and implications of the word “apprenticeship.” For me it is a real thing. Apprenticeship requires papers that lay out an agreement. Something like: I will do this. You will do that. And in the end, this is where…
Read moreThis week we launched two new substacks that you might want to check out. Never SponsoredFor the last 28 years I have been neck-deep in the world of woodworking tools. First as a user and reviewer of tools for Popular Woodworking Magazine. Then as a designer, maker and user of them for Crucible. But most…
Read moreToday I am offering for sale this low-slung armchair in red oak. This chair is completely set up for lounging, and is about as comfortable a chair as I can make (it’s comparable to the Gibson chair). The seat is low – 16-1/4” – off the ground, like old stick chairs. The seat tilts 4.5°…
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