With woodworking books, it can take years for publishers to decide if they want to translate a title into a foreign language. With technical information, publishers want to make sure that the information is worth translating and reprinting. Translations are shockingly expensive. So it was gratifying that immediately after “Sharpen This” was released in September…
Read moreKatherine has been busy as a full-time worker at Rookwood Pottery, and has just started taking classes at Covington Clay to exercise her creative side. But she had time this weekend to make a batch of Soft Wax 2.0, which is now in her etsy store. This might be the last batch before Christmas –…
Read moreWe get a lot of requests to reprint our letterpress “By Hammer & Hand” poster, and now I am pleased to report that the project is in the works. Brian Stuparyk, the artist of the poster, has agreed to a second run (he will receive a royalty on each one sold, FYI). The poster will…
Read moreMegan and I are both traveling out of town to teach this weekend, so there’s no one available to monitor and answer the comments. We asked Wally, and he just yawned. We will be back next weekend – we promise – to answer your woodworking questions. — Christopher Schwarz
Read moreDuring the summer my steam box took its last hot breath. The interior bits had rotted away, as had the door and its hinges. I pitched the thing, planning to build a replacement. Then I thought: Am I really happy with the Earlex wallpaper steamer that powers it? It’s fine for small chair parts, but…
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