We have received our yearly shipment of moleskin vests from Sew Valley, and we have put them up for sale here in our online store. Because of dramatic price increases in materials and labor, this is likely our last batch of these vests. We’ve had to raise the price a little on this batch, and…
Read moreWhen saw sharpener Tom Law died, there were a lot of people who thought: Now what? Who will sharpen our saws and teach others? Fortunately, there was a new generation of saw makers and sharpeners who have put in the hours to get to the point where sharpening saws is as easy as tying their…
Read moreYou probably know that I have another blog (but I promise I am not cheating on you). This one is called a “substack” and is titled “The American Peasant.” It’s about my efforts at writing my next book, but it is also a place where I shank the crap we are force fed. And I…
Read moreWe are awaiting a revised edition of “The Stick Chair Book,” which should arrive in early September. So we are closing out the remaining copies of the first edition of this book for $24 each (it was $51). The forthcoming revised edition is about 10 percent smaller. It has the exact same content as the…
Read moreWe have a handful of “cosmetic seconds” available of our Type 2 Crucible Dividers. There are minor blemishes caused by the tumbling process, and perhaps a few small spots of rust. All are 100 percent functional and have been reinspected. We’ve stamped all of them with a No. 2, (indicating a second) which is the…
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