While my personal tools stay in my tool chest, we keep the communal ones hanging on the wall behind my bench for students or visiting instructors to use without guilt or asking. Our “tool wall” is made up of three panels of cherry that cover three bookcases. For most of the year, our shop looks…
Read moreThis six-stick comb-back chair is inspired by two Welsh chairs – one that I inspected at Tim Bowen Antiques and a second chair that I have in my collection. The chair is built using 4,000-year-old bog oak that was harvested in Poland. All the parts of this chair came from one tree. I am selling…
Read moreDespite the heat, Katherine has made a new batch of soft wax and posted it in her etsy store. She has fully mastered her new mixing/filling machine and was able to create this entire batch without any assistance during the bottling process. We all offered to help, but she stubbornly resisted (I don’t know where…
Read moreWe have just received stock of our newest bandana design, and it’s a throwback to our first bandana. This one is black and features our skep logo, plus a bunch of dividers and bees. The big difference is that this bandana was made by One Feather Press. These are the nicest, softest, well-printed bandanas we’ve…
Read moreMany visitors to our storefront ask where to buy quality vintage woodworking tools. We have a few favorite online dealers (Patrick Leach, Jim Bode and Hyperkitten). But we always prefer buying old tools in person. Looking at 10 jack planes in person is better than looking at 100 on eBay. For in-person tool shopping in…
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