Day 5: Hans Karlsson & Jason Lonon Scorps/Inshaves Good scorps/inshaves are expensive and difficult to come by. Most of the used and discount scorps I’ve seen are not worth messing with. I’ve tried grinding them and even cold-bending their handles in an effort to make them work. Most times the old tool simply wasn’t made…
Read moreDay 3: Old Town Utility Jacket (& a Work Jacket) For many years, Old Town has made fantastic custom workwear (chairmaker John Brown was a customer). It now seems that the company is simplifying its operations and not taking on any new customers for custom work. But despair not, for Old Town is still supplying…
Read moreDay 2: Origin Work Jeans Made in MaineI’m always looking for good domestic-made workwear, not the stuff peddled for hipsters who wear Carhartt WIP. During the last year I have been wearing Origin Work Jeans, which are made in Maine. I have been unable to wear them out. First, the inseams are triple-stitched. Yes, it…
Read moreThe Anarchist’s Gift Guide – comprised only of stuff we have bought and used in our shop – starts today and runs over the next 13 days. Chris started this “gift guide” years ago (read past recommendations here) after watching a woodworking TV personality’s “gift guide” for one of his sponsors. Clearly, he’d been given…
Read moreThis is the final installment of the Anarchist’s Gift Guide 2023 – tomorrow, it’s back to our regular programming. Buffing Kit for WaxFrom the automotive world comes this incredibly useful buffing kit. I put the pads on my random-orbit sander to buff out wax on tabletops and the like, and the pads makes life so…
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