The Anarchist’s Gift Guide – comprised only of stuff I have bought and used in our shop – starts today and runs over the next two weeks. I 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 moreI am always looking for ways to make workholding simpler and less expensive. It feels like a duty after writing 36 books on workbenches. I love my Benchcrafted Hi Vise – we own five of them. But not every woodworker can afford the hardware. And you have to build the vise with wooden components, which…
Read moreYes, another brush. This one wasn’t on my list initially. When Mattias Hallin visited our shop this year, he brought some lovely small gifts. One of them was this incredible brush from REMOS. The natural bristles are remarkably stiff and stout. Mattias explained that he uses this brush to clear his rasps of debris. For…
Read moreOne of the many fantastic tips I learned from “The Belligerent Finisher” was using common household materials to burnish wooden surfaces. Burnishing compacts the wood and can add a gorgeous texture. Author John Porritt has several simple tools he uses for this. The coolest one is a chainmail pot scrubber, which is great fun to…
Read moreThis entry is the sister to yesterday’s entry on our fancy plant mister. We found these vintage glass apothecary bottles and immediately bought some for shop liquids. We keep our backup supply of 50/50 water/alcohol potion in it. The bottles are 7” tall and hold 250ml. The best part is that the bottle’s opening and…
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