The Indispensable Mortise & Tenon
Drawbore it for a joint that will last centuries. I once had a visitor to my shop remark that he’d like to see a book about all the types of joints that I use. I told him it’d be a …
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Category Archives: Arts & Mysteries
One Stick, All the Info
Measured drawings for some, story sticks for me (and others). I once had a job making a couple of wainscot chairs and chests for the National Park Service. After barely surviving the paperwork it took to get the job in …
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On Wood Selection
Both fast- and slow-growing wood present good opportunities. Wood selection is an important part of any woodworking project. I sometimes feel like I take it to an extreme, like I’m some kind of oak snob. Sometimes people see pieces …
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Wedged Sliding Mortise Gauge
Make your own copy of this precision vintage tool. Even after two years of working alone, I can still hear the visitors to my museum shop where I worked for 20 years: “My grandpa was a carpenter….” It’s a …
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Work Begun
Blog: Read Peter Follansbee’s blog. To Buy: “17th-Century New England Carving: Carving the S-Scroll (Lie-Nielsen).” In Our Store: “The Arts & Mysteries of Hand Tools” on CD From the April 2015 issue, #217 Buy it here When …
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