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Junk Shop Finds –
Surprising Possibilities of Dilapidated Mahogany Two ardent amateur collectors of old mahogany recently entered a shabby looking shop together in search of a bureau of a type they scarcely dared hope to find, and, to the amusement of one of the two, the other pounced eagerly upon a very dilapidated chest of drawers and a…
Job Opening For Jeweler (Midvale, UT)
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André Roubo: Elbow Grease, Tallow and Books –
Editor’s note: The below entry is part of a series of articles we have commissioned Brian Anderson to write about André Roubo in preparationd for the publication of “To Make as Perfectly as Possible: Roubo on Marquetry.” Brian, the translator for “Grandpa’s Workshop,” also wrote this entry on Roubo’s famous dome. It must have been…
SOLD: Scottish Infill Panel Plane –
SOLD: Here you can see why I don’t buy vintage infills through the Internet. This is a gorgeous and heavy Scottish infill plane, probably user-made. It is 13-1/8″ long. The Hearnshaw iron is 2-3/8″ wide. The tool is easily four or more pounds of iron, steel and beech. And the tote is perfectly comfortable. It’s…
How to Replace a Security Catch on a Fold Over Style Clasp Using a Flex Shaft
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14th-century Slant-lid Chests –
This is like the part in the forgettable movie “The Patriot” when you can only pay attention to Mel Gibson’s questionable woodworking skills. Indexer Suzanne Ellison passed on a bunch of details from a 14th-century illuminated manuscript of “The Romance of Alexander.” As per usual, I am not interested in the Siege of Byzantium in…