Although one is not apt to think of the apple tree as a source of timber, as a matter of fact at least 2,000,000 board feet of apple lumber is manufactured annually into saw handles. This, too, is about the only important use to which it is put, though small amounts are made into smoking…
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Note: Here at Lost Art Press we spare no expense in sending Jeff Burks to the far reaches of the globe, searching through mythic dungeons and archives to uncover the most amazing information regarding the art of Woodworking. On one such expedition Jeff was in the dark and dank basement of Roy Underhill’s workshop where…
The following idea is a long shot and likely to end up being a pain in my butt. But here goes. For those of you signed up to take my class on building a campaign chest in May at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking, one of the biggest challenges is coming up with wood…
SOLD: While not a woodworking tool, this is something that should appeal to the woodworking history nerds out there like myself. This is an 1831 edition of Peter Nicholson’s “Mechanic’s Companion,” one of the most significant early English-language books on woodworking. Somehow, through the grace of good Googling, I have ended up with two copies….
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GOLD and silver; earthenware, pewter and china, have, in different times and under different circumstances been used for plates. Our own forefathers relied on wood. From the earliest times to days well within living memory the wooden platter, the bowl, the drinking vessel, the spoon and even the knife and fork lay on the rude…