Update: sold. Lost Art Press co-founder John Hoffman has never used his gorgeous half-set of Old Street Tool hollows and rounds – his woodworking passion (when he has time for it amidst the LAP business side of things and other demands) is Windsor chairmaking…where there is little need for H&Rs. So, he’s offering up for…
During our New England blitz, I once again had the good fortune to visit Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hardwick, the previous owner of the H.O. Studley tool cabinet and workbench. His tale of care and careful stewardship of this treasure is compelling, and it will be recounted in full in the upcoming book “VIRTUOSO: The…
If you donated tools, time or money to our hand tool immersion class at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking, I have two things to tell you: Every one of the 17 students walked away with a tool chest that was stocked with tuned-up hand tools – thanks to you. It was an awesome experience,…
The best recommendation a carpenter can possess is a good kit of tools, well worn and in fine condition. A chest full of brand-new tools, however nice they may look, is of no use as a recommendation, for it is evident that the man has never used them. When the tools are half worn out,…
For me, the hardest part of making half-blind dovetails isn’t the sawing. It’s chiseling out the waste between the pins. So when I have a crapload of half-blind dovetails to make, I use my drill press and a Forstner bit to bore out the bulk. Then I finish up with a regular bench chisel. I’m…
Drilling spindle holes using fingers as meat bushing in the hole through the arm. Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…
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As some of you might know, The Wood Whisperer.com (Marc Spagnuolo and family) has been besieged by a DDoS attack this week. In fact, as I write this, I can’t even get onto his site. As a survivor of Internet malice – remember when the pornographers took over the Woodworking Magazine site for three long…
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If you ordered “The Stick Chair Book Early Adopter Digital Package,” you should have received an email with an updated link. I found an error on page 530 of the book – two missing mortises – that we repeated in the full-size patterns. So we fixed the mistake and issued new pdfs for the book…