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Never Go Full Athol –
After years of suffering with a drawing compass that was intended for drafting, I banished it to my upstairs office and ordered a vintage Starrett 85 for my tool chest. The 85s are expensive, but surprisingly robust and versatile. As per usual, as soon as I started working with the tool, I knew I had…
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‘To Make as Perfectly as Possible’ Named one of the ‘50 Books of the Year’ –
The deluxe edition of “To Make as Perfectly as Possible: Roubo on Marquetry” has been named one of the “50 Books of the Year” for 2013 by the Design Observer, in association with AIGA and Designers & Books. Wesley Tanner at work on his bench during the French Oak Roubo Project. Designed by Wesley Tanner,…
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…
Add a Drawer to the Roubo Workbench –
Most drawers attached to the benchtop of a workbench get in the way of clamping, the bench dogs or the holdfasts. And so when I build a workbench for a customer, I typically omit the drawer (with their permission, of course). But this bench that I’m finishing up needs a drawer, and so I was…
More Soft Wax is Available –
Wax production has been slow this fall because Katy’s class load is pretty heavy, and she’s taking art classes during the weekend (they’re making an entire board game?). But amidst all the teen-ager stuff, she’s made another 25 tins and put them up on her etsy site here. The tins are $12 each for 4…