Hurry Slowly, Part 2: Lesson learned –
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SOLD: Disston No. 4 Backsaw Filed for Dovetails –
SOLD: When I finally turned away from Japanese saws, this was the tool I took up for dovetailing. It’s a Henry Disston & Sons No. 4 backsaw with a 10″ blade. The apple handle is insanely comfortable. The blade is a bit pitted, but the teeth are well-formed and sharp. Saw savant Tom Law cut…
A Midsummer’s Bench –
Oh, I want a bench for my garden! With a few cushions and wrapped in three layers of mosquito netting I would be happy on this bench. It is the form known as a vendebenk and was made in Norway by Olaus Engelstrup. The center carving of a daisy and foliage is framed by carved script…
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Hand Stitching for Your Next Campaign –
We were supposed to have finished this three-legged campaign stool more than a week ago. Then our kids got sick, and “To Make as Perfectly as Possible” raised its perfectly ferocious head. So today, Ty Black and I started tying up the loose ends. He started hand-stitching the seat for the stool – instead of…
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Historical News Accounts of Secret Drawers –
Secret drawers have long fascinated woodworkers and the general public. One of our most popular blog entries from the last nine years was about a secret drawer. And so we present this interesting gallery of 25 news items involving secret compartments and drawers for your reading pleasure. All were culled from 19th-century sources by researcher…
Lost Art (Vanity) Press –
Note: This article is part of an occasional series of articles about the fifth anniversary of “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” book. The previous entry in this series is here. As an employee of F+W Media Inc., I was required to give the company the right to publish (and pay me for) anything that I’d written…
The History of Wood, Part 50 –
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The History of Wood, Part 46 –
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