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…
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Free domestic shipping for “Campaign Furniture” ends at midnight tonight, April 5. After that, shipping and handling will be $8. Eight dollars is a lot of money (though not as much as $300). That $8 could be a six pack of snooty beer. Or a 12 pack of stuff that has already been through the…