French Curves for Woodworking
I’m reviewing the new set of stainless steel French curves from Sterling Tool Works for the October 2015 issue, but you might want to get your hands on these tools before then if you have some [...]
Spokeshaves – Rehab and Sharpening
Below is an excerpt from “The Perfect Edge” on rehabbing metal spokeshaves and sharpening spokeshave blades. (And for those of you who don’t already know, Ron and his wife, [...]
Another Great Maker of Wooden Handplanes
When I first started using and writing about wooden moulding planes, there was only one modern maker with a full line of planes: the pioneers Clark & Williams (now Old Street Tool). If you [...]
Share with Others
I have a love hate relationship with Art and Farmers’ Markets. Places that have been putting food on the table and paying rent for our school these past three years. My experience has been [...]
Consider Selling Your Beautiful Woodwork in a Local Crafts Store
The campuses of crafts schools often house a gift shop or a gallery where artisans who taught there, took classes or became known to the school sell their work. Often a school’s store is [...]
An Inside Look at the Peabody Essex Museum
If this whole “building world-class furniture” thing doesn’t work out for Phil Lowe, I think he could get a job as a museum docent. Lowe, an amazing maker and owner of The Furniture Institute of [...]
Mike Siemsen: Woodworking in America 2015
When Mike Siemsen started work on a reproduction of an Aaron Willard tall case clock built in 1799, he had a lot of help – much of it invisible to others. There was his father, who taught Siemsen [...]
A Visit to the Furniture Institute of Massachusetts
If you want to learn to build high-end gorgeous American furniture, then Phil Lowe at the Furniture Institute of Massachusetts is the guy to see. He is the father of the modern furniture program [...]
Shaker-style Bench
Making the tool tote in my previous post and this Shaker-style bench has been very satisfying. It’s been a while since I’ve thought about these simple projects using highly accessible [...]
A Father’s Helping Hand
This past week my father flew out to help with the restoration of a 200-year-old cape my wife and I have undertaken. (More on that here.) Because we have to get the entire house off the property [...]
Congrats to David Bliley, PWM 2015 Workshop Makeover Winner!
We wanted to know a little more about our makeover winner, and we found out he's definitely going to put his new tools to good use...
Patterns for a Simple Camp Stool Seat
The most difficult part of making a folding camp stool (for woodworkers) is the leather or fabric seat. Getting the right shape for the seat and the three pockets for the legs has vexed many [...]
