Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium THE WOODEN BLOCK
In this movie dustin hoffman said there are a million things you could do with a block of wood . 6 X 6 INCH TIMBER CUBE . Just a few samples . WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH A TIMBER CUBE …
Tuning Bench Planes at Vesper World Headquarters
Honestly, I’ve tuned so many dang metal planes in my lifetime that I’ll never worry about having enough iron in my diet. They might mine my carcass for the mineral when I’m dead. For me, it has [...]
Q & A: Why did my dovetail bit break?
Q & A: Why did my dovetail bit break? Q: I’ve snapped off the tips of my dovetail router bit twice now while cutting sliding dovetails in hard maple. I don’t want to get [...]
An Insignificant Piece of Personal Significance
Pictured at left is the antique crib in which I slept until I was six months old or so. (I’m guessing – but that’s the age at which most of my friends’ babies could roll over [...]
Inside Colen Clenton’s Adjustable Try Squares
I first heard about Colen Clenton’s tools from Joel Moskowitz of Tools for Working Wood in Brooklyn, N.Y. On Joel’s recommendation, I purchased one of Colen’s squares and was deeply impressed by [...]
Footstool’s Maloof-style Joinery Revealed
As managing editor, one of my duties is to pull together the “Letters” column for each issue, so please send in your questions or comments for me, the other editors or even for [...]
Chairmaker Curtis Buchanan’s Videos
Last fall I attended a two hour presentation at Woodworking in America by Windsor chairmaker Curtis Buchanan. Without a doubt, it was my favorite class of the event. Curtis has a combination of [...]
AW Extra 7/11/13 – Brush-On Finish the Easy Way
Brush-On Finish the Easy Way Thinning the poly is the secret. By S. Lloyd Natof Finishing is a challenge—right? It’s one thing to get a nice finish on a small, flat sample board, but [...]
Q & A: Low-Angle Planes Provide Versatility
Q & A: Low-Angle Planes Provide Versatility Q: What advantage does a low-angle bench plane have over a standard bench plane? A: Low-angle bench planes allow you to change the blade’s [...]
Improvised Tools (Thanks Blue Tape!)
When I fly somewhere to teach, I usually have a luggage limit of about 50 pounds. Amongst my heaps of lacy underwear, I pack the tools I cannot live without – about 12 pounds worth. That means [...]
2013 Woodworking Classes
The best way to learn more about woodworking, besides the arduous path of hard knocks of which lessons are not soon forgotten, is to take woodworking classes at a dedicated school. I’ve [...]
Beware of Australians Bearing Softwoods
Among us old-school newspaper cronies, we have a saying: If your mother says she loves you, check it out. Meaning: Don’t believe a word anyone tells you. So when I arrived in Australia earlier [...]
