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My show's opening is tomorrow at Purchase College's Richard & Dolly Maass Gallery. Eleven pieces altogether, five of them are new, from the last four months on campus; two are [...]

“In painting” is a term museum conservators use for touching up “losses”, areas now missing, from antique paintings or other objects. As far as I know, it isn’t [...]

THESE ARE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH PALLETS.THIS IS AROUND A ALLOTMENT. SPRAY IT WITH TANALISER,THESE WILL LAST YEARS. ABOUT £25 WORTH OF PALLETS THERE OR ABOUT 40 DOLLARS YOUR MONEY.THERE ARE [...]

One of the most-popular projects I made last year was the Moxon Double-screw Vise from the December 2010 issue. It’s popularity was eclipsed only by the Handplane Birdhouse in the August [...]

On occasion, I get my chops busted for not wearing safety gear. Eye and ear protection are things that I constantly have to think about and remember to use. However, I am happy to say that [...]

After not burning down the city with my lightbulb-in-a-box scheme, my first CompWood armbow dropped to 8 percent moisture content overnight. I removed it from its form and put one clamp on it [...]

ALL MADE FROM OFF CUTS USING THE RADIAL ARM SAW. EACH PIECE IS 3/8 SQUARE.A FEW HOURS HERE AND THERE TO MAKE THIS.USED DANISH OIL TO FINISH IT.THIS IS MADE FROM A 6 X1 X 9 INCHES LONG OFF CUT.…

I was surprised by how much my CompWood arm bow dried out overnight. It went from 20 percent moisture content to 12 percent moisture content. But I’m not ready to take it out of the clamps [...]

Laguna Tools in Irvine, Calif., has been in business for more than 27 years. The company, with its full line of woodworking equipment, is best known for high-quality band saws and its DriftMaster [...]

Premium Blade Set Upgrading a blade and chipbreaker can turn a pretty good plane into a dream tool. If you’ve been thinking about buying a premium plane, here’s an alternative plan: [...]

MADE FROM OFF CUTS OF KNOTTY PINE THEN OILED. SUMMERS COMING?? …

I’ve been working with some slabs of CompWood I purchased late last year to make some arm bows for some Welsh stick chairs (and an article in the April 2011 issue). Don’t know about [...]