A Little More on the Fork
After posting this story about the campaign-style fork and knife, I got an e-mail from woodworking researcher extraordinaire Jeff Burks. Burks, a trade carpenter, is a voracious collector of [...]
Things Woodworkers Don’t Say
When I hang out with other woodworkers, the conversation almost always turns to what we are building now and what we are building next. Recently I said something I didn’t think I’d ever say: “I [...]
Woodworking in America 2012: Two Conferences!
Drumroll please… In 2012, there will be TWO Woodworking in America Conferences! The first is in Pasadena, Calif., October 12-14, at the Pasadena Convention Center. The second will be in [...]
Stealing Away to the Shop
Wrapping up the last details on a piece I’ve been building for the April issue, I had a nice surprise last weekend: Stealing away a few minutes while my kids took a nap (or a least [...]
What’s Wrong With This Picture?
Internet woodworking forums are great places. You can observe or enter into a debate about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin, and you can follow that on a tangent about what’s [...]
Hallway Mirror
Hallway Mirror This weekend project features beautiful wood, invisible hinges and simple joinery. By Luke Hartle My front hallway is the most heavily traveled, and usually the most cluttered, [...]
The Black Knife
In 19th-century English workshops you could be sacked (fired) for wearing eyeglasses. There are even accounts of how a shop might have a certain phrase that was spoken when the master was about [...]
A candy store for woodworkers part 2: 3rdWard’s Woodworking tool event in Brooklyn, NY
Matt Bickford is a Connecticut based woodworker who produces a remarkable line of wooden rabbet and molding planes. Matt was happy to explain how to use these planes to produce either simple [...]
Metabo Bare Tool Option
Metabo Bare Tool Option Metabo Corporation now offers six of its popular 18 V PowerMasterSeries cordless power tools for purchase without the battery. Because the batteries are interchangeable [...]
Empire Level Try Square
Empire Level Try Square Empire Level Manufacturing Corporation announces the introduction of its model 122 Etched Stainless Try Square, extending the company’s range of high-visibility [...]
intelliCarve
1013 intelliCarve The 1013 intelliCarve is a scaled down version of its predecessor the 1015 but with the same capabilities. With a 13” x 18” capacity carving machine capable of [...]