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NEW RELEASE – Getting Started in Hand Tools Value Pack

Deal of the Day — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:12:25 +0000

From how to get started with hand tools to mastering (and super-tuning) your handplane, this exclusive value pack has it all. Learn everything from designing and building a proper tool chest to sharpening a saw, to cutting a huge array of joints. Get top-notch instruction in sharpening, chisels, awls, marking knives, spokeshaves, planes and Read more »

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A Nicholson Workbench, Really?

Glen D. Huey — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:11:40 +0000

This past weekend, while waiting for a store to open so I could get a quart – my favorite color of Olde Century paint – I ducked into a local antique shop to kill 15 minutes. In the front of the shop I almost walked by what appears to be some type of Nicholson workbench. … Read more »

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Inside Colen Clenton’s Adjustable Try Squares

Christopher Schwarz — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:17:07 +0000

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 its craftsmanship and accuracy. I asked Joel how I could e-mail Colen and ask him a few questions about his tools for an … Read more »

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Chuck Brock & Highland Woodworker Web TV

Megan Fitzpatrick — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:25:09 +0000

Chuck Brock, host of The Highland Woodworker web TV show made to trip from sunny and warm Georgia to cold and snowing Cincinnati a few weeks ago, to film segments for upcoming episodes of the show. We’ve changed the name of the segment to “Popular Woodworking’s Tips, Tricks & Techniques,” because we wanted to include … Read more »

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The Great Australian Tool Chest Experiment

Christopher Schwarz — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:55:47 +0000

I’ve been teaching classes on building “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” for two years now, and with every class I find some way of goosing the students a bit further along. Last year at The Woodwright’s School we actually got two of the 12 students completely over the finish line. This week, I hope to shatter … Read more »

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Be Careful Where You Step in Australia

Christopher Schwarz — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:06:42 +0000

When it comes to poisonous things that bite you, Australia has more than its fair share. Within an hour of landing in Melbourne, I heard some lovely stories of spotted little spiders that make your flesh rot. I haven’t seen any spiders, but during my first day of teaching a tool chest class at the … Read more »

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Lessons from Tools on High (the High Shelf, That is)

Christopher Schwarz — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:07:12 +0000

For the last three years I have been paring down my working tool set to the bare minimum by selling off or giving away many of the tools that I amassed while working at Popular Woodworking Magazine. It was so cathartic I wrote a book about it called “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest,” which is available … Read more »

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When Planing, I Can Be a Real Drag

Christopher Schwarz — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:10:49 +0000

I’m the first to admit that I have some bad habits. I drink beer. I occasionally curse. And I sometimes drag my planes back across my work on the return stroke. When you receive traditional training, dragging a plane back across your work will get your knuckles rapped by the shop nun. That’s because when … Read more »

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Highland Woodworking: Hand-tool Stalwarts of the South

Christopher Schwarz — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 02:52:59 +0000

If it weren’t for Highland Hardware in Atlanta (now called Highland Woodworking), my life would be a lot different. 1. That’s where I first met Roy Underhill. Well, “met” is not the right word. I was too shy to introduce myself. I just watched him for about an hour until it reached the point that … Read more »

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Some Upcoming Projects with Popular Woodworking

Christopher Schwarz — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:08:03 +0000

If a workbench or a tool chest is on your list of woodworking projects to build this year, you’ll definitely want to read on about two upcoming DVDs I’m working on with Popular Woodworking Magazine. In just a few weeks, we’re filming a DVD on building a traditional tool chest using a small set of … Read more »

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