Tag Archives: John Economaki

Try for Your Best Work

Make the square that launched Bridge City with tools found
in most home shops.

By John Economaki
Pages: 28-33

From the October 2011 issue #192
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From 1977-1983 I made my living as a studio furniture designer and maker. In addition to making furniture, I found most of the hand tools available at the time so uninspiring and inconsistent with the craftsmanship values I was trying to impart in my furniture, that I made my own.

VIDEO: Watch our “5 Questions” video interview with John Economaki.
VIDEO: Watch a short clip of John teaching a toolmaking class.
BLOG: Read John’s funny blog about furniture design and making tools.
WEB SITE: Bridge City Tool Works, John’s day job.
TO BUY: “Tool Making for Woodworkers” by Ray Larsen.
IN OUR STORE: “Metalwork for Craftsmen” by Emil F. Kronquist.

From the October 2011 issue #192
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Thank You, to Some Generous Toolmakers

Last week, I posted a short video about a visit with John Economaki’s tool making class at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking. The purpose of the visit was to take photographs for a story John’s written for our October 2011 issue, on making the TS-2 Try Square – one of the tools on which … Read more »

Take a Toolmaking Class with the Founder of Bridge City Tool Works

Do you have an idea for a tool that could revolutionize hand-tool woodworking – or simply make a common operation safer, easier, more precise or faster? John Economaki, the founder of Bridge City Tool Works, can teach you how to take that idea from concept to completion in his upcoming class at the Marc Adams … Read more »

Sam Maloof, 1916-2009

Designer and builder of elegant but simple iconic furniture. By John Economaki Pages: 42-43 From the December 2009 issue #180 Buy this issue now Sam Maloof is the reason I became a furniture maker. I used to teach shop in the early 1970s. The Portland (Ore.)Public Schools maintained an audio/video depository for teachers and in … Read more »