Usually I keep my pretty pink panties – how ever did you know? – completely un-wadded, un-bunched and lying smoothly across my muppet-like hiney. I hope you’re not eating lunch right now. But the reaction I’ve received to the slideshow I posted last week of my visit to Dr. Kent Adkins’s shop in St. Louis … Read more
Required Reading
'Elementary Turning' Briefly Delayed
If you ordered the book “Elementary Turning” from ShopWoodworking.com, it will be slightly delayed. While we thought the book would be on its way to you today, it’s going to be a week or two because of a problem at the printer. By accident, the printer produced the book on newsprint instead of the nice … Read more
From My Vault: 'Spons on Carpentry & Joinery'
My woodworking library is the backbone of the work I do in the shop. My books on furniture design train my eye to appreciate (and perhaps to draw) well-proportioned pieces. My books on tool techniques keep me out of the weeds when trying new joints or unfamiliar tools. But it’s my pre-industrial books on the … Read more
An Excerpt from Roy Underhill's Next Article
The February 2011 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine is off to the printer. And I can safely say that it contains one of my three favorite articles we’ve published since I started here in 1996. It’s Roy Underhill’s article titled “Roubo’s Folding Bookstand.” And while the article itself tells you how to build the clever … Read more
Download a Free Excerpt from 'Elementary Turning'
Several people have asked if our historical reprint of “Elementary Turning for Use in Manual Training Classes” will include the original photos or drawings. Or if it will be a messy scan, like something you would download from GoogleBooks that is just barely readable. In other words, they are trying to ask (nicely) if we … Read more
Yearn to Turn? Here's the Book for You
Despite the fact that I stink at turning, I still keep at it. Sharpening the tools is no problem. And I can make basic shapes. What vexes me is combining the shapes to create the spindles I want for my chairs. I have read books (lots of them) on turning that are written by the … Read more
The Best of the New Stuff in Our Store
Our bookstore got a lot bigger this week – more than 500 new titles. And we didn’t just fill it with junk. Publisher Steve Shanesy has been working for the last few months on selecting the best books and DVDs from a variety of publishers (even our competitors). If you’ve been to a bookstore lately, … Read more