Free Wallpaper of Roubo’s Plate 11
Plate 11 from A.J. Roubo’s “L’Art du Menuisier” is one of my favorite woodworking documents. The workbench shown there has inspired many of my own designs, but [...]
A Foodie's Guide to 'Woodworking in America'
If you are coming to Woodworking in America next week, you probably are going to eat something at some time during your trip here. If you’d just like to eat...
Wooden Layout Square: Patrick Leach Strikes Again
With Woodworking in America breathing down our necks (we’re beginning to count it down in hours instead of days), we’re trying to get a workbench built, machines assembled, wood [...]
SketchUp Classes and Clinics at Woodworking in America
Woodworking isn’t all about tools and shop techniques. To make the most of your time in the shop, it helps to have a design worked out and good plan in...
Tools you don’t need
Over the years, I’ve turned to my brother Steve for practical advice on a range of subjects. Older brothers are good that way. Several gems of brotherly advice have included...
Bench Update: The Top is Together, and I Need a Haircut
The workbench that we’re building for Woodworking in America (and Megan’s study) is also the workbench we’ll be building next year at Kelly Mehler’s School of Woodworking [...]
WIA Shop Talk & Door Prizes
This past week I was contacted by a reader in Chicago. He’s considering driving down to the Woodworking in America conference (WIA) to experience the Marketplace and had hopes of...
Joints, Pass; Arm Strength, Fail.
I walked in to work Monday morning with trepidation. After cutting the massive tails and tenons for my new “Petite Roubo” bench over the weekend, it was time to find...
Gottshall Block-Complete and Ready to Grade
If there were an award for the most words per board foot in writing about woodworking, I believe that this series of posts about the Gottshall block would win. And...
Imported ‘Perfect Handle’ Screwdrivers – Tough Enough?
There are few things worse than too-soft screwdrivers. Lima beans, Care Bears and eye surgery with a teaspoon immediately come to mind. When I blogged about my favorite “perfect handle”...
‘Flexner on Finishing’ & ‘The Workbench Design Book’: Get ’Em While They’re Cheap
A quick reminder: The pre-sale special on Bob Flexner’s new book, “Flexner on Finishing,” ends at 11:59 p.m. EDT today. Order it now for $19.99 , at midnight, the price...
Now that is a Real Chop Saw
The machinery room at Dick GmbH is a power tool lover’s dream. It has an enormous sliding table saw, a jointer/thicknesser the size of a small car and a huge...
