Pursuit of Perfection
by Megan Fitzpatrick pg. 6 One of the reviews I wrote for this issue, on David Charlesworth’s drawer-making video (page 14), got me thinking about the level of precision for...
The Anarchist’s Editor’s Gift Guide, Item 1: Elipse P100 Dust Mask
Christopher Schwarz has commenced his annual “Anarchist’s Gift Guide” on his PWM blog, and though he and I have many of the same tools, products, likes and dislikes (he is,...
Where to Learn About Digital Woodworking
In my last post, I covered some of the big issues in learning to use CNCs. Woodworkers first starting to use CNCs in particular benefit from in-person learning because of all...
Anarchist’s 2016 Gift Guide, Day 5: Arno Burnisher
I have burned through a lot of burnishers, from the ones I’ve made myself out of carbide rod to very expensive variants. My favorite is the French-made Arno burnisher. Everything...
Hide Glue – Part 2: How it’s Made
The largest, and I think only, hide-glue factory left in the United States is Milligan & Higgins, located in Johnstown, New York, west of Albany, off Interstate 90. You can...
George Nakashima’s Furniture: A Documentary by Danielle Ohad
It is by mere coincidence that as I am about to wrap up my recent bundle of blog entries about live-edge design, my friend Daniella Ohad is releasing her highly engaging documentary about George...
Anarchist’s 2016 Gift Guide, Day 4: MWTCA membership
I am not a joiner. Well, I am a joiner in that I join pieces of wood. But I don’t join clubs. I dislike clubs. But despite this, I love...
Anarchist’s 2016 Gift Guide, Day 3: Humidity Monitor
A lot of woodworking problems can be avoided simply by monitoring the relative humidity in your shop with a simple and inexpensive hygrometer. In most areas of the United States,...
Anarchist’s 2016 Gift Guide, Day 2: Boot Tray for Sharpening
A dedicated sharpening station makes your work so much easier, but since leaving the magazine in 2011 I’ve never had the space (or a sink) for one. One day I...
Anarchist’s 2016 Gift Guide, Day 1: Clauss Scissors
Well-made high-carbon scissors are a joy to use and are indispensable in my shop for cutting paper patterns to shape, trimming veneer and 100 other tasks. For years I used...
Build Your Dream Home: This Book Can Help
A few years ago, we published some books to help build your dream home. We covered subjects like home construction, remodeling and backyard buildings. They didn’t really fit with the...
Learning to Use Digital Woodworking Tools
The most common questions that I hear are about how to go about learning to use digital woodworking tools? And, as woodworkers how do you use these tools to get the...
