Ever since I saw George Walker’s DVD on furniture design and his lecture at Woodworking in America, I’ve been trying out some of his ideas on pieces of furniture that...
Making a workbench that is both massive and mobile is no small feat. Most of the approaches I have seen have one of the following complications: 1. The mobile base...
In the interest of full disclosure, the following book , “The Perfect Edge” , is being published by my parent company, F+W Media. Also, I consider the author, Ron Hock,...
Editor’s note: Normally we don’t bombard you with commercials here on the blog, so please forgive us this brief message. We’re quite proud of our “Handplane [...]
During one visit to an art school, I saw a lot of things. But it was the French fry boxes that made my head hurt. Scattered throughout the school were...
Despite my Southern friendliness, I have bit of a mean streak. On Thursday we visited George Walker‘s home and workshop in Canton, Ohio, to shoot some photos for his upcoming...
Though I need another sliding bevel like I need a goat in my living room, I recently ordered one of the new sliding bevels from Chris Vesper Tools in Australia...
Congratulations to Randy Klein and his family for their portrayal of Norm Abram at all phases of his life, from a small mischievous boy up to a full-grown bearded woman...
I finished up building a set of try squares based on Andre Roubo’s 18th-century plans this weekend and need to put the finish on them. What’s holding me back? Well,...
I quite like round dog holes in workbenches. They are easier to install than square dogs, plus you can use a wide variety of other bench gizmos in them. But...
In honor of “International Dress Like Norm Day” (the official celebration begins tomorrow), a fair number of us dressed like our favorite television woodworker. Because of the short [...]
Inspired by Robert W. Lang’s article on making wooden try squares in the Autumn 2009 issue, I decided to make a batch of squares this weekend. Yesterday at lunch I...
