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...
On the evening before my flight left for Germany, my wife and I took a nice long walk around the neighborhood. I hadn’t packed by suitcase. I didn’t have a...
In between editing stories, answering calls and e-mail, and trying to tie up a few loose ends for Woodworking in America (the Toolmakers’ Dinner is two weeks from today –...
With Chris in Germany, I’m afraid this post will be sorely lacking in metaphors involving wee creatures (I simply haven’t my boss’ flair for metaphor). I do, however, recall [...]
Yesterday and today, I was in the shop building and applying a couple coats of stain to the “I Can Do That” project for the December issue. The photo shoot...
I’m off to the airport in a few minutes to head to Metten, Germany, the headquarters of Dick GmbH. I’ll be teaching a class called “Classic Joinery” and we’ll be...
Tool collector John Sindelar sent us some photos of the traveling tool museum he’s bringing to Woodworking in America. If you signed up for the classes at WIA, then admission...
This is, as far as I know, a first. This month M. Power Tools will introduce new chisels that have a replaceable high-speed-steel tip. According to the company’s literature, you...
We’ve narrowed down the entries for our contest to pick a T-shirt slogan for our Woodworking in America event. The front side of the shirt will say: Woodworking in America...
We’ve narrowed down the entries for our contest to pick a T-shirt slogan for our Woodworking in America event. The front side of the shirt will say: “Woodworking in America...
Now that there are so many sawmakers out there, it’s no surprise that they are all trying to offer something a little different than the rock-solid Independence dovetail saw that...
