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Pre-order ‘The Anarchist’s Tool Chest’ and Receive Free Domestic Shipping –
“The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” is now at the printer and we, like some of you, are tapping our toes as we wait. So to pass the time, we are offering a free download of the prologue and first chapter of “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” in .pdf format. This is a small sample – the book …
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A Kind of Order — from ‘Honest Labour’ –
Editor’s note: For the next several weeks, we will feature some of our favorite columns from “Honest Labour: The Charles H. Hayward” years, along with some thoughts about why these particular columns hit the mark. This column from 1960 is so timeless and relatable. There’s the inner nagging we all experience when a workshop or …
Gentlemen in Battle –
It is very difficult for a non-gentleman to behave like a gentleman in battle because non-gents do not have the same belief that all foreigners are bad shots. — Douglas Sutherland, as quoted in Geoffrey Beard and Christopher Gilbert’s “Dictionary of English Furniture Makers 1660-1840” Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: …
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Christ in the House of His Parents (‘The Carpenter’s Shop’) 1849-50 by Sir John Everett Millais, Bt 1829-1896 –
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Update: ‘Roubo on Furniture’ –
That deep exhaling noise you just heard is probably coming from Kentucky, Virginia, Ohio and Maryland. Today we finished initial production of the long-awaited “With All the Precision Possible: Roubo on Furniture.” Weighing in at 470 pages, this book represents too many hours of work by too many people on too many continents. As I …
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A Return to Light Street –
Jennie Alexander’s workshop on Light Street. About 24 hours after getting off an airplane from Munich, I climbed into my pickup truck with Brendan Gaffney to drive to Jennie Alexander’s final workshop and home on Light Street in Baltimore, Md. This week, with the help of family, friends and colleagues, we are finishing what Larry …
Pattern Construction for Slöjd Carving –
The following is just a small taste from Jögge Sundqvist’s lastest book, “Karvsnitt: Carving, Pattern & Color in the Slöjd Tradition,” newly available in English. Cutting patterns and symbols in wood, and enhancing them with vibrant color, are folk traditions kept alive in the slöjd craft. Through decorations imbued with meaning, chip carving has given …