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Now Available: ‘Make a Gibson Chair’ –
A Gibson chair in black cherry. The Irish Gibson chair is a feat of ingenuity, simplicity and geometry. Its radical angles and spare construction suggest it is an odd place to sit. But everyone who has sat in one will tell you this: It is remarkably comfortable. I first encountered Gibson chairs through my research …
2022 Anarchist’s Gift Guide, Day 6: Micro Mark Trammel Points –
I use trammel points almost every day to scribe out large arcs. One of my biggest frustrations with trammels is that many hold standard wood-body pencils only. Because of this, my line is always thinner at the beginning of the mark and fatter at the end. The difference in line width can make a difference …
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Danger: Geeky Curves Ahead –
Somehow, during the course of about five years, I became a math dolt. When I left high school, my SAT scores for math were near perfect – far higher than my verbal score. But after four years of studying intransitive verbs, subjunctive mood and zeugmas, my math skills withered to the point where – no …
Don’t be a Fallacy –
Editor’s note: We still have a few spots open for an evening with Nancy Hiller at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 in our Covington, Ky., storefront. Nancy will read from her book, there will be beverages for everyone and then we’ll play some games. Read more here. Or skip that and get your tickets here. Twenty …
4 New (and Free!) Excerpts –
The title of this post reminds me of my magazine-cover writing days. From the higher-ups: “Use numbers!” “Use exclamation points!” “Use the word ‘free!’” If only it were in neon yellow. But it gets the point across, which is simply this: We’ve added four new excerpts to some of our more-recent titles. In the excerpt …
Thinking About the Kitchen –
When Nancy Hiller and I began discussions about what would become her new book, “Kitchen Think,” I was in the early stages of thinking about our kitchen above our storefront. My nebulous thoughts were mostly about getting some decent appliances and getting rid of the blood-red countertops in the existing kitchen. I do almost all …
Now Shipping: ‘Sharpen This’ and ‘Euclid’s Door’ –
Two new titles have arrived in our Indiana warehouse and are available for immediate shipment: “Sharpen This” by Christopher Schwarz and “Euclid’s Door” by George Walker and Jim Tolpin. If you order either of these titles before Oct. 1, you will receive a free pdf download of the book(s) at checkout. After Oct. 1, the …
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Install a Planing Stop –
The single-point planing stop is one of my most useful bench workholding appliances (the other two are a holdfast and my leg vise). There are lots of commercial ones available, including those from Tools for Working Wood and Benchcrafted. I like blacksmith-made ones. Not because they function better (they don’t) but because I like the …
Hints to Furniture Collectors –
A dog kennel carved and inlaid may be rare but it is not valuable, and the man who carved and inlaid it was not a genius but a lunatic. — Herbert Cescinsky, 1924, antique furniture expert Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…