Editor’s note: This is part of our series featuring some of our favorite columns from “Honest Labour: The Charles H. Hayward” years, along with a few sentences about why these particular columns hit the mark. This column from 1942 speaks to the need to pass on our hard-earned skills, and as a teacher (and a …
‘Work and Pleasure’ – From ‘Honest Labour’ – Read More »
Part 3 of a British Introduction to Japanese Planes This is the third in a short series on Japanese planes. I am doing this to get to the bottom of an interesting, very simple but highly developed tool for creating polished surfaces. My son plays rugby with Harry Hood. Harry’s parents have this exquisite oak …
I’ve never understood people who build furniture using pallet wood and an Altendorf table saw. Well, I guess I understand them, I just don’t happen to sympathize. When I buy materials for my projects, I can’t imagine skimping on the wood, the hardware or the tools I use in the shop. For me, it’s a …
From Midwest Woodworking: The Board of a Lifetime – Read More »
You can now order hand printed linocuts of the gorgeous images that Molly Brown made for Christopher Williams’ new book “Good Work: The Chairmaking Life of John Brown.” Molly, one of John Brown’s daughters, is offering limited editions of the 12 prints featured in the book. She is currently making the prints. Ordering will end …
Ordering Now Open for Linocut Prints from ‘Good Work’ – Read More »
A historical image of the Rivierre nail factory. Rivierre nails from France are a staple in our workshop. They hold better than any other manufactured nail we’ve used, and they look good, to boot. We order them almost every other month – Megan uses tons of them in her tool chest classes. But lately the …
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 a few sentences about why these particular columns hit the mark. This column from 1937 is one of my personal favorites because of the poem: “Work apace, apace, apace, apace; …
‘Honest Labour’ – the Column that Named the Book – Read More »
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You can now download the ePub edition of “The Essential Woodworker” by Robert Wearing in a completely DRM-free format for your iPad, iPhone or other electronic reader that supports .epub files. Click here to visit our store and purchase the ePub edition for $10. A Kindle edition of “The Essential Woodworker” is in the works …
