Below is an excerpt from “Mechanic’s Companion,” by Peter Nicholson. 45. Of Saws in general. Pl. 13. Fig. 6, 7, 8, 9, 13. A saw is a thin plate of steel indented on the edge for cutting, by a reciprocal change in the direction of motion, pushing it from. and drawing it towards you. The …
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Editor’s note: One of the delights in editing Mary May’s upcoming book on carving acanthus leaves is that she poured so much of herself into it. Not just in the instruction offered in the book – but also her biography. While you learn how to carve the many variants on the classic acanthus, you also …
Jeff Burks turned up a great print dated 1651-1725 (artist unknown), that is owned by Herzog August Bibliothek in the German city of Wolfenbüttel. Lots of interesting things to see here: 1. A “slab” bench. I don’t write about these styles of benches much because I haven’t seen any in person yet – only in …
Megan Fitzpatrick at Popular Woodworking Magazine is looking for a managing editor to fill the spot recently vacated by Rodney Wilson, who did a heck of a job before moving up in the world. I joined Popular Woodworking in 1996 as the managing editor, and it is the most challenging and rewarding job I’ve ever …
Tim Talma reviewed “Make a Joint Stool from a Tree” by Jennie Alexander and Peter Follansbee in the latest issue of “Period Furniture,” the newsletter of the Society of American Period Furniture Makers (SAPFM). Talma seized upon the fact that “Make a Joint Stool from a Tree” isn’t just about joint stools. “Although the joint …
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Thanks to a generous British reader, we have a new book in the works here at Lost Art Press that fills an important gap in hand-tool knowledge. The story of this new book starts only about six weeks ago when John Hoffman and I went to England to research campaign furniture and to attend the …
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Since we started making tools at Lost Art Press under the Crucible name, I have avoided writing anything that could be considered a tool review, save for my annual Anarchist’s Gift Guide. It doesn’t seem fair for a toolmaker to pass judgment on other toolmakers. However, during my research for “The Stick Chair Book,” I …
