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WIA Handout for the Sawbench Class –
If you weren’t at my “60-minute Sawbench Class” yesterday at Woodworking in America, this download might not make total sense to you. But as promised, below are the illustrated directions for cutting the compound angles on the legs of the sawbench. Plus there’s a tool list and a materials list for the sawbench I built …
Sharpen This, Part 4: Very Small Rocks –
Read the other installments in the “Sharpen This” series via this link. I roll my eyes when people talk about the superiority of their chosen sharpening media, whether it’s waterstones, oilstones, diamonds or cinderblocks. To my ears, it’s like you’re boasting about the superiority of the oxygen molecules that you breathe compared to those in …
‘The Best of My Ability’ –
Monroe Robinson’s trussed log bridge. Photo taken by Dick Proenneke in 1981. Editor’s note: In January we announced a new book about Dick Proenneke. Here, author Monroe Robinson shares how building furniture with his father, counting sockeye salmon in Alaska and a bridge led he and his wife to be caretakers of Dick Proenneke’s cabin. …
‘Calvin Cobb: Radio Woodworker!’ has Landed –
I am pleased to announce that “Calvin Cobb: Radio Woodworker!” by Roy Underhill has arrived in our Indianapolis warehouse and is shipping out to customers as I type this. Our warehouse has set up a special line in its packaging department to fulfill “Calvin Cobb.” If you ordered your copy before today it will be …
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Sharpen This, Part 10: Oh, Stewardess! I Speak Jive –
Some days I wish there were a Google Translate filter for woodworking forums and podcasts. It would allow people to understand what is really being said. Below are some actual quotes I’ve heard through the years and my rough translation of them. Statement: “As soon as you pick up a hand tool you are losing …
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The History of the Acanthus Leaf in the Decorative Arts –
FIG. 1.16. A Greek capital, “Historic Ornament, A Pictorial Archive,” Dover Publications. This is an excerpt from “Carving the Acanthus” by Mary May. Walking through a historical journey of the acanthus leaf has its challenges, as the different art periods often overlap and the styles frequently migrate from country to country. There are numerous volumes written on the history …
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A Little Dab Will Do You –
I like non-drying vegetable-based oils. Not just for frying up chicken, but for keeping rust at bay in my basement workshop at home. What’s not to like? For nearly 14 years these oils have kept rust at bay on my hand tools in a damp below-grade space (with the help of “woobie,” and “spawn of …
Lost Art Press
Edo period kabuki actors tout tooth powders during intermission, by Utagawa Toyokuni. Advertising Museum of Tokyo. Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…
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