Today I reviewed a big batch of Crucible dividers for quality control problems and sent them on to our warehouse in Indiana. Barring some delivery stupidity (it happens), they should go on sale on Saturday. These dividers are the most complex tool we make and are difficult to manufacture, especially considering the $110 price tag. …
During the last 12 months I’ve taken on a lot of extra freelance work. The money probably should be going into my children’s college fund, but instead I decided to spend a chunk of it on a traditional beech plow plane from D.L. Barrett & Sons in Barrie, Ontario. Dan Barrett is a 25-year veteran …
D.L. Barrett & Sons Plow Plane: A Total Gloat – Read More »
Whenever I take our dog, Joey, to the vet, he treats me to an ear-splitting performance of terror and woe. Just getting in the truck prompts panic; although I took him everywhere when he was a pup, he’s spent most of his adult life in the house, yard or shop. As a result, the truck …
As part of the fifth anniversary of “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest,” we are printing 1,000 signed copies of plans for the chest that are hand-drawn and printed via letterpress. The project is in conjunction with Steamwhistle Letterpress in neighboring Newport, Ky. As I type this, Brian Stuparyk and his mom are pulling copies of the …
Coming Soon: Letterpress Tool Chest Plans – Read More »
Last night I uploaded the files for the third press run of “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” to our printing company. Production began this morning (our printer works crazy hours, too). As mentioned earlier, this press run of the book will contain an index at the back. This is the index developed by Suzanne “Minion” Ellison, …
Download the ‘Pretty’ Edition of ‘The Anarchist’s Tool Chest’ Index – Read More »
(crossposted from etherfarm.com) Back in April of this year, my friend Chris Schwarz wrote a post about a staked table he built. I’ll confess – my first reaction to the photo was “WTF?” – but there was something about the table’s aesthetics that intrigued me and I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. It …
‘Taller de Nazaret’ 17th c., Anon. Museo Aroncena, Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico. Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…
This month I am headed to Omaha, Nebraska, to build a Dutch Tool Chest over two days for the Omaha Woodworkers Guild, and anyone can buy a ticket to watch. And if you are lucky, you can try to win the finished tool chest in a raffle at the end of the seminar. The event …
Watch Me Build a Dutch Tool Chest May 21-22 – Read More »
We’re still sorting out a few international transactions today, but we basically have only one copy left of our leather-bound edition of “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker.” I’ve removed the item from our store so we don’t accidentally sell that copy more than once. If you are interested in buying the last copy, please contact …
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