Design for a Tool Chest –
Design for a Tool Chest George A. Jones of Palmetto Florida Patented March 29, 1921 (D57,436) – Jeff Burks Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…
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Crucible Dividers: a Tool and Totem –
During the day, I hold a pair of our Crucible dividers and rub them like a worry stone or a rosary as I write, think or ponder my path forward at my workbench or my laptop. The curves and chamfers of my dividers – I own only one pair – are as familiar to me …
Simple Screw Vises –
Roll your own. Simple screw vises such as this one are quick and easy to make with a threadbox and scraps. You can make as many as you like and as large as you like – even the entire length of the workbench. Photo by Narayan Nayar. The following excerpt is from “Ingenious Mechanicks,” by …
Faithful Reproductions for the Faithful –
This summer I’m building a few reproductions of pieces from the White Water Shaker Village that I will donate to the village’s caretakers. I want these reproductions to be as faithful as possible, but I’m wondering just how far I can go on faith. Take, for example, this 13′-long bench. It’s all in walnut and …
The Anarchist’s Tool Chest of Marco Terenzi –
I keep every Anarchist’s Tool Chest photograph that readers have sent me through the years. I’ve seen my tool chest designs painted with flowers. I’ve seen it painted electric purple. With a Kleenex dispenser in the front wall. But that didn’t prepare me for the tool chest of Marco Terenzi. The story begins one morning …
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Raise Your Glass – It’s Jacob Arend Day! –
Three hundred years ago today, Jacob Arend (1688-1744), a journeyman cabinetmaker in his brother’s workshop in Würzburg, wrote a letter and hid it in a magnificent Baroque writing cabinet. The letter was not placed in one of the secret drawers common in 18th-century desks and cabinets – he hid the letter so well it was …
Now in Store: ‘Hands Employed Aright’ –
You can now place a pre-publication order for Joshua Klein’s “Hands Employed Aright: The Furniture Making of Jonathan Fisher (1768-1847).” The book is $57, which includes domestic shipping, and should ship to customers in early or mid-August. All pre-publication orders placed through the Lost Art Press store will receive a pdf download of the book …
Cabinet Details to Note when Designing a Period-Style Kitchen –
Proper proportions. This Shaker classic is one of the best examples of how frame components can influence the character of a cabinet. While the board between the doors does not exactly qualify as a face frame stile, that is one of its functions. Contrast its extreme width with the single-board thickness of the rails between …
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The Sad Tale of Tom Turkey –
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