The red brick Anthe building on Madison Avenue. In April 2023, we purchased the Anthe Building at 407 Madison Ave. in Covington, Kentucky, to become our new editorial headquarters and fulfillment center. We are in a multi-year restoration process to clean and preserve the building for future generations. Here are some of the frequently asked …
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The first woman I was ever aware of in the realm of woodworking publications is Aimé Ontario Fraser. It was the early 1990s when I began to notice her name, and occasionally her picture, in the pages of Fine Woodworking. By then, I had spent a decade in custom furniture and cabinet shops in England …
Where Are They Today? A Profile of Aime Ontario Fraser – Read More »
Aspen Gollan holding a carved panel – one of the patterns she’ll teach in her class. If you’ve a hankering to get back in the woodworking classroom – and in as safe a manner as possible – there are a couple openings in two upcoming three-day classes at the Pine Croft School of Woodworking (located …
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Here’s a quick look at the proposed artwork for the sequel to Roy Underhill’s “Calvin Cobb: Radio Woodworker!” (OK, not really.) Note that Lost Art Press does not condone riding a motorcycle without a helmet. (Or undergarments.) — Christopher Schwarz Share this: Print Email Facebook Tumblr Pinterest Twitter Like this: Like Loading…
Now that shop class is as common in high schools as poodle skirts, lots of woodworkers worry about passing on our enthusiasm for the craft to the next generation. In my house, I’ve started treating my kids more like apprentices, and it seems to be working. They help clean the shop. They assist me on …
A double-Dutch tool chest, with hand-forged hardware from Horton Brasses. Orion Henderson at Horton Brasses was kind enough to work with me on a custom, blacksmith-forged hardware kit for the Dutch tool chest, which includes two strap hinges, two chest lifts and a hasp. And because this iron is so gorgeous, I asked him to …
Nick Offerman, actor, humorist and longtime woodworker whose most recent book, “Good Clean Fun,” was dubbed part memoir/part technical guide with “zen-like life lessons” by Esquire, recently read Nancy R. Hiller‘s “Making Things Work.” And loved it. His review: “These poignant, honest, sometimes heartbreaking and sometimes hilarious but always masterful stories are so much more than …
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Don’t get me wrong, I like talking about workbench design. But I easily get five e-mails or phone messages a day about the topic, and sometimes I think I should open a 900-line for woodworkers with questions about bench design. Here’s the TV commercial: Imagine me wearing only a shop apron (i.e. picture a monkey …
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Roy Underhill in his office, recording the audiobook of “The Joiner and Cabient Maker.” “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker” is a short book written by an anonymous tradesman; it was first published in 1839. It tells the fictional tale of Thomas, a lad of 13 or 14 who is apprenticed to a rural shop, that …
Free Download: ‘The Joiner and Cabinet Maker’ Audiobook, Read by Roy Underhill – Read More »
Box making department of the T.B. Williams Tobacco Company late 1800’s (Wiki Commons) Yes it’s fine to think inside the box for a change, especially when there’s no need to think at all! At least not if your goal is to divide the box into any …