In high school, my favorite things to wear were my gas-station shirts from the Goodwill store. I could pick up these shirts for about $5. They were comfortable, breathable during the Arkansas summer and were incredibly well made. Yes, they were all blue (light blue, dark blue, blue with light blue stripes). And they had …
Anarchist Gift Guide Day 2: Walt’s Used Workwear – Read More »
“The American Peasant,” my new Substack blog that I seemingly won’t shut up about, has been selected to be featured on Substack’s home page (No. 5 out of five, baby). Plus we’re featured in Substack’s app. What does this mean? Well, we got this cool digital badge, which I have printed out and pinned to …
When I first became intrigued by hand-tool woodworking, I kept encountering people who said things such as: “Yes, but Moxon says jointer planes should have their cutters sharpened straight across – not curved.” “Moxon says you should cut mortises this way.” “Moxon says you should test a handsaw by bending it.” As Jan Brady of …
Coming Soon: Joseph Moxon’s ‘The Art of Joinery’ – Read More »
I’m calling this a book report rather than a review, because I don’t have the gumption right now to write a proper formal review. So please forgive the relatively casual nature of what follows. I love this book, which was recently published by Routledge. (I’m linking to the sales page at Amazon because the publisher’s …
Book report: ‘Joinery, Joists and Gender’ by Deirdre Visser – Read More »
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My latest chair is a white oak backstool/armchair that is inspired by the chair that Bilbo Baggins sits in during the opening of “The Fellowship of the Ring.” This full-size chair is by no means a copy of that chair, however. Read on for details. With a seat that is 17-1/2” off the floor and …
FIG. 127. Smoothing section edge before cutting board for sifter. Avinurme, Ulvi village, Photograph by author, 1947. Photo library 1089:98. This is an excerpt from “Woodworking in Estonia” by Ants Viires; translated by Mart Aru. MATERIAL USED. In Europe bent-board containers were made of various types of timber. The flexible and easily cut aspen was popular in …
The champion of chopping, the superlative of sawing, it’s Megan – teaching dovetailing today. Megan is teaching a Dutch tool chest class during the next three days, so today is all about dovetails in the bench room. It’s also all about dovetails at our warehouse – we have just restocked with Crucible Dovetail Templates. They …
Crucible Dovetail Templates Back in Stock – Read More »
One of the themes in “The Anarchist’s Design Book” is about how I have turned my back on modern finishes that – even with precautions – are harmful to your health. During the last four years I’ve moved almost exclusively to using shellac, wax, milk paint and soap. I’m no evangelist; if you like precat …
John at our warehouse in Indianapolis. While Raney Nelson and I could gin up some pretty good tools and get them made, we’d quickly become overwhelmed by all the other parts of the tool-making business – warehousing, fulfillment, returns, customer service, accounting, taxes, permits, fees and any computer file that ends with a .xls. If …
John Hoffman, the Backbone of Crucible Tool – Read More »