A couple years ago there was a kid in Iowa who was trying to learn to use hand tools. He had no teachers, just a few books and limited access to the Internet. But he had a phone. So he’d call me and ask me questions for 30 minutes at a time. (Note to self: …
Ants Viires, the pioneering Estonian ethnographer and author of “Woodworking in Estonia,” died on March 18, according to friends and family. At the time of his death, Lost Art Press was actively preparing an all-new translation of the landmark “Woodworking in Estonia,” which Roy Underhill listed in 2011 as one of his three favorite woodworking …
This calendar year has been all about gutting, rebuilding and setting up the Horse Garage, which will store wood and a few machines that I use for processing stock. For 2018, the major project will be setting up a mechanical library in the area formerly known as the storeroom. Today, Brendan Gaffney and I took …
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I suspect that I learned more about math, civics and language from “Schoolhouse Rock!” than I did from school itself. The magic of “Schoolhouse Rock!” is the magic of all good education. That is: It is so engrossing that you don’t realize you are learning heavy and important lessons. Practical geometry is one of those …
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The following is excerpted from “Woodworker’s Pocket Book,” edited by Charles Hayward. PLYWOOD consists of three or more layers of veneer glued or cemented together with the grain of each piece laid at right angles to those adjoining. As this reduces (in the stouter thicknesses practically eliminates) any risk of splitting or of shrinkage, the …
One of the most pivotal woodworking books of the last 50 years is “Make a Chair from a Tree” by John Alexander. Despite being long out of print, this book has had an immense influence on several generations of woodworkers. It sparked a revolution in green woodworking, launched many love affairs with wood and was …
Coming Soon: ‘Make a Joined Stool from a Tree’ – Read More »
Author’s Note: This is the third of a three-part interview with Chris about The Anarchist’s Tool Chest. If you missed the first two conversation, you can read them here and here. As promised, this final installment was generated entirely by reader questions. A special thank you to all of you who sent in questions for …
We’ve just posted a new video at Crucible Tool’s blog on how to create two additional (and useful) tip shapes for your dividers. One tip is designed specifically for scribing arcs. The other is for cutting inlay or recesses. While we show these tips on our Improved Pattern Dividers, they can be created on any …
Woodworker Mike Siemsen devised a clever way to make a three-way bolt for a folding stool using some off-the-rack hardware. He’s making 100 of these hardware sets for Lost Art Press, which we will sell for $12/each plus domestic first-class shipping, as soon as they are available. When we sell out, Mike will sell them …
Make Your own Tri-bolt for a Folding Stool – Read More »