Where is the Point?
…come to full resurrection as a pair of kitchen scissors, knife and a few lightbulb connectors, according to global demand. Much of our consideration as hand toolists is to be…
…come to full resurrection as a pair of kitchen scissors, knife and a few lightbulb connectors, according to global demand. Much of our consideration as hand toolists is to be…
…could only come from a machine loaded with a router bit and wood held in a jig guide. I would plane up the outside faces of the wood with a…
…evolved in the world of woodworking. I am not interested in the so-called professional realm. Amateur woodworking is of primary importance to me because it is my firm belief that…
…all three but I have also known it for its amazing stability which I link to one thing alone; mesquite knows no equal when it comes to absorbing and releasing…
…exercise by good, physical work. I am grateful that I can do both in my own specially devised ‘gymnasium‘ where bench presses have a completely different meaning and comprise clamps…
…the whole point. Mostly it’s because they’re so-called professionals, but don’t and can’t use hand tools because their way disallows learning to master hand tools as a way forward. They…
…out to retire to. It was a mixture of professionals, dentists and engineers mostly. Within 30 minutes the atmosphere completely changed and it seemed like we had all been friends…
…tenons to expand parts and at the same time compress others. The root of the word invention is discovery: invention means to come upon, to find; to find out; to…
…come back with just answers for them and others to understand and learn from. From their comments, I quickly discover many of the problems affecting the woodworking world alongside the…
…in 1967. Aproned benches were the commonest of workbenches for a variety of reasons, not the least of which were simplicity, stability, strength and functionality. In a good day’s work,…
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