Good news. The beautiful waxed cotton canvas holders for “The Woodworker’s Pocket Book” are back in stock at Texas Heritage Woodworks. And they now come in two colors (blue and grey). Act quickly because they usually sell out fast.
https://www.txheritage.net/woodworkers-pocket-book-slip-case
Note: We receive no compensation or kickback or nothing from these slipcases. We just love what Jason does.
When I teach edge-jointing by hand, I am surprised by how many woodworkers (even experienced ones) evaluate their work incorrectly. For starters, every board has a “true face,” sometimes called a “datum surface.” This is the one surface that you should press the stock of the square against. This applies even to machine work –…
I have talked about in past blogs and how important Key Control is for overall key and lock security. In this blog I will discuss ways to control your lock or key code. To clear up some word definitions, lock code and key code is the same thing. Medeco M3 Key The lock and or key code…
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When we started Lost Art Press, we kicked around several ideas for what should be the symbol of our small company. We toyed with a saw and then a plane, and we eventually settled on using Joseph Moxon’s compass. The dark horse candidate was to use a skep, a woven, basket-like beehive. The beehive has…
Two of our new sliding bevels, plus a early design prototype that Josh Cook printed out. As a chairmaker, a small sliding bevel is essential to my work. The tool guides most of the joinery. It also is a companion when I explore historical chairs to understand how they work. When we completed work on…