Well as I write this post, Christmas of 2018 has passed and brought great gifts, including 2 new books and new ideas to the mix. Are they are. Boxes, boxes and boxes This is a book that I had my eyes for a little while. I really like small boxes and in the process […]
The Anarchist's Design Book
My copy of “The Anarchist’s Design Book” from Lost Art Press just landed this afternoon on my door steps. As with all books from Lost Art Press, it is very well made, written and printed locally in the United States. It is a hard bound book on very thick paper and is an all black exterior […]
Online woodworking content
For the past few years, online woodworking content has been more and more present and through different forms. This blog being one of them, there has been an evolution through the last few years of the available content available to the woodworker. It can even be said that there is too much content that for […]
Workbenches Book – Updated version
Late last year, an updated version of the book Workbenches, from Design and Theory to Construction and Use book from Chris Schwarz was published by Popular Woodworking. I bought the first edition and my copy has seen from mileage, where some parts of the cover has had a hard time. The good thing is that it […]
Unplugged Woodshop in Toronto
Tom Fidgen’s Unplugged woodshop in Toronto has been now opened for a few months now and operates both online through a membership site and also within it’s local out of Toronto were he offers different classes. All is available on the web site What got me interested Well for one I’ve been following Tom on […]
Minimalist woodworker book
We are already in the second month into 2016 and had to come back to the material that the festive season brought to the shop. One of these addition is the Minimalist Woodworker book by Vic Tesolin. About the Author You can find most the of the information on Vic’s web page, but he currently works […]
The tool cabinet and Workbench – H. O. Studley
In the last year, Lost Art Press release a book and a DVD on H. O. Studley tool chest and workbench. H. O. Studley – The person Based on the history facts, H. O. Studley worked in the organ making business for a good part of his professional life, at least that involved woodworking. From […]