Talking Woodworking with Jake Hogue
Jacob Hogue is the founder of Oak City Woodshop, a custom woodworking company specializing in both residential and commercial work, based in Raleigh, North Carolina. Interestingly enough, Jacob’s d… Read More
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My First Memory of Making
From an early age, I felt drawn towards things I could build. My first real memory of making something was a go-cart when I was about 12 or 13 years old. It was not the one pictured –- which at lea… Read More
Product Spotlight: The Brass Capsule Multi-Tool
Of all the new tools we’ve launched this year, the capsule multi tool is the most exciting. Like most of our other tools, we’ve taken an old and obscure design, and modernized it to be useful again… Read More
A Conversation with Fay Butler, Metal Shaper
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing world-renowned metal shaper Fay Butler, who lives and works in Hardwick, a small town in Central Massachusetts. Oddly enough, I met him in an ice cream b… Read More
A New Generation of Makers
(Photo: Gregor Halenda and his son, Lucas, making tools in Gregor’s metal shop.) History is important for many reasons. It is knowledge passed on from one generation to the next. It is to rec… Read More
The Garrett Wade Story
I am well into my baby-boom years. And as I look back on many past decades – all the way back to those very early days – I think on what was important, and not important, in my development as a per… Read More
Hobbyist Woodworkers Unite
I'd like to introduce myself: I’m a hobbyist woodworker living in New York City. Wait, I know, bear with me here. I don’t rent studio space and I don’t own power tools, there’s no second home in… Read More
How to Keep the Hammer Going With Two Hands Only
I have a small variety of hammers in my shop. They are carefully selected for specific steps in the making. They are solid, sit well in my hands, I can feel the balance of weight. I know exactly ho… Read More
Mike Bruno on How to Make Live Edge Wood
To learn how to make live edge wood, you should first learn about the history behind why Mike Bruno makes furniture from these pieces. Three years ago, an elementary school in a suburb of Portla… Read More