Japanese Woodworking Saws
In contrast to Western saws, Japanese saws cut on the pull stroke, placing their fine hard steel in tension (stretching). The teeth are angled up toward the handle, which is what allow… Read More
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How to Build A Folding Camp Stool | DIY Guide
How To Build A Folding Camp StoolImagine the following scenario: You go to your friend’s house for a socially distant bonfire. They’ve thought of everything! The food has been artfully and safely prep… Read More
Milk Paint: An Essential Tool for the Green Woodworker
I have a confession to make. After a decade of carving and green woodworking, I just tried milk paint for the first time this year. For the past three years, I have been carving intricate feathers on… Read More
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
How to Carve a Wooden Spoon
We’ve all heard the old adage “how to make a statue of an elephant — You start with a block of marble and carve away everything that’s not an elephant.” Same rules apply for carving spoons.… 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
Bespoke in Brogue-lyn
My name is Anne Marika Verploegh Chassé.I am a shoe & bootmaker, artist and educator. I hand-make bespoke shoes and boots, made to measure for individual clients. I am Swiss and Dutch – and… 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
Get Shod – These Shapes She Carves, These Shoes I Crave
Stepping into my atelier you might notice the smell of leather, wood, shoe-polish, glue. You might notice the many tools hanging on one side of the wall. Above the two sewing machines a variety… Read More
A Green Woodworking Primer
Let’s deconstruct a concept that’s become a flash-point of buzz, obsession, and occasional skepticism: green woodworking. The word “green” refers to the wood’s moisture content—it’s relatively w… Read More