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A Gluing Strategy for Practical Peasants
Sometime in ’01 or ’02, I visited Troy Sexton’s shop in Sunbury, Ohio, to shoot some photos of him working for an upcoming article in Popular…
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The Tools Are Not Your Friends
They are your children.
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Earlywood: Don't Work for the Pets & Pests
Publisher’s note: Good morning! Like clockwork, we’re waking you up with Earlywood. Every Saturday, we publish a free excerpt from one of the thousands…
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Stop Cutting the Pills in Half (or Start)
In 2007 and 2008 I fought insomnia tooth-and-nail. I slept only three or four hours a night, and I tried anything to get more sleep. I took a lot of…
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On the Dangers of Junkets – a Confession
Some tool and machinery companies use junkets to influence the coverage of their products in the woodworking press and online. What does a typical press…
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Earlywood: Yes, There are Silly Questions
Publisher’s note: Good morning and hello, Earlywood. Every Saturday, we publish a free excerpt from one of the thousands of pieces I’ve written since…
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How to Engrave Circles
During the last two months I have taught a dozen students how to use the grooving compass and timber scribe to engrave spells. And, as always, teaching…
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Why I Use U.S. Customary Units (Even Though they are Janky)
When I visited Australia in 2013, my first stop was a huge tool swap meet in an old church. I was amazed at how cheap all the combination squares and…
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Earlywood: Things I Cannot Teach About Woodworking
Publisher’s note: Good morning and hello, Earlywood. Every Saturday, we publish a free excerpt from one of the thousands of pieces I’ve written since…
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The Carrion Community
Note: This is the first part of a chapter for “The American Peasant” that I’ve been working on for a few weeks. The second half is too rough to post. I…
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Shaker Fakers?
Years ago one of my in-laws asked me if I ever built Amish furniture. I first looked down at my fly – yup there’s some non-Amish buttons there. Then I…
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Earlywood: Why the %$#@ is Your Shop so Clean?
Publisher’s note: It’s Saturday morning, and by now, you shouldn’t be surprised by some Earlywood. Every Saturday, we publish a free excerpt from one of…
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