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Bill Pavlak’s Oddly Essential Tools

August 20, 2019

Bill Pavlak shares his thoughts on two of his favorite tools: a narrow scraper and ... um ... corset boning
The Bad and the Beautiful of Period Apprenticeships

April 24, 2019

It is easy for us to conjure up visions of period apprenticeship that are heavily romanticized, but in reality, each shop was a working business where making the next shilling superseded the need for the apprentice’s next lesson
Full Circle–Dishing out a tea table top

March 5, 2019

Bill Pavlak relished the opportunity to revisit the process of dishing out a large surface by hand. Not only was this a special project in and of itself, it was also a chance to prove to himself that he had in fact learned a few things over the years.
A Survey of Period Drawer Bottoms

September 19, 2018

The rough surfaces and tool marks left behind on old drawer bottoms show their makers' dedication to efficiency and wise cost-cutting
Chippendale furniture for today’s designer

July 19, 2018

Celebrate this furniture designer's birthday by learning how his aesthetic choices nearly 300 years ago can improve your own designs today.
Bill Pavlak’s Sweet Toothing Plane

May 23, 2018

With its extremely high-pitched blade and serrated cutting edge, the toothing plane cares little about grain direction and figure
An interesting dovetailed saw till

April 11, 2018

Bill Pavlak looks to the past to find a unique method to house his favorite handsaws
How to Resaw by Hand

February 26, 2018

Sure, sawing by hand will usually take longer than feeding the board through a bandsaw, but unless you have a massive pile to cut, it’s not so bad
A Tool Chest for My Son

December 27, 2017

Kids between the ages of 3 and 12 are the most prolific craftspeople and artists in America today
Survival of the Prettiest

November 27, 2017

Sometimes the worst thing you can do while copying an antique is to actually copy the antique