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In praise of mistakes
July 4, 2023

Though it may be tempting to forget your mistakes, it's probably more useful to embrace them and use them as teachers.
Herding apprentices
March 22, 2021

Vic tries placing his dust collector center stage in the shop, and finds a host of benefits from the arrangement.
Bandsaw or Table Saw?
July 15, 2020

Furniture maker Mike Farrington shows off a few of the creature comforts that make the bandsaw his favorite tool.
Tools and the Furniture Maker
June 18, 2020

Period furniture maker Allan Breed shares four decades of experience in this webinar about hand tools.
Shop Machines for the Hand-Tool Woodworker
May 11, 2020

Minimalist woodworker Vic Tesolin considers the machinery of his shop his "apprentices." He leans on them to make his life easier.
Practice with Your Hand Tools so You Don’t Ruin Your Project
January 20, 2020

Learn the secret to becoming better at hand-tool woodworking.
The Ever-Adaptable Shop
January 7, 2020

Vic Tesolin thinks we should allow our shop spaces to change based on the way we work and how we use our tools.
Hand Tools for the Making
September 4, 2019

Irving Sloane makes hand tools for several reasons: to recapture the quality of days gone by, to meet the demands of special applications, and to improve on the designs available from mass-producers.
Some Hand Cut Tenons
January 17, 2010

Today is the 1st day of my 2nd fortnight of blogging...If you are curious what sort of antics I am up to... http://extremelyaverageone.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-have-just-two-questions.html

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