Author name: Enthusiast

Last Week I wrote about three of the six events at the Hand tool Olympics (HTO), the winners in 2012 and the prizes and contributing companies for the upcoming events in October 2013. This entry covers the remaining three events – one with a little twist. “Shooting Sports” is the event in which you get … Read more »

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I’ll be at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking in Franklin, Ind., to teach “Make a Simple Shaker Side Table” on Sept. 21-22, and I plan to eat soft serve ice cream from Marc’s always-available supply for lunch both days. There are still a few open seats; I hope you’ll join me. The class is … Read more »

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The link to download the October 2013 digital issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine was sent to digital subscribers on Wednesday. And I missed it…maybe you did, too. So check your inboxes if you’re a digital subscriber; the e-mail subject line is, “Delivery Notification: Your October Issue is Inside.” So cryptic; you can see why I … Read more »

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One of most fun aspects of furniture is not necessarily found in the shop. Yes, making wood dust and building furniture is a blast – that’s why we do it. But discovering something that is not easily explained is fun, too. The week immediately after labor day – that would be beginning Tuesday September 3rd … Read more »

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Chipbreakers were invented in 1846 by the devil. Yes, they can eliminate tear-out when set .007” from the cutting edge of your smoothing plane. But otherwise, chipbreakers seem to cause more ulcers than they fix. I see a lot of mucked-up chipbreakers on students’ planes. And when you are in a two-day class, you cannot … Read more »

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                  A hearty congratulations goes out to Merle Gilmore of Las Vegas, Nev., as the the lucky winner of the Workshop Makeover Giveaway – he’ll be coming away with $6,000 worth of tools from JET and Bessey! Gilmore is a retired maintenance mechanic and says he has … Read more »

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