Moxon’s Technique
Bill Pavlak helps us get past the hard-to-read parts of Joseph Moxon’s “Mechanick Exercises” to discover a great way of cleaning up miters with a hand plane.
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Turning the Corner: Unexpected Porch Post
With an historic preservation grant and vision for a return to the past elegance, the new owners of the Pentagöet Inn in Castine, Maine asked me to create and turn the four new newel posts they needed for the renovated main entrance from the street. Their contractors did an impressive job, and the newel posts […]
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Turning the Corner: Pentagöet Inn Newel Posts
Fresh from New York City, the new, young owners of the Pentagöet Inn in Castine, Maine arrived two summers ago to embrace the long history of the Town and especially their beautiful building in a way that is both impressive and sustainable. Their vision and energy as owner/operators/hosts of this magnificent old-time, 130 year old […]
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Lose the kung-fu grip
Vic Tesolin shares the importance of holding your tools correctly.
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Made You Look: A bent kumiko lamp
Johnny Tromboukis uses kerf bending and hot water to bend a kumiko panel.
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Quality tools inspire excellence, Part 2: The modern Bedrock comparison
With such exceptional hand tools on the market, the difference often comes down to a few key details.
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