Woodworking Posts

It seems like everything is becoming smart these days: smart phones, smart watches, smart cars, smart drugs. There are even smart coatings (paints and finishes). I’ve blogged about one already, a coating that uses nanotechnology to create an air barrier that causes liquids such as pee to bounce off walls and cover the perpetrator’s shoes. There are also coatings that are corrosion resistant, that change colors when hit with different […]

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The craft is clogged with so many counter-productive myths and practices that someone could make a career out of a “Mythbusters”-like approach to woodworking. If I could eliminate one myth from the national wood-consciousness, it would be that you shouldn’t wipe off wet glue from a joint and should let it set to a more solid state. Lots of people – including glue technologists and working craftsmen – have studied […]

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Recently, we met up with Aaron Moore from Walke Moore Tools at the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event at Braxton Brewing Co. in Covington, Ky. He have us some insights on the inspiration behind their new router plane, and some of the cool features that you won’t find on any other router plane. Check out the video below! — Jon Russelburg

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As in so many other industries, the companies who supply us with paints and finishes are consolidating at a rapid rate. When I started in this field 40 years ago, there were all sorts of local and regional suppliers. Every store carried its own unique brands. Minwax was a very small player. It was just announced that Sherwin-Williams is buying Valspar. In addition to its own brand, Valspar owns Cabot […]

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Dennis McEvoy and Bart Slutsky of Rogerson’s Hardware in Hudson NY are doing the herculean job of keeping a great old american hardware store alive, and they are doing it well. Swimming against the stream is fraught with difficulty, but the five-story building that has housed Rogerson’s Hardware since 1830 is a testimony to McEvoy and Slutsky’s success. In this building there is an unprecedented inventory of rare locks, hinges and various hardware. There […]

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As a material object, a piece of furniture reflects the taste of its designer, the skill of its maker and larger cultural influences. For example, Shaker furniture shows the elegance of simplicity and the value of using local woods, while Utility furniture derives from post-World-War II scarcity. You don’t need to be a cultural historian to learn from a piece or style; examine an item with an eye to see […]

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