We wanted to know a little more about our makeover winner, and we found out he’s definitely going to put his new tools to good use…
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The most difficult part of making a folding camp stool (for woodworkers) is the leather or fabric seat. Getting the right shape for the seat and the three pockets for the legs has vexed many people who aren’t accustomed to a material that bends with hand pressure. These patterns are based on a few years of refinement, and they aren’t perfect in any way. So if you do find an […]
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Tip Number 2: Let a deadman give you a hand. Tip Number 3: Add a bench jack. Tip Number 9: Add a removable top for gluing. Find out the other seven things Christopher Schwarz recommends for upgrading your workbench in our newest digital magazine, Workholding. Christopher teaches you how you can take a workbench from simply serviceable to a workholding workhorse. You can’t work the wood if the wood […]
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The first time I ever tried steam bending wood, it took two of us to pull the scalding hot ash against the bending form and then clamp it down before it cooled. While it was an amazing experience, it was something I had difficulty doing on my own with just pure muscle (you will never see me shirtless in a beefcake calendar. Perhaps in a stringbean calendar…). Years later, bodger […]
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Summer is a great time for expanding your woodworking horizons via classes and workshops that take place at some of the best craft schools in the country. Peters Valley is one of these schools and the only one in the metro New York area. I visited Peters Valley in New Jersey a few weeks ago to drop off one of my pieces Mulberry Trio for their show, Making Matters: Fresh Perspectives […]
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