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This is the second post in a three-post series featuring images from a carousel of Don Weber’s slides, which he found while working with us on a profile for The Stick Chair Journal No. 4. These images show chairmakers, Don’s journey to the Wycombe woodlands, Don’s pole lathe and his Welsh left-handed writing chair. Captions...

Had a great day! John and his wife (a delightful couple) came over to pick up his new Nava mandolin.

So, for me, happiness is seeing the delight that a client has with their new mandolin and also, hearing it played properly!

And for John, well he is clearly very happy with his new mandolin. I’ve never bothered with customer endorsements but have a read of his wonderful comment on the last YouTube video.

Thank you John!

While working on Don Weber’s profile for The Stick Chair Journal No. 4, Don told me that he had a carousel of slides that might of  interest. These were images he used during a talk he gave with Michael Dunbar, and, he believes, Jennie Alexander, at a chair symposium at Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library....

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week I went to Milwaukee Pipeline. Benefiting the casual...

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Imagine my surprise when an ad popped up online touting a workshop gadget identical to, but far better than, a quick-and-dirty 90-degree drill jig I made myself. I don’t like...

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Last month, I went to Nashville where Travis Curtis taught a group of fellow woodworkers and me how to build a Jennie Chair and, for better or for worse, I decided it should be purple and have squirrels on it. The chair was built, woven and painted purple in five days. Mapping out and painting...

Woodworking is full of specialties. There’s carving, scroll saw work, marquetry, chairmaking, turning, and countless others. The deeper you dive into any one of those disciplines, the more you discover...

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Dovetails are popular because they’re strong and self-locking from one side. But you need to clamp the other side with the pressure directly over the joint, if possible. And when...

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Bringing old tools back to life is easier than you think — and incredibly satisfying. There’s something satisfying about picking up an old hand plane, chisel, or moulding plane and...

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Sanding inside corners used to leave nasty buzz marks from my sander banging into the adjacent face. I still haven’t tamed my sander, but now I get buzz-free results by...

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Editor’s note: Our Mind Upon Mind series is a nod to a 1937 Chips from the Chisel column (also featured in “Honest Labour: The Charles H. Hayward Years”), in which Hayward wrote, “The influence of mind upon mind is extraordinary.” The idea being there’s often room for improvement. To that end, we’ve asked you what else you have...

Shop scraps and a few simple techniques will get you spinning along. Large turning projects can be daunting. A large bowl, for example, requires gluing up a blank or sourcing...

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Tool: O.T. Bison Boot Shop Now Manufacturer: JK Boots MSRP: $699.99 Over the years, I’ve bought my fair share of inexpensive tools and gear. They usually seem like a good deal...

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Sometimes it’s best to let your project supply the answers. You’re at work on your latest masterpiece and everything seems to be going great. After days of planning, measuring and...

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On this week’s episode of the ShopNotes Podcast, Phil, Logan, and John are back together to take listeners’ questions and comments (even the mean ones), as well as, discussing recent...

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Comments are now closed. If we’ve not yet answered your question, we’ll get to it soon! Join us again on October 10. Welcome to Lost Art Press Open Wire, where until 5 p.m. Eastern, you can ask any and all woodworking questions and questions about Lost Art Press, our cats, Shakespeare (me), Late 19th/early 20th-century...

My "New Model" mandolin (as I'm currently calling it) has now been completed. I'm incredibly happy with the final outcome and looking forward to building the next one! Here is the last video in the series and below that a whole batch of photos for you.

Cheers Gary

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week I’m looking at Reddit. “But wait Collin, you...

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Tomorrow (Aug. 8) is Open Wire day – a chance for you to ask any and all woodworking questions and get answers from Chris and me, as well as from your fellow woodworkers. The Open Wire post will be live here on the blog at 8 a.m. tomorrow for you to post questions in the...

If you could have one wish for major tool makers to create any woodworking tool or accessory, anything at all, what would it be? Did you say high-heel work boots?...

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July and August are notoriously humid months in the Northeast, and while our summers might not rival the stifling moisture of coastal southern states, shop owners who don’t account for...

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One day, I really fed up with the drawers in my desk at home. They’re the old-fashioned kind, which ride on their wooden sides. The sides had become so worn...

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Get the information you need right at your fingertips with Lost Art Press pocket books – and right now, you can get all six for the special price of just $99. Though our pocket books are small in size – just 4″ x 6-1/2″ – each one is full of expert guidance on a given...

Bringing an old hand plane back to life is simple to do, and will yield a top-notch tool. When I build a project, I use a variety of “fancy” tools...

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Editor’s note: Our Mind Upon Mind series is a nod to a 1937 Chips from the Chisel column (also featured in “Honest Labour: The Charles H. Hayward Years”), in which Hayward wrote, “The influence of mind upon mind is extraordinary.” The idea being there’s often room for improvement. To that end, we’ve asked you what else you have...

Forget the lathe; a router table setup makes quick work of these striking architectural features. If you want to add a little punch to your next traditional furniture project, try...

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The following is excerpted from Michael Pekovich’s book “Benchwork,” which we expect in our warehouse any day now. And because the words alone don’t fully do justice to introducing book, I’ve included a screen shot of each page from wich the text below is excerpted, so you can see the gorgeous design (also by Mike)....

Tool: 2×2 CNC Shop Now Manufacturer: Axiom MSRP: $2999 Back at Woodworking in America 2025, Axiom Precision was showing off their newest CNC machine: the Axiom 2×2 CNC. Over the...

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I recently ran across an article in a magazine on the phenomenon of packratting-the tendency of some people to acquire and stockpile items which may or may not have value,...

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Curved, laminated parts are stronger than parts sawn from solid wood. This press makes laminating easy. The press is made of layers of plywood or particleboard that are glued together....

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For episode 116, we're joined by Spanish guitarmaker Paco Chorobo from Úbeda, Spain.

Paco shares his journey from telecommunications engineer to full-time luthier and discusses his approach to building both classical and flamenco guitars while blending traditional hand craftsmanship with modern technology. We also explore the cultural roots of flamenco guitars, the construction differences between flamenco and classical instruments, and his philosophy of building guitars around the individual player.

Link to Paco's work: https://chorobo.com/home/

Luthier on Luthier is hosted by Michael Bashkin of Bashkin Guitars and brought to you by the Fretboard Journal. This episode is sponsored by the Looth Group, Dream Guitars and StewMac.

Welcome to The Splinter Report, where I gather the assorted interesting and amusing things I’ve seen in the woodworking world. This week we’re looking at 1989. Tool News Quick Bites...

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Westbury Lumber was deeded the neighboring prison to expand its hardwoods business in Red Creek, N.Y. In a year filled with devastating fires and other bad news for the lumber...

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Two classic joints build a beautiful utility piece In 2020, when we settled into our fully working from home routine, one thing became clear: sitting all day, without the prompts...

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Our new “Smalls” pocket book contains plans for 18 on-the-wee-side projects that will help use up nice offcuts from your scrap bin. And if you ever need to whip up a last-minute handmade gift, “Smalls” will be a big help. A few beginning woodworkers have asked us what tools they’ll need to build the projects...

I wanted to use my benchtop belt sander as a safe and accurate way to grind my hand tools. By adding a little extension table that is co-planar with the...

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The single most important hand-tool appliance is 3 sticks of wood. Owning a backsaw without owning a bench hook is like riding a bicycle without handlebars. This simple hand-tool appliance...

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An introduction I would like to introduce the second stool design build. But before doing so, I want to remind you of the intentions of this project and how they...

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Do you ever rediscover something you forgot you even owned? I had one of those moments recently. Every summer I tackle the annual garage cleanout. Somehow, despite doing it every...

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Once upon, mass timber construction was the norm. Using it today isn’t a return to the past, but a reminder that structure is more than something to be hidden. I’ve...

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Here are the online extras for the October 2026 issue of Popular Woodworking Magazine. Interested in having the magazine delivered directly to your mailbox (physical or email) six times a...

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In this episode, Phil and John catch up on what’s happening around the Woodsmith Shop. They discuss listener comments, woodworking tools, vintage auctions, hand tools, and what keeps woodworkers coming...

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I’ve taught woodworking at Dictum GmbH in Germany for many years. And it’s always a bit disorienting (but fun). I’m an American with a German last name who teaches people how to make chairs from Wales, Scotland and Ireland. And the students are German, Swedish, Mexican, Polish, Dutch…. And the class is in Bavaria. But...

When I first started harvesting green wood for my workshop, I was worried about bringing wood-boring insects into my workshop. It would be like letting loose 1,000 raccoons into a Golden Corral restaurant. So I got some advice from fellow woodworkers. All of the advice involved pesticides. And some of it sounded reckless. (Put the...