Father’s Day Gift

Father’s Day Gift

Atlas Obscura offers a look at a stranger collection of books. These books are housed at Padua University and are made entirely from wood:

Humour in the Woodshop

Humour in the Woodshop

Humour in the Woodshop I was recently given a very nice set of Audel’s Carpenter’s & Builder’s Guide Vol. 1-4 1945 and have been working my way through them. Vol. 1 covers planes, chisels, saws, drills and measuring tools Vol. 2 covers builder’s...
Woodworker the Charles H. Hayward Years

Woodworker the Charles H. Hayward Years

Several Months ago I posted an article about one of my all-time favorite authors Charles H. Hayward – his book The Complete Book of woodworking is a great book if you are just starting out in woodworking – indeed when I first started working wood in the early 70s this was the book I used.

Mystery Wood

I have just finished a project that used Maple and some unknown wood – at first I thought it was walnut – it had that walnut smell when cut, but comparing it to a known piece of walnut revealed different characteristics.

Mortise & Tenon – New Publication

There’s a new publication out there that looks from the video teaser to be a great addition to the woodwork library.           Mortise & Tenon Magazine from Joshua Klein on Vimeo.

Charles Hayward – The Complete Book of Woodwork

Charles H. Hayward was born April 26, 1898, in London, the son of a woodworker, educated in London, Hayward serves in World War I for two years, 1916-18. Hayward – a self-employed cabinetmaker in London, England, for 12 years, 1913-25, becomes editor of...