This week's video is a condensed version of the entire practice leg shaping process. I hope you've enjoyed following along. But what I...

In this week's 4 minute video, we'll continue working with our spokeshave to take this chair leg from 16 facets to 32. Then we'll go to...

Last Saturday Jeff and I wrapped up our first class as Co-Instructors at my shop here in Ozark, MO. I admire the students for all their...

Jeff and I have great set of students in the shop this week. As always, I learn just as much from them as I hope they learn from me....

Will you skim the surface or dive deep? You've got two ways to watch this week's video. Just want to get an overview of the process? The...

Do you remember taking your first shaving with a hand plane? How did that feel? Could you sum it up in a single word? How long has it...

... no shave gel needed. This week's video is just over 4 minutes long. Jeff and I are continuing the process of tapering the Practice...

When things seem to go wrong... Step back. Take a deep breath. And a close look. Ask yourself... "Is it really all that bad?" As you saw...

I hope your draw knife and spokeshave are sharp. It's time to make the first set of cuts on our Practice Leg. In this week's video you'll...

I love my hand tools, but I'm not a maximalist. I use both hand and power tools in my shop every week. So, while I would never recommend...

I have always resisted practice. Especially in woodworking. It's hard enough to find time to work on new pieces. How can I afford to...

This week's video is the introduction to a new series. And it includes some of my thoughts about the best way to learn at home from...

The Boggs Spokeshave, made and sold by Lie-Nielsen, is one of those hand tools that might be intimidating to learn. But once you get the...

Precise Fit and Surface Quality are two of the 6 Components of Strong Joinery. When it comes to the round mortise and tenon joinery of...

Last week I got hung up on a video about Bench Hooks. Every time I pressed record, I couldn’t stop stumbling over my words. As I looked...

I've followed the Lost Art Press Blog since 2013. And when I set out to create a kit design for my workbench business, I spent days...

What works best for you? I think my greatest weapon in the battle with rust is air-conditioning. When a rapid swing in temperature and...

I’ll admit my experience with hand tools is almost exclusively limited to those from the western tradition. Until this week I had only...

SPOILER ALERT… It‘s not cheap! On Friday I posted the first video in the Foundations Feed. And then I posted it again. And then the video...

I‘m trying to build a community of woodworkers who are focused on helping each other add hand tools to their skill set. But “community“...