Category Archives: Reviews
Getting to the Root of the Clutter Problem
What if I told you that the clutter problem in your workspace has nothing to do with storage space? If your workspace is normally too cluttered to work effectively in, or if you regularly have to move piles of stuff … Continue reading
I Wrote a Book!
I spend a lot of time making three basic kinds of things: food, books, and woodwork. This blog was designed to showcase the last category, my woodworking. On the blog, I’ve tried to stay away from content that’s not somehow … Continue reading
Podcast Recommendation: Hand Tool Book Review
I don’t listen to a lot of podcasts. Yes, there are a lot of great podcasts out there, but the time I have available for listening is pretty limited, so I have to choose my podcasts with care. That said, … Continue reading
Ancient Crafts in the Modern World: Book Review
Cræft: An Inquiry into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts, by Alexander Langlands, Norton, 2017. $26.95 Amazon link You may have noticed that there’s a handicrafts revival going on. Every month there seems to be a new craft market … Continue reading
Fake, Fraud, or Genuine? Book Review
Before there was Antiques Roadshow and YouTube videos that helped antique owners and buyers authenticate real antiques and uncover fakes, there was Myrna Kaye. Thirty years ago, in 1987, she published a book called Fake, Fraud, or Genuine: Identifying Authentic American Antique … Continue reading
General Tools #820 Marking Gauge: A Review
I want to make one thing clear up-front: if you’re a woodworker, you should make your own marking gauges. With only a few scraps of wood and some simple tools, you can make a functional tool in a single afternoon. … Continue reading
Colonial Craftsmen, by Edwin Tunis ~ 50 Years Later
I have been leafing through a fine volume, Colonial Craftsmen and the Beginnings of American Industry by Edwin Tunis (d. 1973). Originally published in 1965, this book was reprinted by Johns Hopkins University Press in 1999. In it, Tunis surveys … Continue reading
A Good Sloyd Knife
After making a few spoons with my current knives (a short Frost knife and one or two chip carving knives), I determined that I needed a longer knife for shaping handles. I searched for Sloyd knives at all my usual, … Continue reading
Woodworking in America 2013: Meeting People
The best reason to attend the Woodworking in America conference is to meet people. Here’s an abbreviated list of some of the woodworkers I met during my two days at the conference. (Sorry, very few pics. I was too busy … Continue reading
The Literary Workshop Blog 