| | 09/14/2017 | | |
 Like most people, we spend lots of time (way too much time) surfing the web, entranced by various videos. In Video Roundup, we offer some videos from all over the world that we found especially intriguing.
The making of traditional musical instruments weds woodworking skills with the joy of music and cultural transmission. The Zummara, a traditional Maltese reed pipe, and Koncovka, a Slovak...more.. | |
| 09/07/2017 | | |
 Like most people, we spend lots of time (way too much time) surfing the web, entranced by various videos. In Video Roundup, we offer some videos from all over the world that we found especially intriguing.
We here at Tools for Working Wood have had the pleasure of selling Ron Hock’s tools for over a decade. We don’t see Ron and his wife Linda nearly enough - there’s the whole New...more.. | |
| 08/31/2017 | | |
 Like most people, we spend lots of time (way too much time) surfing the web, entranced by various videos. In Video Roundup, we offer some videos from all over the world that we found especially intriguing.
What goes on at a tool auction? Here we have a peek at two leading auctions, David Stanley in the UK and the Brown Antique Tool Auction in the US. (A Sandusky Presentation Center Wheel Plow...more.. | |
| | | Sat Sep 23 12:00 PM | | |
 Back by popular demand! Sharp tools are a requirement for woodworking enjoyment -- but many people have never used truly sharp tools. In this free class, Joel will show what it means for an edge to be sharp, discuss the basic options for sharpening tools, and, most importantly, teach a simple technique for free-hand sharpening. Joel will also hang out after his presentation to answer questions...more.. | |
| Tue Oct 03 06:00 PM | | |
 Learn dovetailing the way apprentices apprentices traditionally mastered certain woodworking techniques: by following instructions, using accurate tools and then practicing these hand skills.
The class will consist of four classes taught on successive Tuesday nights (October 3th, October 10th, October 17th and October 24th) covering the following: (1) Exploration of the features and uses of...more.. | |
| Sat Oct 07 12:00 PM | | |
 Liberon is a European company founded in 1910 that specializes in wood care products. This free class will show you how to restore and protect your furniture and woodwork using Liberon’s finishes and treatments.
Enhance the beauty of your wood with Liberon’s high quality oils and waxes. Get rid of rings and dirt, or use Liberon retouch crayons to restore damaged wood. Or just gain an...more.. | |
| | | 01/21/2016 | | |
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Greetings Workateers! Our fourth and final volume has come to a close and so has the Work...more.. | |
| 01/14/2016 | | |
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The editions of Work mag we have here in the shop often have the ads removed but the last...more.. | |
| 01/07/2016 | | |
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| | | 11/30/2011 | | |
 This is not a spill your guts blog... unless you're tree, but lately the sky looks awfully grey. I've been spending most of my energy fending off doom, and because of this I haven't managed to finish nearly as many projects as I've started, and I haven't started as many as I hoped I would.
But, as Metallica points out, Time Marches On . So what have I been doing?...more.. | |
| 11/07/2011 | | |
 Last week I took an hour off work to go down the street to Brooklyn Guild , a design/build collective with a shop in Brooklyn. I met Brooklyn Guild when they came to Tools for Working Wood for hide glue . They began casually with 5 pounds, but within a week had bought nearly my weight in granulated hide. I had to know what they were working on that used so much glue, so I asked if I...more.. | |
| 10/06/2011 | | |
 I wrote this entry in an airplane cruising over the clouds as Tim and I headed home to Brooklyn from Woodworking in America .
One week ago, after leaving work at midnight because we were finishing up the new Gramercy Tools Kings County Hammer, I rushed home to pack my underwater-camera and some socks before flopping into a cab for the ride to LGA.
Tim and I arrived in Cincinnati a...more.. | |
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