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Due Diligence

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...

Arguing With Myself

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...

Combatting Rust

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...

If You’re Looking For Information on Japanese Tools…

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

What Does it Really COST to get Into Hand Tool Woodworking?

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...

Joint Effort… Where Are We Headed?

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“...

Finding Flow in Woodworking

Gary Rogowski of the Northwest Woodworking Studio is our guest on The Modern Woodworking Association Podcast again this week. Near the...

"Yes. And." Instead of "One or the Other" - Vol I

The Joint Effort is about expanding your options, not limiting them. You don't have to abandon your power tools. Our goal is to help you...

Joint Effort... What's the Story?

In 2013 I was feeling stuck. I had been running a small furniture company since 2004. But the pieces were uninspired and the middle class...