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What, no finishing?

Gary Roberts — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:11:42 -0400

I've been watching the latest poll on the blog: Favorite Woodworking Activities. People have both common and diverse likes, but... no one likes finishing? I find this most strange. One of my favorite...

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Barnes Drill Press Needs Good Home!

Gary Roberts — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:52:34 -0400

I have been contacted by a nice fellow from Manchester, England, who is in possession of his late fathers shop. In particular, a 26" Barnes Flat Belt Drive standind Drill Press. It's so tall his...

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Poll results & a new Poll: What are your favorite woodworking activities?

Gary Roberts — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:21:29 -0400

Simply because I have an insatiable thirst for knowledge, I post polls. Perhaps I'm nosey. Perhaps it's a fun widget to create. Perhaps I just want to know what people are doing when they are...

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A saw by any other name...

Gary Roberts — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:34:05 -0400

Over at Jeff Peachey's blog there's been a recent discussion of tool nomenclature. Specifically, when is a bookbinders hammer a blank book hammer or a backing hammer? After much thought and...

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Where do books fall in the manual arts scheme?

Gary Roberts — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:57:04 -0400

Recently, while reading Adam Cherubini's article "Making your magazine come to life", I was struck once again by the development of the many books I have been both reading and evaluating for upcoming...

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