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Upcoming Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event® – Bridgewater, VT

Thanks to a change in my son’s basketball schedule, I will be back at the Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event hosted by ShackletonThomas in Bridgewater, VT this Saturday. Please note that while I will only be there on Saturday, LN and … Continue reading

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Upcoming Lie-Nielsen Hand Tool Event® – Berea, KY

More years ago than I’d dare admit to, I picked up a copy of Wallace Nutting’s Furniture Treasury at an estate sale and began leafing through it. I had never heard of him, but a quick peek at the copious illustrations … Continue reading

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Upcoming event – Connecticut Valley School of Woodworking

Bob Van Dyke runs a great woodworking school over in Manchester, CT, and has been hosting an open house event for nearly twenty years. Since Bob has personally guaranteed the weather for the weekend, I will be setting up to … Continue reading

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2018 Lie-Nielsen Open House & Lobster Bake

The Lie-Nielsen Open House kicks off in two weeks, and as a hand tool lover I can’t imagine another place I’d rather be for the weekend. Nearly thirty top tool makers and woodworkers from across the country and abroad will converge … Continue reading

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New Australian retailer: The Wood Works Book & Tool Co.

While I ship to dozens of countries, postage costs can often approach or exceed the purchase cost on many of my items. Australian customers now have another option for buying my saw parts – The Wood Works Book & Tool Co. in … Continue reading

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Saw sharpening notes

As I have previously mentioned in this space, I am teaching saw sharpening at a Lie-Nielsen workshop in June. As part of my preparation for doing so, I have put together a few pages of notes on how I sharpen … Continue reading

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Lie-Nielsen Saw Sharpening Workshop – Warren, ME

There are still spots left in June’s saw sharpening class at Lie-Nielsen. If you’ve been thinking of attending, now is the time to register!   Over the course of two days, we will cover the basics of saw tooth geometry before … Continue reading

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Rebate saw-plane fence kits and my new Hardinge turret lathe

When I built my first rebate-saw plane, I had no intention of making and selling the hardware kits, but was merely trying to work out an easy to use locking and adjusting mechanism that was simple to make in my … Continue reading

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Lie-Nielsen Saw Sharpening Workshop – Warren, ME

Last year’s class was so much fun that I was delighted to be invited back to teach saw sharpening again this year at Lie-Nielsen’s beautiful headquarters in Warren, ME. If you’ve ever wanted to sharpen your own saws, I can’t … Continue reading

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Christmas orders

2017 has been an interesting year here. A significant uptick in orders, along with several family matters, has had me scrambling to keep up with orders. To all of you who patiently waited for me to ship your order, I … Continue reading

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