Monthly Archives: December 2018

Dovetail Fixes (If You Must)

Posted on December 13, 2018 by fitz

I’m scheduled to teach myriad classes next year both at Lost Art Press and around the country ( at Port Townsend School of Woodworking, Highland Woodworking, Lie-Nielsen Toolworks – that one will be posted soon). Almost all of them involve … Continue reading →

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True Confessions: I’m Grinding Averse

Posted on December 10, 2018 by fitz

I always avoid grinding far longer than I should (unless I hit a nail or something else catastrophic to a cutting edge). But with a year’s worth of loaning tools out to students and hundreds of dovetails of my own … Continue reading →

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Not Dead Yet!

Posted on December 5, 2018 by fitz

It has been one year to the day since I got the biggest (thus far) shock of my life. And despite my terror at the time, I’m not dead yet (nor scooping ice cream for a living, as I did … Continue reading →

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Get ‘Em Started Early

Posted on December 1, 2018 by fitz

I can’t use my bench at Lost Art Press this weekend because we’ve a class going on. I came across the river with thoughts of getting started on the drawers for my built-in – I can mill stock and cut … Continue reading →

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