Matt | December 25, 2008
As promised, here’s part 2 of our December visit with MBW’s guest expert Hendrik Varju. This month we’re answering questions you sent in regarding the topic of “Advice for beginning woodworkers”. We had some really great questions varying from which tools do I need to get started to electrical needs and heating. To order a copy of Hendrik’s new DVD or [...]
Matt | December 24, 2008
Hey everyone I just wanted to wish a very heartfelt and warm Merry Christmas to all of you celebrating it today. While it’s important to be with family and friends on a day such as today. It’s more important to carry that love and warmth you feel in your heart right now with you the whole [...]
Matt | December 24, 2008
It’s time once again for Hendrik’s visit this month and we’re answering questions you sent in regarding the topic of “Advice for beginning woodworkers”. We had some really great questions varying from which tools do I need to get started to electrical needs and heating. This is only part 1 of a 2 part series, [...]
Matt | December 23, 2008
Marking Gauge Rundown With the holidays coming at us like a freight train, I was thinking about gift ideas that could…ahem…wind up in front of your significant other just in the nick of time. One such idea is a marking gauge — a necessary tool for laying out dovetails and also useful for many other [...]
Matt | December 18, 2008
While at the Woodworking in America conference I had a chance to attend a couple of great classes on using Western style chisels for more than choping and paring. The first class was taught by Adam Cherubini the author of the Arts & Mysteries column and blog at Popular Woodworking. Adam introduced us to the most common [...]
