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New design video coming soon!
Jim and I are putting the final touches on a design video titled " By Hand and Eye by Design. It's an over the shoulder look at the…
By Hand and Eye Workshop
Every woodworker I know wants to get better at design. Yet it’s hard to carve out time to devote to it. Perhaps it’s because most of us…
The Hidden Hexagon
You can download a PDF of this blog post here: Hidden Hexagon
Good Bones
Scratch beneath the surface of any great design and there’s always something simple and profound. This fact is not lost on ages past. Even when fashions called for…
Gateway to the Gateway
Design is a step into the unknown. It’s much different (and safer) to stick with things like learning to cut precise dovetails or learning to sharpen a blade.…
Abracadabra – make your own water
It's not quite as magical as making your own water but it's pretty close. Our latest book "From Truth to Tools" explores how artisan geometry was the flame that…
Our New Book is (almost) Here!
You can now order a pre-publication copy of “From Truths to Tools” in the Lost Art Press store. The book will ship in early or mid-November 2017. The…
Does this Entasis Make Me Look Fat?
Well no, dear, the curvaceous tapering just makes you look muscular. Or maybe it's just an optical illusion. Or maybe the builders knew that the swelling, though slight,…
Handmade Tools for By Hand and Eye
I am now taking orders for try squares and straightedges as shown in the photo above. I make and true these tools completely by hand from carefully selected and…
Traditional Joiner’s Chest Fundraiser
FYI: The chest sold at auction at eBay for $3650. Maybe I'll just have to make another one this winter! I just finished up work on this…
