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Sandflex Blocks: Worth the (Small) Price
The best way to keep tools rust-free is to use them regularly, then wipe them down after every use with an oil-soaked rag (what we call a woobie).
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Megan Fitzpatrick
9
Hide Glue ‘Cake’ – Ready to Go Into the Glue Pot
We use our Piggly No Wiggly glue for most things in our shop.
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Christopher Schwarz
14
A Good Adze & Good Glue for Beginners
Note: This week we feature two shorter reviews (instead of padding one review with lots of “very, very, verys.”) On Friday, I’m off to Germany and then…
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Christopher Schwarz
4

June 2025

Travisher Sharpening Tools
With a video for paid subscribers.
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Christopher Schwarz
16
Split-top Roubo Update
A few weeks ago Chris and I wrote about “my” new bench, the Benchcrafted Split-top Roubo. There are two things I’d add to that earlier post:
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Megan Fitzpatrick
10
Wood Owl Ultra Smooth Augers
The best. No notes.
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Christopher Schwarz
14
Veritas Side-clamp Honing Guide
Not what I expected.
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Christopher Schwarz
35
Melbourne Tool Large Router Plane
The sole hurt me to the depths of my (admittedly shallow) soul.
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Megan Fitzpatrick
14

May 2025

Finishing Cream for Milk Paint
A couple thousand days ago (early 2018), I spent a week applying a perfect-to-me Real Milk Paint finish on my LAP “Anarchist’s Tool Chest.” It was a…
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Megan Fitzpatrick
24
Work Pants for Making Furniture
Yeah, you can just wear jeans in the shop.
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Christopher Schwarz
21
Skowhegan Wooden Rules
Most new wooden yardsticks are garbage.
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Christopher Schwarz
18
The End of the Taylor Toolworks Saga
For the last couple months, I’ve been stewing about the Taylor Toolworks Bed Rock-style planes we purchased and reviewed.
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Christopher Schwarz
11
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