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Mortise & Tenon Magazine - Issue 11
Volume 11 Table of Contents:
Nevan Carling – “Restoration of an 18th-century Loom”
Jeremy Tritchler – “Discovering The Trade, Art, And Mystery of 18th-Century Cabinetmaking”
Gustave Remon – “The Versatile Socket Axe”
Joshua A. Klein – “Finding The Groove: The Value of Batch Production Woodworking
Elia Bizzarri –...
Mortise & Tenon Magazine - Issue 6
Table of Contents:
The Good Life: Discussing Slöjd with Jögge Sundqvist
Cutting-edge Technology: Rediscovering the Double-iron Plane - Steve Voigt
A Chair Called Henry - Nathaniel Brewster
William Morris and George Nakashima: Finding the Middle Landscape - David Lane
Examination: 1804 Painted Cupboard
A Tale of Two Trees: The Radical Efficiency of Green Woodworking - Michael...
Mortise & Tenon Magazine - Issue 7
Table of Contents:
"Partnership with Nature: An Interview with Peter Lamb"
"A Fresh & Unexpected Beauty: Understanding David Pye’s 'Workmanship of Risk'" - JOSHUA A. KLEIN
"The Weight of the Past" - BILL PAVLAK
"Freedom From Vises: Workholding Solutions From Three Traditions" - MICHAEL UPDEGRAFF
"A Good Day’s Work:...
Mortise & Tenon Magazine - Issue 8
Table of Contents:
“A Sense of Place” Amy Umbel
“Intermediate Technology in the Shop” Harry Bryan
Examination: Grain-Painted Chest Over Drawers
“Crafting an Education: Recreating Henry David Thoreau’s Desk with Eleventh Graders” – Cameron Turner
“The Legend of the Jimmy Possum Chair” – Mike Epworth
“Subversive...
Mortise & Tenon Magazine - Issue 9
Table of Contents:
“The Sacred in the Common: Making an Icon Panel”– Symeon van Donkelaar
“Making the Sussex Chair” – Abdollah Nafisi
“The Legacy of Cesar Chelor” – Steve Voigt
“Scribes of Nature: Dendrochronology & the Deeper Story of Wooden Objects” – Michael Updegraff
“Examination of an 1815-1830 New...
Mouldings in Practice
By Matthew Sheldon Bickford
Words from Chris Schwarz of Lost Art Press
After years of publishing woodworking information, you often hear that there is nothing new in the craft. Everything has been done before, written before and fully figured out.
I used to believe that was true, until I read the manuscript that was to become “Mouldings in Practice” by Matthew Sheldon Bickford....
Oak-Framed Buildings
By Rupert Newman,
The author originally trained as a naval architect and shipwright moved on to oak timber framed construction for houses.
Full colour photographs show projects both complete and under construction. Indented for aspiring self-builders as well as established carpenters and builders. Structural details and three-dimensional drawings are included.
Chapters comprise:
Past...
Relief Carving in Wood: A Practical Introduction
By Chris Pye
This is a unique book for woodcarvers. Master woodcarver Chris Pye digs deeply into the process of relief carving by pulling apart a single subject, clearly demonstrating how low and high relief carvings 'work' and how to go about carving them.
Follow this book step by step and you'll learn about the tools and how to handle them properly, and fundamental, transferable carving skills...
Roubo on Marquetry
By Donald C. Williams, Michele Pietryka-Pagán & Philippe Lafargue
"To Make as Perfectly as Possible: Roubo on Marquetry" is the first English-language translation of the most important woodworking book of the 18th century.
A team of translators, writers, woodworkers, editors and artists worked more than six years to bring this first volume of A.-J. Roubo's work to an...
Shaker Inspiration
Five Decades of Fine Craftsmanship
Sharp
Sharpening for all - green woodwork, workshops, bushcraft, gardening, carepentry, forestry, builders, cooking and craft
Sharp is a book that will guide the reader through the principles and practice of sharpening.
From definitions and requirements in the chapter 'What is Sharp?' and through chapters explaining edge geometry, how to observe the edge to determine correct sharpening procedures required,...
Shaving Horses, Lap Shaves, and Other Woodland Vices
By Sean Hellman
Sean's book contains over 400 colour photographs and illustrations to demonstrate all stages and processes of making, using, and celebrating these traditional wood-braking devices.
It also provides plans and techniques that span instructions for beginners, to more complex designs, tool use and repair, and contemporary variations on traditional designs.
From the foreword written...
Slojd in Wood
by Jögge Sundqvist
We'd like you to visit the world of slöjd, a place where people make the things they need using simple tools and materials that are all around them.
Your guide on this journey is Jögge Sundqvist, who has been making things with his hands and little bits of steel since he was a boy. To join in, you need only a knife and a few other simple tools to make useful...
Stanley Catalogue No. 34
More than 100 years ago, Stanley Tools printed handsome catalogues that illustrated the company's woodworking and carpentry tools with detailed illustrations and descriptions of how the tools worked.
Though few of these catalogues survive, they are an invaluable source of information for hand-tool users, offering exploded parts lists of complex tools - such as the No. 45 plane - and advice on...
Swedish Carving Techniques
By Wille Sundqvist
For all those looking for this much sought-after handbook, the wait is over. Originally published in 1990 and out of print for almost 10 years, Swedish Carving Techniques by Wille Sundqvist has enjoyed cult status among carvers and craftsmen and is widely considered the bible of spoon carvers. Now a brand-new issue, just like the 1990 version, can be yours. In an honest, straightforward...
The Difference Makers
by Marc Adams
Thanks to the internet, you can see a lot of interesting work with ease. But it’s easy to forget that the vast majority of the images on your screen are of pieces that are derivative, merely acceptable in their craftsmanship and were made by people at the beginning of their journey.
When you encounter true greatness it is shocking, inspiring and a bit humbling. The hair on...
The Essential Woodworker
By Robert Wearing
Robert Wearing's hand-tool masterwork. This book contains every skill you need to get into hand-tool woodworking. And it is explained with a minimum of fuss, using accepted traditional practice and with the assistance of more than 500 beautiful hand-drawn illustrations.
“The Essential Woodworker” is one of the best books on hand-tool usage written in the post-Charles...
The Intelligent Hand
By David Binnington Savage
"The Intelligent Hand" is a peek into a woodworking life that's at a level that most of us can barely imagine. The customers are wealthy and eccentric. The designs have to leap off the page. And the craftsmanship has to be utterly, utterly flawless.
How does one get to this point? And how do you stay there?
One answer to these questions is in this book....
The Joiner & Cabinet Maker
The Joiner and Cabinet Maker" has more than 370 pages of detailed handtool instruction, including many processes that have not been covered before in the early woodworking literature. In 1839. In that year, an English publisher issued a small book on woodworking that has – until now – escaped detection by scholars, historians and woodworkers.
Titled "The Joiner and Cabinet...
The Perfect Edge
By Ron Hock,
Nearly every operation in woodworking uses a piece of steel between the woodworker and the wood. This steel needs to be cared for and sharpened for the best results. "The Perfect Edge" is an up-to-date book on sharpening every woodworking tool, using the latest sharpening stones, tools and techniques. The author brings more than twenty-five years of experience, working with demanding...
The Welsh Stick Chair - A Visual Record
by Tim and Betsan Bowen. Published by Pethe Press.
The Welsh Stick Chair – A Visual Record by Tim and Betsan Bowen offers a useful resource for collectors, designers and makers of the stick chair and those interested in Welsh cultural heritage and folk art.
The book is filled with images of over thirty different Welsh stick chairs, including two contemporary examples. It also illustrates...
The Woodworker's Pocket Book
Edited by Charles H. Hayward
“The Woodworker’s Pocket Book” is small – just 4” x 6-1/2” – but it contains 112 pages of critical woodworking information for the hand tool woodworker.
Edited by the great Charles H. Hayward and published in 1949, “The Woodworker’s Pocket Book” is a guide to everything from finishing recipes to drawing ellipses...
The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years Vol. I - Tools
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There is little doubt that Charles H. Hayward (1898-1998) was the most important workshop writer and editor of the 20th century. Unlike any person before (and perhaps after) him, Hayward was a trained cabinetmaker and extraordinary illustrator, not to mention an excellent designer, writer, editor and...
The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years Vol. II - Techniques
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There is little doubt that Charles H. Hayward (1898-1998) was the most important workshop writer and editor of the 20th century. Unlike any person before (and perhaps after) him, Hayward was a trained cabinetmaker and extraordinary illustrator, not to mention an excellent designer, writer, editor and...
The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years Vol. III - Joinery
Note - this is currently out of stock, when there is a further update we will share this with you.
There is little doubt that Charles H. Hayward (1898-1998) was the most important workshop writer and editor of the 20th century. Unlike any person before (and perhaps after) him, Hayward was a trained cabinetmaker and extraordinary illustrator, not to mention an excellent designer, writer, editor and...
The Woodworker: The Charles H. Hayward Years Vol. IV - The Shop & Furniture
Note - this is currently out of stock, when there is a further update we will share this with you.
There is little doubt that Charles H. Hayward (1898-1998) was the most important workshop writer and editor of the 20th century. Unlike any person before (and perhaps after) him, Hayward was a trained cabinetmaker and extraordinary illustrator, not to mention an excellent designer, writer, editor and...
The Workbench Book
by Scott Landis
First published in 1987, "The Workbench Book" by Scott Landis remains the most complete book on the most important tool in the woodworker’s shop.
"The Workbench Book" is a richly illustrated guided tour of the world’s best workbenches — from a traditional Shaker bench to the mass-produced Workmate. Author and workbench builder Scott Landis...
The Workshop Book
By Scott Landis; foreword by Roy Underhill
First published in 1991, "The Workshop Book" by Scott Landis remains the most complete book about every woodworker's favourite place: the workshop.
“The Workshop Book” is a richly illustrated guided tour of some of the world’s most inspiring workshops — from garage to basement shops, from mobile to purpose-built...
Virtuoso: The Tool Cabinet and Workbench of Henry O. Studley
By Donald C. Williams. Photographs by Narayan Nayar
In a space of just 10" x 39" x 19½", H.O. Studley managed to arrange - with perfection - more than 250 of his tools into a dovetailed mahogany cabinet that has captivated tens of thousands of woodworkers since it was first unveiled in 1988 on the back cover of Fine Woodworking with a single shocking photograph.
After a...
Welsh Stick Chairs
By John Brown
Welsh Stick Chairs is a small but mighty book. At 104 pages long, this book can be read in an afternoon, but it has changed the lives of thousands of woodworkers all over the globe.
John Brown (1933-2008) was a chairmaker in Wales who specialized in Welsh stick chairs, a vernacular form of furniture that was typically made by the end users. Compared to Windsor chairs, Welsh stick...
Windsor Chairmaking
by James Mursell
This book is the first new book about the making and design of Windsor chairs for over 10 years. James Mursell has written it with a broad readership in mind. It is aimed not only at existing Windsor chairmakers but also at those who are perhaps contemplating making their first chair.
Detailed plans are included for two English and two American chairs. It is also aimed at those...
With The Grain
By Christian Becksvoort
July 2023 - Note the change in cover colour.
A little knowledge about trees goes a long way toward improving your woodworking.
You don’t need a degree in dendrology to build a desk. But you do need intimate knowledge of how our raw material grows and – more importantly – how it responds to its environment after it has been cut and dried.
This knowledge...
Woodcarving: Tools, Materials & Equipment
By Chris Pye
Woodcarving, Tools, Materials & Equipment is jam-packed with information about the craft of woodcarving. This well-illustrated guide by master carver Chris Pye covers all you need to know about the tools of the trade.
Covering a wide array of carving challenges such as proper clamping technique to the strengths and limitations of tools, expert Chris Pye offers a wealth of information...
Woodworking in Estonia
By Ants Viires; translation by Mart Aru
It's one of Roy Underhill's three favourite woodworking books, but you can't buy a copy of it for love or money. Translated into English without the author's permission in the late 1960s, "Woodworking in Estonia" has been a cult classic ever since it first surfaced.
It is, according to Underhill, "one of the best books on...
Working with Living Willow
By Jon Warnes,
This booklet giving basic information on how to make living willow structures for gardens and public places.