Category Archives: Downloads

Free Download: ‘Smith’s Key’

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

One of the “Rosetta Stones” of 18th-century tool forms is a book with the long-winded title “Explanation or Key, to the various manufactories of Sheffield: with engravings of each article designed for the utility of merchants, wholesale ironmongers and travellers.” … Continue reading →

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Free Download: Joseph Moxon’s ‘Mechanick Exercises’

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

I’ve always been surprised how hard it is to find Joseph Moxon’s “Mechanick Exercises” in the public domain. A few years ago I stumbled on a link from that HathiTrust and totally forgot about it. While doing some research on … Continue reading →

Posted in Downloads, The Art of Joinery | 10 Comments

Free Download: ‘The Irish Joiner’ mp3

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Here is our Christmas/holiday present to you, our readers – a fully produced version of the “Irish Joiner,” a fun 1825 tune about how all professions are similar to woodworking. The “Irish Joiner” was brought to life by woodworker Dan … Continue reading →

Posted in Downloads, Personal Favorites | 6 Comments

More Handouts from WIA in Pasadena

Posted on October 14, 2012 by

If you attended one of my sessions at Woodworking in America in Pasadena, Calif., on Saturday, this is the blog entry you are looking for. The rest of you can go about your business – or download these and be … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign Furniture, Downloads, Furniture of Necessity, Woodworking Classes | 1 Comment

WIA Handout for the Sawbench Class

Posted on October 13, 2012 by

If you weren’t at my “60-minute Sawbench Class” yesterday at Woodworking in America, this download might not make total sense to you. But as promised, below are the illustrated directions for cutting the compound angles on the legs of the … Continue reading →

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Download a Free Chapter of ‘Mouldings in Practice’

Posted on July 28, 2012 by

Matt Bickford’s book, “Mouldings in Practice,” sets out to remake the way you look at, cut and apply the mouldings to your projects. It is quite unlike any other book we have ever encountered. Why? Bickford grapples with a core … Continue reading →

Posted in Downloads, Mouldings in Practice, Uncategorized | 5 Comments

SketchUp Plans for the Metric Roubo

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

France was the first country to adopt the metric system, so a French-style workbench drawn in metric seems appropriate. I’ve uploaded the SketchUp drawing for the workbench we just completed at the Dictum GmbH workshop to the SketchUp 3D Warehouse. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books in Print, Downloads, Workbenches | 2 Comments

New for Kindle and iPad: ‘The Joiner and Cabinet Maker’

Posted on June 4, 2012 by

You can now purchase “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker” – complete and unabridged – for your Kindle, iPad or any other reader that accepts ePub files. The price is $16. You can purchase the Kindle edition here. The ePub version … Continue reading →

Posted in Books in Print, Downloads, The Joiner & Cabinet Maker | 4 Comments

Dovetail Tips from Dead Guys

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

This morning I’m finishing up all the small drawers for the gallery in this campaign secretary. The dovetails are little buggers, and the mahogany drawer front material is really dark stuff. So I stole some of my daughter’s sidewalk chalk. … Continue reading →

Posted in Books in the Works, Campaign Furniture, Downloads, Personal Favorites | 20 Comments

New Download: The Anarchist’s Tool Chest DVD

Posted on March 4, 2012 by

OK, after a technical hiccup, we have this worked out. The 60-minute movie about the tools in “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” is now available for instant download in our store for $8. The download includes all the extras available on … Continue reading →

Posted in Books in Print, Downloads, The Anarchist's Tool Chest | 6 Comments