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Building (and Buying) ‘The Anarchist’s Tool Chest’

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This week I’m in Germany teaching a class in how to build the tool chest featured in the book “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest.” For those of you who don’t read the Popular Woodworking Magazine blog, here are some convenient links so you can follow along as we build the chest.

• Back to Germany to See an Old Friend
• Video: ‘As Smooth as a Nun’s Stomach’
• Is There a Dominatrix in the House?

Also, for those of you who do not have access to the milk paint I used to paint the chest, there is a great little article on how to make your own from this copy of Popular Science magazine from 1940. It’s quite easy and is something I must try. Click here.

And lastly, the book “The Anarchist’s Tool Chest” is making its way into the retail markets. If you live outside the United States or just hate purchasing things from Kentucky, here are some links to other people who sell our book.

• Lee Valley Tools
• Lie-Nielsen Toolworks
• Tools for Working Wood
• Dictum

We have been approached by a retailer in Great Britain about carrying the book and hope to make that work. The challenge is getting it across the Atlantic at a price that is reasonable for you in the end.

— Christopher Schwarz

7 thoughts on “Building (and Buying) ‘The Anarchist’s Tool Chest’”

  1. Hi Chris,

    Will you be selling The Anarchist’s Tool Chest through Amazon.com?

    I’m in Europe and I find their shipping costs pretty good value – $5-6 postage on a book. That normally leaves the total price lower than ordering through specialist local dealers. It would also mean your book would be available pretty much anywhere worldwide – for all the Mongolian and Papua New Guinean anarchists out there 🙂

    Cheers
    Dave

    1. Sorry. Amazon is no friend to small publishers. I hate for it to be that way, but I do have to eat and we can’t survive if Amazon sells the book.

      Chris

  2. Hey Chris, maybe an electronic version of the book would be the way to get it across the ocean at a reasonable price.

  3. I tried one time to dovetail a really wide panel. I learned that my workholding wasn’t worth a three legged mule.

  4. Chris, I’ve been watching your videos of the class and I’m curious what German Pine is like. Just the same as our NE White? Can you draw a comparison?

  5. For those who want to try out the recipe, there are numerous online sources for the ingredients (assuming you don’t want to curdle your own casein from milk and mine your borax and pigments). Try http://www.sinopia.com/.

  6. For those of spread many thousands of miles from Kentucky, the Book Depository is the book seller of choice by far.

    Cheers
    Peter

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