30 Woodworking Accounts You Should Follow on Instagram

I confess, I’m a shop rat. It doesn’t matter what craft—shoemaking, blacksmithing, coffee roasting, even those little watch repair caves with the observation window in jewelry stores at the mall—if there are four walls, some tools, and...

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ManMade Recommended: The Veritas Carpenter’s Gauge is $25 Very Well Spent

Among all the items in my shop, the measuring, marking, and layout tools are probably my favorite. Mostly, I love how historic they are: dividers, squares, calipers, rulers, and marking gauges have all been around for centuries, remaining mostly...

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Crafting Yourself: Why the Stoics Will Help You Become a More Productive and Creative Maker

“As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.” – Seneca The Project Suppose you are getting ready to start a really big project––a project that will require an immense amount of time and effort, a project that...

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