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The Galbert Caliper and my Pigheadedness

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I don't care for gizmos, jigs and silly accessories. So even though I spend a fair amount of time on the lathe, I resisted purchasing the Galbert Caliper for many years. In its place, I used go/no-go gauges, box wrenches and traditional turning calipers (which are the worst). But while at Handworks this year, I broke down and gave Peter $60 for a Galbert Caliper. Today I put it to […]The post The Galbert Caliper and my Pigheadedness appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

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Winner(s): Ridiculous Woodworking Books

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Ridiculous Books cover winnerY'all are funny - picking the winner of the Ridiculous Woodworking Books contest was a difficult task. But I had to choose a winner, so…I chose two. Each of the winners gets a copy of our reprint of David Denning's “The Art and Craft of Cabinet-Making.” OneisWittefish's birdhouse homage to one of my favorite books, “Go the F**k to Sleep,” by Adam Mansbach, illustrated by Ricardo Cortes - of which […]The post Winner(s): Ridiculous Woodworking Books appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

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#WhyIMake: What's Your Story?

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why i make slices of zenAmong the goals of the #WhyIMake campaign (from Infosys Foundation USA)is to inspire people to make things with their hands,to spread the importance of maker skills and to share resources for doing so. It began as a foundation aimed towardencouraging children and K-12 educators of underrepresented groups,and has grown into a celebration of the maker movement at large.Among well-known people with whom the foundation has partnered to get out the […]The post #WhyIMake: What's Your Story? appeared first on Popular Woodworking Magazine.

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