I have been contacted by a nice fellow from Manchester, England, who is in possession of his late fathers shop. In particular, a 26" Barnes Flat Belt Drive standind Drill Press. It's so tall his father had to bore a hole in the ceiling for the top of the spindle. It looks to be in marvelous shape and simply needs a place will it will be loved and used. The current owner would rather not have to scrap it. Read Full Story
Even embalmers have their own frame saw. Although I don't read a lick of French, I can say with certainty that frame saw nomenclature is as confusing as bookbinders hammers names or plane names. Read Full Story
Recently, while reading Adam Cherubini's article "Making your magazine come to life", I was struck once again by the development of the many books I have been both reading and evaluating for upcoming publication. Truth, is that at times I enjoy the digging up the books to read them under the guise of 'evaluating' them for suitable content even more than the idea of publishing them. Which might explain why it takes me so long to get to an end stage. Read Full Story
A recent article in a local newspaper discussed the current status of that mini-Microsoft, Google. In particular, the where-abouts of Google Books and the Google Books Partner Program. At the same time, there is more soap opera going on between the courts and Google. As the sawdust settles and the radiation fall-out from The Google Books Settlement slowly half-lives to a level capable of sustaining life-as-we-know-it, there appear distinct advantages to bedding down with the lion. Something w... Read Full Story
Recently, Chris Schwarz posted a question about a mystery leg vise. Seems this odd duck had a dowel mounted on the bottom of the face and no one could figure out just why it was there. I remembered a vise that I've lugged up to a tailgate or two with hopes of selling it, with no luck so far.
This may not be an exact replica of the vise Chris is talking about, but it struck me that perhaps the two have something in common. Mine has an adjustable back plate that
allows the us... Read Full Story
