http://www.norsewoodsmith.com/taxonomy/term/34 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.norsewoodsmith.com/node/146 <p> The editor for both Popular Woodworking and Woodworking magazines, Chris Schwarz, has published his first book: <i>Workbenches: from Design and Theory to Construction and Use</i>. Over the years I've become a fan of Mr. Schwarz's; he's helping bring the hand tool element back to the over &quot;powered&quot; woodworking magazines of the last two decades. For the last many years, magazines have disappointed me again and again with their over-&quot;powered&quot; approach to absolutely everything. For example, if you wanted to do dovetails they preached the use of a $400 router accessory over simple hand cut craftsmanship. I don't do enough dovetails to warrant purchasing one of those accessories, even if I wanted one, so that approach has always irked me. </p> <p> Mr. Schwarz has been quietly advocating a return to a more simple approach to woodworking... one that does not preclude the use of power tools, but neither does it ignore centuries of tradition and process. </p> http://www.norsewoodsmith.com/node/146#comments Book and DVD Reviews Hand Tool Techniques Reviews Shop Projects Tue, 20 Nov 2007 20:48:29 -0500 Leif 146 at http://www.norsewoodsmith.com