PHILOSOPHY

 

Where Have All The Hand Tools Gone
Good quality hand tools have not disappeared, but there are few to be found at your local hardware store or building supply outlet. For generations smooth planes, block planes, spoke shaves and hand saws have been stock items waiting for the beginning boatbuilder or home handyman to purchase them to start his kit of tools. ... 

 

Am I A Luddite
Some Thoughts On Where We Are And Where We’re Going. On a recent trip across the country by train, I fell into conversation with a man who owns a vacation cabin powered by solar panels. ....

 

Intermediate Technology In The Shop
In the early 1970s my wife and I moved to rural New Brunswick, Canada.  Our goals were to build a home and a boat shop, plant a garden and live a lifestyle with as little negative impact on the earth as we could manage. ....