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Jim Tolpin shares three ways to generate a right angle using old school methods with just a compass and straight edge.

I once read that a good children’s book can be more difficult to write than a novel.

A gift from Bonner to a budding woodworker On this this July 4th holiday I’m re-posting this tribute to a woodworker and mentor, Bonner Hall.

Old-school method for calculating linear ratios such as board footage.

Geometry is a mysterious bird.

My Mother-in-law loved to watch TV shows about aliens and UFOs.

Would it surprise you to learn that an ordinary try square can take you to places far beyond simple rectangular boxes?

This is a bit more detail from an Instagram post I published about dividers.

Our book Euclid’s Door went off to the printer this week.

Over at the Lost Art Press Blog, Chris Schwarz made a series of short videos about the pros and cons of the workbenches in his shop.