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What Comes In the Kit?
WORKBENCH CLASS AT HOME This isn't really about the kit. It's about building skills. And a kick-ass workbench. But here's what you get...
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MarkBuildsIt
- Aug 19, 2020
- 1 min
Prove it to Yourself; You Can Sharpen A Card Scraper
A couple weeks ago, on the Lost Art Press Blog, Chris Schwarz posted instructions and a video on how to sharpen his Crucible Curved Card...
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MarkBuildsIt
- Aug 18, 2020
- 2 min
What Do I Do With All My Shavings?
Every woodworker struggles with this question. I've made every effort to keep as much of my business waste as possible out of the...
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MarkBuildsIt
- Aug 6, 2020
- 1 min
Reading Wood Grain - Faces of Plain Sawn White Ash Boards
Reading wood grain is useful to all types of woodworkers. It is critical to hand tool users. Building a workbench might seem like an...
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MarkBuildsIt
- Aug 5, 2020
- 1 min
Custom Grind Your Own Card Scraper
When Crucible Tool released the first production run of their Curved Card Scrapers last March they sold out within hours. Not long after...
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MarkBuildsIt
- Aug 3, 2020
- 2 min
How to lose money making card scrapers.
How much is your time worth? Yesterday I shot some video on grinding and preparing a card scraper like the ones sold by Crucible Tool. In...
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MarkBuildsIt
- Jul 31, 2020
- 2 min
More Options For Bench Builders... And Not Just From Me.
I build a lot of custom workbenches. But sometimes the best person to build your custom bench is… well… you. Benchcrafted will soon be...
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MarkBuildsIt
- Jul 25, 2020
- 2 min
Workbench Class At Home - Instruction That Goes Beyond YouTube Videos
I've designed this class to go beyond students trying to translate videos to skills on their own. An important part of taking a class is...
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MarkBuildsIt
- Jul 22, 2020
- 1 min
New Workbench Classes - Coming To Your Shop Soon!
This winter I'll be launching a pilot workbench class that you can take in your own shop. Watch the video for more details. If you're...
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MarkBuildsIt
- Dec 18, 2018
- 1 min
Sorry, I "Screwed" Up!
It has come to my attention that I forgot to include the four #10 x 2" screws in the first batch of Shavehorse Adjusters I sent out (this...
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MarkBuildsIt
- Dec 14, 2018
- 1 min
New International Shipping Options
For those of you who have been patiently waiting I just added shipping options for Australia and Canada. There's a limit of 4 Pounds for...
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MarkBuildsIt
- Dec 5, 2018
- 2 min
Shavehorse Kits and Adjusters - Production Update
I've gotten a couple emails the last few days asking about the Shavehorse Kits, so I thought I should give everyone an update. My water...
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MarkBuildsIt
- Oct 29, 2018
- 2 min
Welcome to the new Plate11!
So who needs a Blog when we've got Instagram? I do. And I think you do to. Social media has given me the ability to post quick updates...
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