Archive - The Anarchist's Apprentice

Every Time You ____, You’re Losing Money

In many professional shops, it’s common to hear someone spit: “Every time you pick up a hand tool, you’re losing money.”

Jun 16 • Christopher Schwarz

A New & Better Way to Flatten a Plane Sole

Meet Eric O’Grey, the author of a forthcoming book on tool restoration.

Jun 11 • Katherine Schwarz and Christopher Schwarz

Chris builds yet another square-back. But this time it's different, we swear.

Jun 9 • Kale Vogt

How to Deal With Case Hardening

Have you ever tried to push a board through the table saw blade and had it pinch?

Jun 4 • Katherine Schwarz

My Ever-Changing Opinion on ‘iPad Art’

I had a professor in art school who was brave enough to bring up the crutches that digital art has compared to physical art.

Jun 2 • Katherine Schwarz

May 2026

New Woobie, Who Dis?

Things are getting reeaallll oily around here… Below, Megan shows how easy it is to make your own “woobie.” Rust, beware.

May 28 • Kale Vogt

Put Disaster Aside to Simmer

A lesson for apprentices (and me).

May 26 • Christopher Schwarz

A Guide to Rough Cutting

Chris Schwarz wants you to stop wasting wood!!!

May 21 • Kale Vogt

Two Shells, One Clam

Whenever Chris leaves town for an extended amount of time, he makes sure to leave behind him a bullet-point list on the whiteboard for us to do.

May 19 • Kale Vogt

May 14 • Kale Vogt

Create a Critter Worth Sitting On

The fatter the animal, the better.

May 12 • Katherine Schwarz

For the Lazy Amongst Us

I am wholly anal-retentive about paint brushes…which is why I keep my own old Purdy brushes in my chest for when I need to paint a piece of furniture.

May 7 • Megan Fitzpatrick