An anime populated by anthropomorphized animals, "Beastars" is a malleable allegory (it's sometimes referred to as "Zootopia" for adults) set right at the intersection of high school angst and film noir brooding. At Cherryton Academy, relations between predator and prey have been hanging by a...
spoons and ladles, although this wood project can be done with a handful of hand tools. All you will really need is a set of good chisels and sanding pads.
This is a strong fluid-cooled sharpening device made of imported high-quality stainless steel and ABS plastic materials. Knives, scissors, wood chisels, axes, lathe turning tools, and a variety of other typical edge instruments are all sharpened using the Tormek T4 tool sharpener. A strong motor...
pliers, chisels, and other hand tools. The bottom drawer is the deepest of the bunch. I like how deep it is because it is perfect for holding dozens of jars of model paint that I use for my model-building hobby.
While much turning instruction is devoted to gouge and chisel technique, the scraper is given short shrift-some turners even think there is shame in scraping. This is a pity, because the lowly scraper is a highly useful tool that can get jobs done when gouges and chisels can't. In facepla...
Narex’s Richter chisels (named for the company’s founder, Vaclav Richter) deliver on all fronts, and at an affordable price, to boot. Forged in the Czech Republic, the tools take a little bit of work to get them ready to work. But once they’re set up, they perform just as well...
Unlike other Polynesian tattoos, moko were often created using woodcarving techniques. Artists used tattooing chisels, called uhi, to cut designs into the skin up to one-eighth of an inch, then applied pigment by rubbing it over the wounds or using a serrated uhi. Moko— especially full-...
Scrapers – These wood cutting tools are most commonly made from a rectangular bar. Some of the most common scraper shapes for beginners include: square nose, left skew, right skew, round nose, and half round scrapers. They can be made from carbon steel or high speed steel. Chisels – Chi...
The tradition of punks making unvarnished pop is vast, but no one has done it like Special Interest, tying in technoise textures, pop-house vocals, and rap cadences while putting hooks inside of screams. On its astounding third full-length, the New Orleans band polishes and chisels its onc...
Roy Berendsohn has worked for more than 25 years at Popular Mechanics, where he has written on carpentry, masonry, painting, plumbing, electrical, woodworking, blacksmithing, welding, lawn care, chainsaw use, and outdoor power equipment. When he’s not working on his own house, he volunteers...