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Bill Pavlak’s Sweet Toothing Plane
May 23, 2018

With its extremely high-pitched blade and serrated cutting edge, the toothing plane cares little about grain direction and figure.
An interesting dovetailed saw till
April 11, 2018

Bill Pavlak looks to the past to find a unique method to house his favorite handsaws
How to Resaw by Hand
February 26, 2018

Sawing by hand will usually take longer than feeding the board through a bandsaw, but unless you have a massive pile to cut, it’s not so bad.
A Tool Chest for My Son
December 27, 2017

Kids between the ages of 3 and 12 are the most prolific craftspeople and artists in America today
Survival of the prettiest
November 27, 2017

Sometimes the worst thing you can do while copying an antique is to actually copy the antique.
Carving Class with The Master, Dimitrios Klitsas
October 9, 2017

It was hard carving away what I considered my best work—really hard—but now my best work is better
Measuring a period piece
August 21, 2017

Many museums, collectors, and antiques dealers are welcoming to furniture makers looking to learn from or even replicate a piece of furniture, but make sure you use your time, and tools wisely
Bill Pavlak’s All-Time Favorite Tool
June 5, 2017

Learn why a 1-3/4-in. paring chisel is the top choice for a journeyman cabinetmaker at Colonial Williamsburg.
Bill Pavlak and the case of the shrunken drawer backs
April 17, 2017

While reproducing a piece from Colonial Williamsburg's collection, Bill stumbles upon a mystery that can only be solved through imitation
The Double Life of Bill Pavlak
March 20, 2017

By day, Bill Pavlak works in the Anthony Hay Cabinet Shop at Colonial Williamsburg, but by night... well... he's a regular old boring woodworker

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