Monthly Archives: March 2013

raising day

Posted on March 24, 2013 by michaellangford2012

Near the end of March, 1845, I borrowed an axe and went down to the woods by Walden Pond, nearest to where I intended to build my house, and began to cut down some tall, arrowy white pines, still in … Continue reading →

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kid’s workshop

Posted on March 22, 2013 by michaellangford2012

This week is spring break, and I spent three days at the public library, allowing a dozen or more kids to make things using a few hand tools and scrap lumber.  This group of second-graders started out assembling a workbench that … Continue reading →

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broadax

Posted on March 8, 2013 by michaellangford2012

“He was a left-handed man.  Other workmen might be annoyed by apprentices or ignorant boys using their sharp axes; but you didn’t do that twice with George Cook’s axe–it was too dangerous a trick.”  George Sturt, The Wheelwright’s Shop Is … Continue reading →

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