I find it puzzling that the hatchet has largely fallen out of use in furniture maker’s workshops. Period accounts describe its use instead of sawing narrow rip cuts (as an example, see the Nicholson entry in the 2nd picture – this is from @1snugthejoiner’
Did you know that Langston Hughes was only 18 when he wrote the classic American poem The Negro Speaks of Rivers? This is a poem that every child should know, and here is a gorgeous picture book you can use to share it! This poem is so visual that it...