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Four Decades on a Thumb: Old-Growth Page Holders
I was planing down a batch of thumb-ring page holders yesterday. That kind of repetitive work gives me time to reflect on the origins of the material I am using. In this case, I was making the page holders out … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Wood and Woodwork
Tagged old growth, page holder, pine, reading, thumb ring page holder
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Making a Thumb-Ring Page Holder
If you’re a reader and a woodworker, you’ve probably seen pictures of them on social media. You don’t know what they’re called, but your book-loving friends probably want you to make them some. I’ve heard them called by several names: … Continue reading
Posted in Build-Alongs, Wood and Woodwork, Woodworking Literature
Tagged book, book bridge, book buddy, Books, literature, page holder, reading, reamer, spokeshave, thumb ring, walnut
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