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The Return of the ‘Baby Anarchist’ Class
Mike Siemsen at the Mike Siemsen School of Woodworking is now accepting students for his third Hand Tool Immersion class on May 29 through June 5 at his shop in Chisago City, Minn. This low-cost,...
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The Naked Woodworker’s Mighty Hammer
Mike “The Naked Woodworker” Siemsen made mallets for 18 students in my upcoming “Hand Tool Immersion” class at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking. This low-cost class is aimed at beginning...
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Get Your Books Signed in Iowa
Several Lost Art Press authors will be available at Handworks to sign your books. If you want to get Don Williams and Narayan Nayar to sign “Virtuoso: The Tool Cabinet and Workbench of Henry O....
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The Best Beekeepers…
The best words of advice I’ve heard sound simple until you give them some thought. Here are three things to consider. “Good beekeepers have to figure some things out for themselves.” This was a simple...
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Workholding with the ‘Naked Woodworker’
The workbench that Mike Siemsen builds in the DVD “The Naked Woodworker” doesn’t have a single vise, but it can perform all the standard woodworking operations. To prove this point, we asked Mike to...
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Mike Siemsen Now Featured on Craftsy.com
Mike Siemsen, the host of “The Naked Woodworker” DVD, has a new video that is being streamed through the Craftsy.com site on building benches and boxes with basic hand tools. The seven-part...
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Knocked Up, Knocked Down & Naked
Editor’s note: Mike Siemsen, the host of “The Naked Woodworker” DVD has built a cool little knockdown bench designed for traveling and apartments. Check it out – and we promise that more copies of “The...
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Now Available: Transcripts of ‘The Naked Woodworker’
Thanks to a solid month of volunteer work, there are now complete transcripts of “The Naked Woodworker” available for Lost Art Press customers. These transcripts are ideal for woodworkers with impaired...
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More Praise for Naked Woodworking
Mike Siemsen’s “The Naked Woodworker” DVDs have been well-received by Lost Art Press customers – we’ve had trouble keeping them in stock during the last month. And the downloaded version has been...
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First Review of ‘The Naked Woodworker’
Veteran woodworker Jeff Branch has reviewed our new DVD, “The Naked Woodworker” with Mike Siemsen. Jeff has 30 years of woodworking experience but is just entering the world of handwork – so he’s not a...
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Shelved Until Tomorrow
Finally dragged in about 8 p.m. this evening. The choice: shoot a video of how the bench knocks apart or complete the shelf. The photo above is the answer. After I spend all the money I’ve made this...
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The Last Hardware Swap (I Hope)
With the finish drying on my knockdown Nicholson workbench, I began working on a removable shelf to go below the bench. (Forgive me. I am so stuck in the 18th century when it comes to wanting a shelf...
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‘The Naked Woodworker’ Now Available
“The Naked Woodworker” DVD and downloadable video are now available in the Lost Art Press store. The video, hosted by Mike Siemsen, is an introduction to the world of hand-tool woodworking that begins...
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Knockdown Nicholson Workbench, Day .625
I had only 90 minutes in the shop today as we spent most of our daylight getting my daughter packed for college and taking her out for a rib dinner. But during those 90 minutes I assembled the ends...
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Knockdown Nicholson Workbench, Day 1/2
The only thing difficult about building this workbench in two days is not building the whole thing in only one day. I had only about four or five hours of shop time today because we’re packing up our...
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Dilated 10 cm but Not Completely Naked
Last night I processed image files until the wee hours as I waited for word that Mike Siemsen’s new DVD “The Naked Woodworker” was ready in our warehouse. We’re still working out a few little bugs,...
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Update on ‘The Naked Woodworker’
“The Naked Woodworker” DVD is off to the pressing plant in Virginia, and I am uploading the massive movie files to our store’s servers as I type. So here are details on the project, when it will be...
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Set Up Shop With the Naked Woodworker, Part 2
In this segment, we visit The Naked Woodworker, the oracle of east-central Minnesota, to ask his advice on the following important questions. 1. Oh Naked Woodworker, tell us the truth about safety...
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Set up Shop with the Naked Woodworker, Part 1
I hate hearing someone say: “I would get in to woodworking but I can’t afford the equipment.” Woodworking does not have to be an expensive hobby. It can be, but it doesn’t have to be. A simple...
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Other Clever Additions to a Dutch Tool Chest
If you want to get more tools into your Dutch tool chest, check this out. Mike Siemsen, host of the forthcoming “The Naked Woodworker” DVD, built a Dutch tool chest with (at least) two interesting...
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