Pecan Pie
There ain’t nothing that can fire up a tired brain and energize your body like a big mug full of coffee (preferably with chickory) and a nice sized piece of Pecan Pie. There’s been many an argument as to whether or … Continue reading →
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The TSC Reading List
The TSC Reading List Over the years, Jim Dorsett and the writers and modelers of The Scale Cabinetmaker drew on a wide range of sources for inspiration and information. The Scale Cabinetmaker Reading List is the list of sources quoted or cited in the … Continue reading →
Tip of the Day…
TSC Tip of the Day: Mortising Hinges
TSC Tip of the Day!
The Illusion of Difficulty: Understanding Scale
One of the most common comments about The Scale Cabinetmaker and The Cabinetmaker’s Guide is that they are “too difficult,” that they are not written for folks who are not already experts in the use of tools. The second most common comment … Continue reading →
Helen Dorsett & The Art of Place
Perhaps it would come as no surprise to the folks who knew Jim and Helen Dorsett that their daughter would be able to tell the difference between Victorian, Arts and Crafts, Haywood-Wakefield, and that “gawdawful veneered stuff from the 1950s” … Continue reading →
Inveterate Tinkerers All: TSC’s Product Review
Jim Dorsett loved tinkering and Heathkits, which most folks have probably never heard of unless they had inveterate tinkerers in their homes between 1946 and 1980. For nearly the entire length of the electronics revolution between the end of “the … Continue reading →
Welcome to The Scale Cabinetmaker: A Journal for Miniaturists
To paraphrase Mr. Twain, “reports of The Scale Cabinetmaker’s demise have been greatly exaggerated…” After nearly 17 years, it’s back in print. All 20 years….. All 80 issues— All 800+ articles… And you don’t have to wait for an issue … Continue reading →